Who plays the lead character Edward Malus in the 2006 remake of "The Wicker Man"?

"The Wicker Man" is a 2006 horror film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage. The film primarily is a remake of the 1973 British film "The Wicker Man" but also draws from its source material, David Pinner's 1967 novel "Ritual".

The film concerns police officer Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage), whose ex-fiancée Willow Woodward informs him that her daughter Rowan has disappeared and asks for his assistance in her search. When he arrives at the island where Rowan was last seen, he suspects something sinister about the neo-pagans who reside on the island. The film received negative reviews on Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus calls it unintentionally funny. The film grossed $39 million on a $40 million production budget.

Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and filmmaker. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in "Adaptation" (2002).