Forget billboards...Nicolas Cage appears on the cover of bizarre eighth grade Serbian biology textbook



Images of Hollywood movie stars turn up in a variety of places, whether it be on a billboard, at a bus shelter or the obligatory DVD cover.

But Nicholas Cage may never in his wildest dreams have guessed that he would land on the cover of a Serbian school textbook.

A 1998 eighth grade biology book with a picture of the 47-year-old actor in the 1987 film Raising Arizona has been uncovered by a Twitter user from the Southeast European country.



Bizarre: An image of Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter in the 1987 film Raising Arizona has been uncovered on the front of a 1998 Serbian Biology text book



A cut-out of Cage in the Coen Brothers comedy, along with co-star Holly Hunter holding a baby, is seen set against a backdrop of a field of red roses.

What the image has to do with the contents of the book is questionable.



Cage starred in the film about an ex-criminal and a police officer (Hunter) who get married, and later kidnap a baby from another family's quintupelets, as a result of Hunter's character's inability to reproduce.



Role: Here is the exact same promotional image, which also features co-star Holly Hunter holding a baby

While it was not a commercial success upon it's release, the film, which also co-stars Frances McDormand and comedic actor John Goodman, later became a cult classic.

It was also rated #45 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies.

Following it's recent emergence, the book's graphic designer told website belgraded.com that the cover was an 'honest mistake'.



She said that the publication was pulled from print, however several copies were still distributed.



Meanwhile Cage recently wrapped filming on Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the follow up to Ghost Rider, in which he plays stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze.



Hollywood star: Nicolas Cage has starred in over sixty films



He also has three films in post-production, including The Frozen Ground, which he stars opposite Vanessa Hudgens.

It also seems that Cage has also put this year's past controversies behind him.

He was in trouble with the law in April after a drunken argument with wife Alice Kim in New Orleans, though charges including battery were later dropped.

After April 16, Cage was arrested for allegedly grabbing his wife and disturbing the peace.

But the New Orleans District Attorney's Office later decided to not press charges against Cage as investigators did not have enough evidence to move forward with the case.

New film: Cage recently wrapped filming on Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the follow up to Ghost Rider, in which he plays stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze

The actor has also had dramas with his heavy metal rocker son Weston, who had a tumultuous marriage to South African singer Nikki Williams, whom he has since filed for divorce from.



In July, just days after reuniting with his estranged wife, Weston was arrested for domestic violence against her for the second time in a month.

He was picked up by Los Angeles Police and immediately taken to a local hospital for self inflicted cuts.

He and Nikki were arrested together on domestic violence charges at the start of the month.

They had both admitted having a drink problem after the booze-fuelled row that led to the charges and went into rehab.



Controversy: Cage made headlines this year after allegedly grabbing his wife Alice Kim





