Nicolas Cage 'could have died' getting 'pounded to smithereens' while filming latest movie

Nicolas Cage in the last few days had a near-death experience While filming for his latest role in The Surfer the -year-old actor revealed he got pounded to smithereens while practicing his surfing skills a stunt he commented that could've killed him I have surfed but every time I've attempted surfing I've been pounded to smithereens Cage who plays a businessman who returns to Australia in hopes of buying his childhood beach house explained Entertainment Weekly I surfed down on Sunset Beach When I was trying to learn my facilitator gave me a short board I declared 'Look I want a long board ' NICOLAS CAGE SAYS ABSTINENCE SOBRIETY BEDTIME SPARK CREATIVITY AS HE FOCUSES ON NEW FATHERHOOD I just got pounded and literally got stuck in the rip tide and they explained they saw my board they call it 'tombstone ' like that triangle top he continued describing a situation in which the tip of his board stuck out of the water I'm climbing up the leash as I'm somersaulting and I could have died he continued Now I have a young kid I don't know if I want to do it anymore Not long ago Cage whose impressive career spans over four decades expressed his desire to possibly retire CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER I feel that I ve at this point after years of doing this that in over movies I feel I ve pretty much stated what I ve had to say with cinema And I d like to leave on a high note and say adios Cage communicated Uproxx in I think I have to do maybe three or four more movies before I can get there and then hopefully switch formats and go into particular other way of expressing my acting LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS I would ve liked to have left on a high note like Dream Scenario But I have other contracts that I have to fulfill so we ll see what happens he continued I am going to be very severe and very stringent on the selection process moving forward But for me to do another movie I do want to explore other formats His end goal The goal is to retire surf drink red wine and eat spaghetti he advised EW