Hollywood A-Lister surfers as part of new film set in West Oz.

Nicolas Cage, the lauded actor for his bats*t performances, is in Australia.

He’s in Western Australia, not far from where the World Surf League holds its annual Margaret River Pro, and production has begun on The Surfer.

New photos show Cage in the water, smiling, and catching waves while filming.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cage is set to star in an upcoming film entitled The Surfer, in which the longtime actor takes on a group of territorial locals.

Here’s the synopsis:

“In The Surfer, when a man (Cage) returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, ‘The Surfer’ decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking ‘The Surfer’ to the edge of his sanity.”

What’s more, he’s staying in West Oz local and former CT surfer, Taj Burrow’s, home.

Before the paywall, here’s what The West said:

“He’s in WA to film a blockbuster about surfing, so it’s fitting that superstar Nicolas Cage is making waves in the South West by living it up at Taj Burrow’s mansion.

“The 59-year-old Hollywood star landed in Perth on Monday before making his way down south to get started on the production of psychological thriller The Surfer.”

Perhaps a trailer is coming soon? Stay tuned.

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