Miley Cyrus Wanted to Turn This Cult-Favorite Nicolas Cage Movie Into a Musical
ComicBook.comStory by Patrick Cavanaugh
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Miley Cyrus was so enamored with the cult classic 'Mandy' that she explored turning the Nicolas Cage revenge thriller into a musical, a project that never materialized but led to a collaboration with the film's director.
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- Miley Cyrus named one of her dogs 'Mandy' as a nod to her love for the film, which she described as a 'romance revenge story' with 'some of the greatest tragedies'.
- Cyrus and 'Mandy' director Panos Cosmatos worked together on her upcoming album, which Cosmatos says is 'more experimental than anything she's ever done, but in a pop way that I love.'
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Miley Cyrus, Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Panos Cosmatos, Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Guillermo del Toro, Children of the New Dawn, Netflix, Pink Floyd, Mandy, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Wall