Nicolas Cage Says He's 'a Little Bit Homeless' After Sinkhole Damaged His Malibu Home

Nicolas Cage spent Halloween without his own front door. The Oscar-winning actor said he is “currently a little bit homeless” and living in hotels nearly two months after a massive sinkhole tore through the driveway of his beachfront home in Malibu, California.

Cage, 62, made the comment at Los Angeles Comic Con on Saturday, Oct. 31, when he was asked about his Halloween plans, according to Page Six and E! News.

What Nicolas Cage said

“I’m currently a little bit homeless,” Cage said, as quoted by E! News. “Something happened to my house in Malibu, so I’m just sort of living in hotels.”

He explained that meant no trick-or-treaters at his door this year. “I don’t have normal trick-or-treaters that I would like to enjoy tonight,” he said. Instead, he said he would take his 4-year-old daughter, August, trick-or-treating in Santa Monica, then watch Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” after putting her to bed.

Nicolas Cage’s Malibu mansion damage

The trouble started in early September on Sea Level Drive, a gated beachfront street in Malibu. Reports differ slightly on the exact date: the Los Angeles Times said the sinkhole opened Sept. 8, while Realtor.com said it collapsed on Sept. 6.

Here is what the reporting says about the damage:

• Size: The Los Angeles Times described the hole as 25 feet deep. E! News said it measured roughly 60 feet wide.
• The home: The collapse swallowed Cage’s driveway, and E! News reported it also collapsed his deck and caused a temporary gas leak in the neighborhood.
• Cause: A Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson said the collapse likely resulted from coastal erosion, Realtor.com reported. Page Six said heavy rain and severe coastal erosion played a role.
• Value: Cage bought the four-bedroom, roughly 3,900-square-foot house for $10.5 million in 2024, according to the Times.

Realtor.com reported that Cage was not at home when the collapse happened.

Neighbors evacuated, 31 homes red-tagged

The damage reached well beyond one property. The city of Malibu red-tagged 31 homes on the street, the Los Angeles Times reported, because the sinkhole blocked the only road in and out of the neighborhood. Page Six cited a city statement saying the homes were marked unsafe due to “the loss of access for Fire and Sheriff’s personnel to respond to medical, fire or law enforcement emergencies.”

Gas and power lines were shut off to the street, and the road remains impassable to vehicles, according to the Times. It was unclear as of mid-October when the evacuation orders would be lifted.

Can the home be saved?

Cage is trying. The Los Angeles Times reported in October that he secured four permits, totaling $3,158, for repair work that includes excavation for a soil sample, debris removal and sandbags to protect the property from waves and erosion.

According to the city, the Sea Level Drive Homeowners Association is responsible for repairing the road, the Times said. The original contractor was let go, and a new contractor came on in early October, the paper reported, citing Malibu.fm.

The city also declared a state of emergency on Oct. 7 as a preventive step amid fears of a strong El Niño winter, the Times reported.

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