Cage won a best actor Oscar for his performance in "Leaving Las Vegas."
Cage is famous for his movies including "Face/Off," "The Rock," "National Treasure" and "Captain Corelli's Mandolin."
A considerable part of the "Ghost Rider" sequel will be shot in Cappadocia and Pamukkale. Shooting will start on Jan. 24 andwill continue through Feb. 2 in Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis.
Producer Brian Taylor came to Pamukkale with a team of 35 last week to scout locations for the movie, while a crew of nearly 400 is expected to come to Denizli for the movie.Cast directors have already started searching for extras for the final scenes.
Denizli Gov. Yavuz Erkmen said officials from Sony Company, which is releasing the movie, would come to the city this week. Erkmen added that the movie would contribute immensely to the promotion of Pamukkale and that they would try to inform the movie team, actors and actresses of every detail of Denizli.
"This project was put in motion by the initiative of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. I offer my thanks to Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay for his efforts in promoting this location so that part of the film will be shot here. This movie is a great opportunity for a more effective promotion of Pamukkale, which is already world famous," he said.
Stating that they would ask the production team to use elements unique to Denizli, such as Buldan textiles, Erkmen said: "We will make the best of this opportunity for the promotion of Pamukkale and Denizli. We will describe Denizli to the producers, actors and actresses. We will emphasize its natural and cultural beauty and show them our thermal health tourism. After the filming is finalized, I will make a detailed announcement."
"Ghost Rider" will be the first Hollywood movie to be shot in Pamukkale. In many years, scenes for a number of Bollywood movies have also been shot in the area.
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