LONDON: Nicolas Cage is set to star in a big scr-een adaptation of Virgin Com-ics The Sadhu, to be written by Deepak Cho-pra. According to contactmusic.com, Chopra is the co-founder of Virgin Comics, bankrolled by Sir Richard Branson. The Sadhu was originally written by Chopra’s son. Cage will play James Jenson, a soldier who travels to India during Colonial times and becomes a spiritual warrior. Virgin comics CEO Sharad Devarajan says: “ The Sadhu is a bold, visual epic that taps into one of India’s most heralded spiritual traditions.”