Nicolas Cage An Obsessive-Compulsive Con Man

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Nicolas Cage is in discussions to star in the Warner Bros. drama "Matchstick Men" with Ridley Scott directing, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Cage's deal is expected to go through, with production slated to begin in the summer.

Based on the yet-to-be-published novel by Eric Garcia, "Matchstick" is described as being in the vein of "Paper Moon."

It is the story of a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life is threatened by the reappearance of a daughter he never knew existed.

Ted Griffin ("Ocean's Eleven") and his brother Nick adapted the project, which Warners optioned for mid-six figures two years ago.

Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke are producing the project.