Cage will
be in Romania at the end of October to shoot the movie Ghost Rider-Spirit of
Vengeance, said a press statement from the charity organizing the ball.
During
his stay in the country, Cage will also participate at a Halloween ball
organized by the mother of another Hollywood actor, Ethan Hawke. Leslie Hawke
says they are thrilled Cage will be at their event. Cage's grandparents
emigrated from Italy to America "back in a time when there was tremendous
prejudice against Italian immigrants," Hawke said.
Prejudice against some
1.5 million Gypsies, or Roma, is widespread in Romania, and many Roma children
do not get a basic education, which often leads to a life of discrimination and
poverty. Hawke, the actor, was guest of honor at last year's event, which was
held in the giant palace of late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Cage won
the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Leaving Las Vegas in 1995.
