Nicolas Cage claims he ate reside cockroaches for movie: ‘By no means do this once more’

Nicolas Cage will do something for a film function — however perhaps not twice.

Cage just lately revealed that he ate two reside cockroaches whereas filming his 1988 comedy “Vampire’s Kiss” — and he claimed the director made him repeat the motion as a “prank.”

“I’ll by no means do this once more,” the 59-year-old “Renfield” star told Yahoo Entertainment of his regrets. “I’m sorry I did it in any respect.”

Cage claimed on the movie’s DVD commentary observe that he was the one which begged for the reside bugs, as the unique script allegedly known as for Cage to easily swallow a uncooked egg.

“I noticed it as a enterprise choice as a result of when folks see the cockroach go in my mouth … [they] actually react,” he reportedly mentioned.

In the meantime, within the new vampire horror comedy “Renfield,” which hit theaters Friday, it was co-star Nicholas Hoult’s flip to ingest some creepy crawlers — although his expertise was a little bit sweeter.

“The cockroaches I bought to eat on this had been caramel,” Hoult advised Yahoo Entertainment. “I additionally had crickets that had been really fairly yummy; they had been salt and vinegar flavored or barbecue smoky flavored.”

“[Nicholas] ate a potato bug, so he took it to a different stage,” Cage added about his co-star. “[Potato bugs] are terrifying to me, and so are cockroaches.”

“The cockroaches I bought to eat on this had been caramel,” Hoult, who portrays Conde Dracula’s (Cage) titular servant Renfield, advised the outlet.

“I additionally had crickets that had been really fairly yummy; they had been salt and vinegar flavored or barbecue smoky flavored.”

“[Nicholas] ate a potato bug, so he took it to a different stage,” Cage applauded Hoult. “[Potato bugs] are terrifying to me, and so are cockroaches.”

The “Nationwide Treasure” actor continued with an fascinating tackle phobias and world starvation.

“If you happen to may eliminate your concern, your phobia of consuming bugs, you possibly can clear up world hunger,” Cage mentioned. “Excessive protein, no fats, glorious vitamins, abundance. They’re in every single place! However nope — not gonna occur.”

The Put up has contacted reps for Cage and Hoult for remark.

Cage just lately listed his prime 5 favourite movies he’s performed throughout a go to to “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.”

Spoiler alert: “Vampire Kiss” didn’t make the rankings, however did get an honorable point out from the actor, as he loved the venture as a result of he “was capable of discover my extra summary desires with movie efficiency.”