Nicolas Cage Says He's 'A Little Bit Homeless' After Malibu Sinkhole

Nicolas Cage doesn't have a home to go back to right now.

The Oscar winner, 62, says he has been living in hotels ever since a massive sinkhole opened outside his beachfront home in Malibu, California.

"I'm currently a little bit homeless," Cage said at L.A. Comic Con on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Page Six.

He was asked about his Halloween plans. "Something happened to my house in Malibu so I'm just sort of living in hotels," he explained. Staying in a hotel also meant a quieter Halloween than usual, because he would not get the trick-or-treaters he normally enjoys at home.

The sinkhole that swallowed his driveway

The collapse happened early on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. The hole swallowed the home's driveway, along with part of a privacy fence and a construction-site portable toilet, according to Page Six.

Early estimates put the sinkhole at about 30 feet by 30 feet. NBC Los Angeles later described it as roughly 30 feet deep and 60 feet wide. The Los Angeles County Fire Department blamed severe coastal erosion, and the City of Malibu tied the damage to high waves and tides linked to Marie, a storm system far off the California coast.

Cage bought the Malibu property in 2024 for a reported $10.5 million, according to FOX 11. Reports have differed on how much damage the house itself has taken. The home was unoccupied when the ground gave way, and no injuries were reported.

An emergency for the whole street

Cage wasn't the only one affected. The collapse extended into the roadway of Sea Level Drive, a private road, and blocked the way in and out for residents and emergency crews.

The City of Malibu declared a local emergency on Sept. 8 and ordered evacuations. Southern California Gas Company shut off gas service after a gas leak was reported, and Waterworks District 29 shut off water to prevent main breaks, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press. The American Red Cross opened a temporary shelter at Malibu High School.

All 31 properties on the street were evacuated and red-tagged, meaning they were marked unsafe, according to the city. Earlier reports said seven homes were initially marked unsafe, with 24 more to be red-tagged because vehicles could no longer reach them.

Who is fixing it?

The Sea Level Drive homeowners' association, which controls the private road, is responsible for repairs, according to Hello magazine. FOX 11 reported that the association began work within hours, and the city initially expected repairs to take about five weeks. As of Cage's Comic Con remarks, no repair timeline for his property had been announced.

Cage has taken steps of his own. Page Six reported that he filed three permits within days of the collapse: an emergency permit for sandbagging against waves and erosion, plus permits for asphalt debris removal and for excavation to collect soil samples ahead of shoring work.

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Halloween with his daughter

Even without a home base, Cage still had plans.

He said he would take his 4-year-old daughter, August, trick-or-treating in Santa Monica. Once she was in bed, he planned to watch Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining.

August is Cage's daughter with his wife, Riko Shibata, whom he married in Las Vegas in 2021. He is also father to two adult sons, Weston and Kal-El.

A busy year for Cage

The house trouble comes during a big year for Cage's career. He stars in Spider-Noir, the live-action series that premiered on MGM+ on May 25 and on Prime Video on May 27, with all eight episodes arriving at once on Prime Video, according to Popverse. Cage plays Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York who once fought crime as The Spider, according to Amazon.

Viewers can watch the series in black and white or in full color. Lamorne Morris plays Robbie Robertson, Li Jun Li plays Cat Hardy and Brendan Gleeson plays Silvermane. Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot are co-showrunners, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller helping develop the series.

Prime Video's black-and-white teaser trailer for 'Spider-Noir'.

Cage was also a featured guest at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center earlier in October, with a panel scheduled for Oct. 10.

A career full of iconic roles

Born Nicolas Kim Coppola, Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola. He changed his last name early in his career to make his own way in Hollywood.

He won the Academy Award for best actor for 1995's Leaving Las Vegas, then starred in a run of late-'90s hits including The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off. In the 2000s he led the National Treasure adventures and played Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider. More recently, he earned strong reviews for offbeat films like Pig and Dream Scenario.

It's not yet clear when Cage will be able to move back into his Malibu home, or whether the property can be fully saved. Until then, he says, it's hotels.