Nicolas Cage explains how he chooses which roles to take on in an exclusive interview for Joe, director David Gordon Green's hit indie drama that debuts on Blu-ray and DVD June 17. Nicolas Cage obviously chose wisely with Joe, since the actor received some of the best reviews of his career for playing the title character, an ex-con who finds a path to redemption by helping a troubled 15-year-old boy, played by Tye Sheridan. Learn what qualities Nicolas Cage looks for in his projects in this exclusive interview you can't see anywhere else.
Nicolas Cage delivers an intensely powerful performance as Joe, an ex-con with a hair-trigger temper who is trying to stay out of trouble, making an honest yet meager life for himself, and the unlikeliest of role models. But when he meets a troubled 15-year old homeless boy (Tye Sheridan) in need of help from a violent and destitute father, Joe is faced with the heart-breaking choice of redemption or ruin.
Blu-ray/DVD Special Features:
- "The Making of Joe" featurette
- - "The Long Gravel Drive: The Origins of Joe" featurette
- - Deleted Scenes
- - Audio commentary with director David Gordon Green, composer David Wingo and actor Brian Mays