Screenshot: “Dream Scenario” / A24

Who’s the Professor in Dream Scenario? 

Nicolas Cage grapples with unexpected fame in the surreal comedy “Dream Scenario” by A24. Cage plays Paul Matthews, a college professor who suddenly becomes the star of millions of strangers’ dreams. The trailer for this dreamy (and nightmarish) tale dropped on Sept. 19, 2023. The film, co-starring Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, and Tim Meadows, debuts in select theaters on Nov. 10 and on a wide release on Nov. 22.