Dream Scenario(2023)

Storyline

• Nicolas Cage stars as Paul Matthews, a listless family man and tenured professor with an affinity for evolutionary biology and anxiety regarding his own anonymity. One day, he discovers he has begun to appear in other people's dreams at an exponential rate. As in life, his presence in these dreams is banal and non-intrusive - he's simply there, staring indifferently at the fantasies and nightmares of strangers. Nonetheless, he becomes an overnight celebrity, and is soon showered with the attention he has long been denied. But when Paul encounters a dreamer whose visions of him differ substantially from the norm, he finds himself grappling with the Faustian bargain of fame as his dream-selves start inexplicably becoming violent within their respective subconsciousnesses. — Studio For reasons unknown, Paul Matthews, a self-absorbed college professor who wouldn't hurt a fly, appears in other people's dreams--his dull academic doppelgänger, to be precise. That's right; even perfect strangers, ignorant of the oneiric intruder's identity, suffer similar symptoms. As a result, the worldwide phenomenon thrusts the marvellous nobody into the limelight. At last, that should teach everyone a lesson; like it or not, the world will learn to love the innocuous boogeyman and appreciate his work. However, poor Paul never had the guts to follow through on his goals and ambitions--procrastination has always been his middle name. And as soon as the only thing that had made others respect Paul backfired, sheer terror replaced the fame that came so suddenly, ruining everything. After all, life is, and will always be, unfair. Now, Paul feels cancelled. But who was he trying to fool in the first place? — Nick Riganas