A new statue commemorating the visit of a Hollywood star to the area could soon be placed on Carlton Hill.
Face/Off and Wild at Heart actor Nicholas Cage paid a surprise visit to Carlton Hill back in 2018 whilst carrying out a UK tour to promote his action-horror film Mandy
The star decided to stop off on-route to a promotional press event in Doncaster to get refreshments from a local convenience store.
And now fans of Cage have been crowdfunding to get a statue of the actor placed in gardens on the high street to commemorate the visit.
As proof of his stop off, Cage then shared pictures on his Twitter account of him paying a visit to the local Tesco Express and enjoying a pint of bitter in The Free Man.
He tweeted at the time: “God bless those folks in #CarltonHill. Was only there a short while but met some great guys during a stop off for some soda at the store and also found time to have a nice pint of British beer.”
The UK branch of the Nicholas Cage Society now hopes to erect a statue of the star as a permanent reminder to locals of the visit.
The society’s UK president Alan Bush said: “We have been fundraising for the past year to gather the money needed to erect statues where Nicholas Cage visited – with one of these places being Carlton Hill.”
“We also have statues planned for Doncaster city centre and Newcastle Under Lyme, where he stayed at a local hotel and attended a karaoke night.”
The Society hope to have the statue placed in the sensory gardens.
Geoff Bridges was one of the residents who met the star during his stop off.
“Mr Cage was lovely,” he said.
“He’s a big star but was talking to everyone in the Free Man that day.
“He made a big fuss of my dog Trixie and enquired about what was available in our local DIY shop across the road as he likes making spice racks in his spare time.”
“He had plenty of time for us locals and it was a shame he could only stay for one pint.
“We just hope he might come back for the statue’s unveiling. I know people have chatted about starting a small museum too to commemorate his visit and help attract more tourists.
“I hope they get planning permission for the statue; It’ll add value to our high street”
Residents have also written to the actor asking him to get behind the campaign to save the local Lloyds Bank from closure – but are yet to receive a reply.
The UK Nicholas Cage Society hope to have the statue in place before the end of the year.
I’ve been telling everyone I met him in the Freeman toilets and no one believed me !
Are you sure that wasn’t Shakin Stevens?
A statue for a guy who popped in to a newsagents?! Haha April fool right?
Of all the places he could have visited, haha. At least he steered clear of Meadows, Clifton and Hyson Green.
Really?.
Paul Daniels went for a pee in my house in 2008, can I have a blue plaque on my bog door please.
What a load of tosh.
It was an April Fools day story .. its meant to be tosh