Jumping off the margins of the map

I recently watched the movie Encounters at the End of the World, by great German film director Werner Herzog. I think this is so far my favorite film by him. The cinematography is spectacular and the subject matter is engrossing, and of course you get the unusual characters and engaging voiceover by Herzog. He got the idea to go down to Antarctica after seeing film footage shot by Henry Kaiser (who is also a guitarist and just put out a new experimental noise cd with Weasel Walter of all people!) Herzog was stunned by the footage he saw, rightly so, and applied for a grant to go down and shoot film himself and the result is Encounters. The DVD is also rich with extra features including really interesting behind-the-scenes commentary by Herzog and Kaiser. Herzog became more known to American audiences recently with Grizzly Man, the film made of found footage from Timothy Treadwell's bizarre life (and death) with Alaskan brown bears accompanied by Herzog's occasional voice over narration. Up until then Herzog was mainly an underground art house darling little seen outside of Germany and mostly shot films with the notorious actor Klaus Kinski, who Werner immortalizes in the film My Best Fiend. But Herzog's most mainstream release to date was Rescue Dawn w/Christian Bale and his famous emaciated performance (which is excellent btw). Its actually a film based on another of Werner's films, Little Dieter Needs to Fly. Given its major star and visual effects, this is the most "hollywood" movie Herzog has made. I've just now read though, that he's re-making Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant with Nicholas Cage to be filmed in New Orleans. What?! Does anyone know if this is true? Anyway, for the time being, if you haven't seen Encounters, its worth watching!