Basic info:WORLD WAR II VETERAN REVEALS 1-WORD FEELING BEFORE D-DAY 82 YEARS LATERCage revealed he turned down roles in "Spider-Man" and "Dumb and Dumber" for roles in two Academy Award-nominated movies.(Eric Charbonneau/Roadside Attractions via Getty Images)As the loyal readers know, I am obsessed with WWII history.
I even spent part of my honeymoon touring WWII sites in France, including heavily in the Normandy region.LAST SURVIVING 'ROSIE THE RIVETERS' HONORED BY WWII MUSEUM ON D-DAY ANNIVERSARY: 'WE CAN DO IT'I'm always going to be interested in any WWII movie that's coming out.It's not a tough sell.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Nicolas Cage attends Prime Video's "Spider-Noir" world premiere at Regal Times Square on May 13, 2026 in New York City.
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) ((Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images))That leads me to "Fortitude" with Cage and Ben Kingsley.The first preview for the WWII film about Operation Fortitude was released Wednesday, and it looks like it's going to be electric.Give the preview a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at [email protected] HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGEFor those who might not know, the Allies launched a massive deception campaign before D-Day aimed at convincing the Germans that the invasion of Western Europe would come through somewhere other than Normandy.Specifically, the Allies wanted the Germans to believe the main landing would be at Pas-de-Calais.
In order to achieve this goal, the Allies employed several deception tactics, including making fake vehicles and phantom armies that didn't exist.In hindsight, it was one of the most brilliant moves in military history, and it helped give the brave men on the beaches in Normandy a better chance against the German forces tasked with holding the territory.Now, the story will come to life with Nicolas Cage leading the way in "Fortitude."6th June 1944: Reinforcements disembarking from a landing barge at Normandy during ...