Cage reunites with writer-director Andrew Niccol for “Lords of War.”

Father-son rivalry ignites in Lord of War sequel with Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård

Cage reunites with writer-director Andrew Niccol for "Lords of War."

By Derek Lawrence

Derek Lawrence

Derek Lawrence is a former associate editor at **. He left EW in 2022.

EW's editorial guidelines

April 10, 2026 2:47 p.m. ET

Leave a Comment

Nicolas Cage in 'Lord of War' and 'Lords of War'. Credit:

Everett; Khalil Nemmaoui

Nicolas Cage is back on the frontlines.

The Oscar-winning actor has completed work on *Lords of War*, the sequel to 2005's *Lord of War*, in which he starred as Yuri Orlov, the world’s most notorious arms dealer. Cage reunited with original writer-director Andrew Niccol for the film, and the duo are joined by *It *star Bill Skarsgård, as well Greg Tarzan Davis (*Top Gun: Maverick*) and Laura Harrier (*Spider-Man: Homecoming*).

Here's the official logline: "When Yuri discovers he has a son, Anton (Skarsgård), a ruthless mercenary mastermind bent on surpassing his father by building a private army and exploiting America’s wars in the Middle East, he is thrust into a deadly battle for legacy. What begins as a shocking revelation ignites a fierce father-son rivalry fueled by power, ambition, and betrayal — with the global arms trade hanging in the balance."

See the first look at Cage below.

Nicolas Cage in 'Lords of War'.

Khalil Nemmaoui

“As a storyteller, I always felt there was so much more to explore with the 'merchant of death' that is Nicolas Cage’s charming devil, Yuri Orlov," Niccol said in a statement. "This latest chapter gave me the chance to introduce his ultimate rival: his illegitimate son, Anton — illegitimate in every sense of the word — played by the equally roguish Bill Skarsgård. Set against the largely unseen world of mercenaries, the film quickly reveals that Anton isn’t out to right his father's wrongs; he's out to top them."

Nicolas Cage is John Madden and Christian Bale is Al Davis in upcoming biopic 'Madden'

When does 'Spider-Noir' come out? Everything we know about Nicolas Cage's gritty live-action series

***Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our ******EW Dispatch newsletter******.***

Cage starred opposite Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, and Ethan Hawke in *Lord of War.* His character was inspired by Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was involved in the prisoner exchange that brought WNBA star Brittney Griner back to the United States in 2022.

*Lords of War* will be released in theaters in 2027 by Vertical. In the meantime, Cage is set for a busy 2026, between the premieres of the John Madden biopic *Madden** *and the superhero series *Spider-Noir*.

- Action Movies

Original Article on Source

Source: “EW Action”