Nicolas Cage to Star in Spider-Man Noir Live-Action Series at Amazon

Brian Welk
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Nicolas Cage is going back into the Spider-Verse. Amazon, during its first-ever upfront presentation, announced that Cage will star in “Noir,” the live-action series based on the Spider-Man Noir comic series from Marvel.

Way back in early 2023, IndieWire reported that Amazon was in development on a live-action series inspired by the Spider-Man Noir character, who Cage famously portrayed in the animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” as a grizzled, tortured, black-and-white noir gumshoe who also happened to be a superhero bitten by a radioactive spider. But no cast had been confirmed for the live-action show, and Amazon surprised advertisers by revealing that Cage would step back into the role, making it the first time he’s done a TV series since he filmed a pilot at the start of his career.

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“Noir” tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

Amazon intends to release “Noir” domestically first on MGM+, which is its linear streaming service, before it lands on Prime Video globally. No release date has been set.

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, who all brought Cage into the Marvel fold with “Spider-Verse,” are serving as executive producers on “Noir.” Oren Uziel (“The Lost City,” “22 Jump Street”) and Steve Lightfoot (“Marvel’s The Punisher,” “Shantaram”) are serving as co-showrunners and executive producers.

Harry Bradbeer, the Emmy winner known for “Fleabag” and “Killing Eve,” is on board to direct and EP the first two episodes of the series.

The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.

Cage last December told Vanity Fair he likely only had “three or four movies left in me” and that he was interested in pursuing television, inspired by the quality of shows like “Breaking Bad.” He’s done over 100 films, but has never been a regular on a series, limited or otherwise.

“I do feel I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema,” he said. “I think I took film performances as far as I could.”

Cage most recently starred in “Dream Scenario” and will be seen in a thriller called “The Surfer” premiering in the Midnight section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He’ll also be seen alongside Maika Monroe in “Longlegs” opening later this summer.

The Spider-Man Noir character first appeared in Marvel comics in 2009 as created by David Hine and Fabrice Sapolsky. The character was part of a series of other noir-themed Marvel characters, in which existing heroes were adapted for alternate-universe, hard-boiled stories. But Spider-Man Noir quickly became a fan-favorite and also appeared in the animated series “Ultimate Spider-Man” as voiced by Milo Ventimiglia.

“Expanding the Marvel universe with Noir is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring
this series to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM
Studios. “The extremely talented Nicolas Cage is an ideal choice for our new superhero and the accomplished producing team with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, and the incredible team at Sony is dedicated to expanding this franchise in the most authentic way.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Nicolas Cage starring in this series! No one else could bring such pathos, pain, and heart to this singular character. Along with our brilliant producers and partners at Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video, we couldn’t ask for a better team to explore this reimagining of such an iconic character in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters,” said Katherine Pope, President Sony Pictures Television Studios.

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