Cage asked himself, before continuing with a lukewarm, I guess never say never.

Thats hardly a ringing endorsement.

Cage maintains theres much more to him that a comic book geek.

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Much has been made about that.

Its like Im still stuck at 12 years old with the NyQuil and the lemon cookies andThe Incredible HulkNo.

Come on, Ive grown up.

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Thats not who I am anymore.

Which isnt to say I dont appreciate it.

And Ill probably still be open to playing something, but its not really on my mind.

The actortold Deadlinein January that he plans on being more selective about his projects going forward.

Im going to be more severe and stringent with the movies that I make.

Maybe Ill do one a year or every other year, I dont know, he said.

But hes not ruling out a return to comic book/superhero movies entirely.