People are noting uncanny resemblances between Charlie Kirk's assassination and the 1998 Nicolas Cage film

By a strange coincidence, there are some peculiar similarities between the movie and Kirk's death

People have observed an unusual resemblance between Charlie Kirk's death and a Nicolas Cage film.

When a significant news event occurs, it's common for various strange theories to arise, and Kirk's death is no exception.

Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at a college campus event in Utah on September 10.

The far-right activist was known for his staunch views on the US civil rights movement, which he described as a 'mistake', as well as women's reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and gun violence, stating that some gun deaths were 'worth it' to uphold Second Amendment rights.

Since Kirk's death entered the news cycle, some individuals have been delving deeply into social media after noticing parallels to a Nicolas Cage film.

Charlie Kirk died at a campus event in Utah

Yes, it's Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Not exactly. It's actually a 1998 film featuring Cage called Snake Eyes, which does have some peculiar coincidences when compared to Kirk's death.

But first, let's take a look at the movie.

It's an action thriller where Cage portrays a detective named Rick Santoro who attends a boxing match alongside a defense secretary.

During the match, the politician is assassinated, launching a mystery that Cage's character must solve.

The twist? The character who gets assassinated, played by Joel Fabiani, is named Charles Kirkland.

You have to admit, the name is quite similar.

On Twitter, someone wrote: "Wait, let me get this straight. In 1998, there was a movie where a political figure named Charlie Kirkland gets assassinated by Tyler the executioner, on September 10th, and the entire world watches the execution? There is no way this is true."

Well, there are aspects that aren't entirely accurate.

The movie stars Nicolas Cage

There is a character named Tyler, sharing the name with the man suspected of shooting Kirk. However, Tyler is actually one of the boxers in the match where the shooting occurs, and not the individual who shoots the fictional Charles Kirkland.

Additionally, the date of September 10 is not explicitly mentioned in the movie.

Regarding the movie's plot, the shooting triggers a mystery involving arms development and geopolitics, with Cage's corrupt detective entangled in the situation.

It's an unusual coincidence that the names are so similar, but it's quite a stretch to delve much deeper than that, to say the least!

After all, what's the internet for if not to unearth bizarre conspiracies linking recent news events and Nicolas Cage movies from the 1990s?