Following his voice-over role as Spider-Man Noir in the animated film, Nicolas Cage will depict an aging superhero in the Prime Video series.
It’s now official for Spider-Man Noir, the series actively being developed by Prime Video and Sony. Now titled Noir, we learn today that Nicolas Cage will lend his features to the superhero. This choice is not insignificant as the 60-year-old actor had already given his voice to the character in the New Generation animated film.
With this new name, the production erases its link to Spider-Man and for good reason, it will not feature Peter Parker but a completely new character, whose name we do not yet know. Could it be Spider-Man with a different name? We’ll have to wait to find out.
Set in the 1930s New York, Noir will follow an aged superhero who has turned private detective and is forced to return to the spotlight. The series will exist in its own universe and will have no connection to the MCU.
A separate universe
During the time of New Generation, Nicolas Cage was full of praise for his character:
“He comes from a dimension that is literally black and white. Spider-Man Noir is a tough guy, probably the most subversive of Spider-Men. Think of Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, their great detective novels! Spider-Man Noir is a 1933 private detective who fights Nazis, so he’s a real hero.”
Although he’s not speaking about the series here, we can still envision Noir as a dark and violent detective story, with a distinctive style.
Indeed, Steve Lightfoot, who previously worked on the excellent Punisher for Marvel, has been selected as showrunner along with Oren Uziel. The creative team also includes Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, the team behind Spider-Man New Generation. This bodes well for this new live-action series, which will first be available on the MGM+ platform before arriving on Prime Video worldwide.
The announcement of Nicolas Cage in the leading role serves as a comeback for the actor who wasn’t particularly successful with Marvel in the past (yes, we’re talking about his Ghost Rider). And for his first small-screen project, it’s quite a big deal!
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