Even movie stars can end up without a place to sleep. Nicolas Cage told a crowd at Los Angeles Comic Con that he is “currently a little bit homeless” after a large sinkhole near his Malibu home forced neighbors to evacuate. Variety reported the remarks on Tuesday, November 3.
What Cage said
Speaking on a panel on Halloween, the Oscar-winning actor gave attendees an update on his living situation. “I’m currently a little bit homeless,” he said, according to Variety. “Something happened to my house in Malibu, so I’m just sort of living in hotels.”
He kept the mood light, which is very much his style. “I don’t have normal trick-or-treaters that I would like to enjoy tonight,” he said, adding that he would take his daughter trick-or-treating somewhere in Santa Monica. After putting her to bed, he said, he planned to watch “The Shining,” whose director he joked was once nominated for worst director at the Razzies, adding that he “directed the hell out of that movie.”
About the sinkhole
According to Variety, the trouble began on September 8, when a large sinkhole opened up near the driveway of Cage’s Malibu property. The report describes the hole as about 25 feet deep and measuring roughly 30 by 60 feet across. The collapse led to the evacuation of 31 nearby homes, including the mansion belonging to Cage and his family.
Variety reports that officials have not determined how the sinkhole formed, but says it was likely caused by Hurricane Marie, an unusually strong storm that battered California in early September and brought large waves and flooding to some oceanfront homes in Southern California. “Likely” is the key word there: the cause has not been officially confirmed.
What this means for everyone nearby
Cage is far from the only person affected. The same event displaced the residents of dozens of homes, and many of them are presumably dealing with the same uncertainty over when, or whether, they can return. A sinkhole of this size can take a long time to investigate and repair, since engineers generally need to understand what caused the ground to give way before it is safe to rebuild or reoccupy nearby structures.
Cage’s comment about living in hotels more than eight weeks after the collapse suggests the situation has not been resolved quickly. Variety did not report a timeline for when residents might be allowed back, and a search of other coverage turned up no public return date either.
Still busy at work
If Cage’s housing situation is unsettled, his calendar certainly is not. Variety notes that he was recently revealed to be starring in Season 5 of HBO’s “True Detective” alongside Antonio Banderas. On the film side, he plays football coach John Madden in Amazon MGM’s “Madden,” which is set to arrive on November 11.
That means fans will see Cage on screen in a matter of days, and then again when the new season of the HBO anthology arrives. For an actor who has famously said yes to a wide range of roles, it is a reminder that his career is running at full speed even as his home life is temporarily in limbo.
A few takeaways
- Natural disasters affect everyone, including the famous. A storm that hit the coast in early September is still shaping people’s lives in November.
- Official causes take time. Officials have not announced a confirmed cause, so be wary of any social media posts that state one as fact.
- Cage’s humor is intact. His attitude, as quoted by Variety, is more wry than worried, and he is clearly still thinking about movies, even on the one night of the year dedicated to costumes and candy.
The bottom line
Nicolas Cage is in good spirits, working steadily and, for now, staying in hotels while his Malibu home sits near a sinkhole that displaced dozens of households. We will update this story if officials announce a cause or a timeline for residents to return.
*Source: Variety, linked above. Quotes and details are as reported on November 3, 2026.*
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