Nicolas Cage actually named his second son Kal-El in a bizarre tribute to the birth name of Superman, perfectly encapsulating the chaotic energy of a man who once spent millions on dinosaur skulls and haunted mansions.

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Nicolas Cage actually named his second son Kal-El in a bizarre tribute to the birth name of Superman, perfectly encapsulating the chaotic energy of a man who once spent millions on dinosaur skulls and haunted mansions. Cage is a notorious comic book nerd who famously almost played the man of steel in a canceled nineties Tim Burton movie, so forcing his child to carry the burden of an alien moniker is just elite-level method acting. Imagine going to a parent-teacher conference and having to explain that your kid is named after a fictional Kryptonian refugee because you really like action comics and extravagant purchases. It is a phenomenal reminder that extreme celebrity wealth completely insulates you from the social norms that prevent regular people from giving their offspring permanently unhinged sci-fi names