Yes, we’re definitely in the middle of awards season and folks are beginning to forecast the upcoming Oscar nominations. But I can assure you of one thing — “Willy’s Wonderland” likely won’t be nominated for Best Film. And filmmaker Kevin Lewis is definitely okay with that. In a new interview with The Playlist Podcast, the director of the Nicolas Cage horror-comedy, “Willy’s Wonderland” talks about his love of genre films, the mystique that surrounds Cage, and his recent near-death experience battling COVID.

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Director Kevin Lewis and writer G.O. Parsons have discovered time-travel without physical displacement. And the best part about their shortcut is you don’t need a modified DeLorean or an ‘80s phone booth to break the space-time continuum. Instead, all you have to do is watch the new horror-comedy, “Willy’s Wonderland.” Suddenly, you’re transported back to the days of being a young teen, sitting in your room thinking up the craziest ideas for movies while destroying bags of Cheetos and mainlining Super Gulps (well, if you’re a child of the ’80s anyhow).

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If you were looking for anything to keep your spirits up in 2021, which is already off to a less-than-stellar start, how about a new film starring Nicolas Cage where he beats the hell out of animatronics at a theme park? If that’s your idea of fun (and it really should be), then you’re going to love “Willy’s Wonderland.”

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As seen in the trailer for “Willy’s Wonderland,” Cage stars as a silent, mystery man that has been asked to clean up a decrepit theme park in exchange for the money to pay for car repairs.

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