{"id":195508,"date":"2025-09-26T20:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/nicolas-cage-movie-snake-eyes-at-center-of-bizarre-charlie-kirk-controversy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:14:47","slug":"nicolas-cage-movie-snake-eyes-at-center-of-bizarre-charlie-kirk-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/nicolas-cage-movie-snake-eyes-at-center-of-bizarre-charlie-kirk-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Cage Movie &#8216;Snake Eyes&#8217; at Center of Bizarre Charlie Kirk Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/nick-fuentes-slams-charlie-kirk-memorial-as-weird-and-fake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murder of Charlie Kirk<\/a> remains one of the most emotionally charged news stories in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>And as politicians, journalists, and social media users continue to try and make sense of the tragedy, some bizarre theories have spread with alarming speed.<\/p>\n<p>The latest speculation involves some surprising connections between Kirk\u2019s death and a mostly forgotten 1998 thriller starring Nicolas Cage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-1024x654.png\" alt=\"Nicolas Cage appears in the 1998 film 'Snake Eyes.'\" class=\"wp-image-536252 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-2048x1308.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-960x613.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-1080x690.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM-1200x767.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-3.41.15-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicolas Cage appears in the 1998 film \u2018Snake Eyes.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-obscure-nicolas-cage-film-becomes-trending-topic-thanks-to-kirk-conspiracy-theorists\">Obscure Nicolas Cage film becomes trending topic thanks to Kirk conspiracy theorists<\/h2>\n<p>Set during a single night, <em>Snake Eyes<\/em> sees Cage playing a police detective who attends a Las Vegas boxing match featuring a heavyweight champion named Lincoln Tyler.<\/p>\n<p>The main storyline involves the assassination of a defense secretary named Charles Kirkland, who is shot in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>The man who was arrested for Kirk\u2019s murder is named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-says-she-forgives-charlies-shooter-as-trump-doubles-down-on-hate-for-opponents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyler Robinson<\/a>, and much is being made of the similarities between the names of the <em>Snake Eyes <\/em>character and the real-life tragedy that unfolded on September 10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"The mug shot of suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson.\" class=\"wp-image-535061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-960x640.avif 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1080x720.avif 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"The mug shot of suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson.\" class=\"wp-image-535061 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-960x640.avif 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1080x720.avif 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-mugshot.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mugshot of suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (FBI)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film has also become the source of a number of easily disporovable rumors, including the claim that it also takes place on September 10.<\/p>\n<p>But on social media these days, intriguing lies spread much more rapidly than boring truths.<\/p>\n<p>So along with the name coincidences, the misinformation regarding the date has been packaged into a number of bizarre arguments, with some users claiming <em>Snake Eyes<\/em> \u201cpredicted\u201d Kirk\u2019s murder, and others insisting that the film is evidence of some vast conspiracy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-x-users-flock-to-snake-eyes-conspiracy-theories\">X users flock to \u2018Snake Eyes\u2019 conspiracy theories<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe fight in the film occurs on SEPTEMBER 10th, the same exact day as Charlie Kirk\u2019s death! The film was shot on location at the TRUMP Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. TRUMP was a close ally of KIRK,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=snake%20eyes%20charlie%20kirk&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one X user wrote<\/a> this week, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk speaks at the opening of the Turning Point Action conference on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at the event held in the Palm Beach County Convention Center. \" class=\"wp-image-536253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-1666x2048.jpg 1666w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-781x960.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-878x1080.jpg 878w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-976x1200.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Kirk speaks at the opening of the Turning Point Action conference on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at the event held in the Palm Beach County Convention Center. \" class=\"wp-image-536253 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-1666x2048.jpg 1666w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-781x960.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-878x1080.jpg 878w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-976x1200.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1546795156-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie Kirk speaks at the opening of the Turning Point Action conference on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Former President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at the event held in the Palm Beach County Convention Center. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe character, Gilbert Powell, in flim was literally based on Donald Trump, according to IMDB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are NO COINCIDENCES,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIntelSCIF\/status\/1970866165623759185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another account<\/a> chimed in, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 1998 Movie \u2018Snake Eyes\u2019 with actor Nicholas Cage, the politician CHARLES KIRKLAND is shot in the neck. In the movie, the shooting happens on SEPTEMBER 10th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie Kirk was shot in the neck, in real life on September 10th. You just can\u2019t make this stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, apparently you <em>can<\/em> make this stuff up, as the film explicitly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ganonthegreat1\/status\/1971323111229518139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">takes place on September 19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, many people pointed out in their replies that the connections described in those tweets (the connections that are factually accurate, anyway) are the very definition of coincidences.<\/p>\n<p>We understand the desire to make sense of a seemingly senseless tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>But for the most part, conspirators are not in the habit of planting clues in movies to expose crimes they intend to commit 27 years later.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/nicolas-cage-movie-snake-eyes-at-center-of-bizarre-charlie-kirk-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes The murder of Charlie Kirk remains one of the most emotionally charged news stories in recent memory. And as politicians, journalists, and social media users continue to try and make sense of the tragedy, some bizarre theories have spread with alarming speed. 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