Check Out the Unreleased Director's Cut of Army of One, the 2016 Comedy in Which Nicolas Cage Tries to Capture Osama Bin Laden

Check out the unreleased director's cut of Army of One, the 2016 comedy in which Nicolas Cage tries to capture Osama bin Laden

Nearly ten years ago, Nicolas Cage starred in Army of One, a comedy based on the real-life story of Gary Faulkner, an ex-construction contractor who believed that God had sent him on a mission to capture Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. That sounds like it could have been fantastic, but unfortunately, the film was absolutely eviscerated upon release. Nearly everyone hated it. The film was disowned by director Larry Charles, who said it was heavily r…

‘Army of One’: Larry Charles Uploads His 2-Hour 40-Minute Director’s Cut on YouTube — Nic Cage-Starring Bin Laden Comedy — World of Reel

When Larry Charles’ “Army of One” was released in 2016, the filmmaker quickky disowned it. Turns out, after severe creative interference from The Weinstein Company, it wasn’t the film Charles intended to make. Now, nearly a decade later, that original cut has surfaced.Unexpectedly, Charles — best known for “Borat,” “Brüno,” and his work on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — has uploaded his full, unreleased director’s cut of “Army of One” to YouTube. It r…