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In a spoiler-filled interview with Variety, Nicolas Cage breaks down the Spider-Noir Season 1 finale, detailing Ben Reilly’s return to crimefighting, the hall‑of‑mirrors showdown, Cat Hardy’s arc, and the Spider’s selfless sacrifice, while also sharing how TV production pace differs from film and hinting at whether Spider-Noir might return for a Season 2.
Prime Video’s Spider-Noir stars Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, a 1930s private investigator who operates under the Spider moniker but isn’t called Spider-Man due to Marvel’s stringent licensing rules governing the Spider-Man name, identity, and origin (including Peter Parker’s specifics). This creative workaround allows the show to tell a darker, adult-themed story while acknowledging other Spider-Man variants like Miles Morales.
Nicolas Cage says he legally changed his name to Nicolas Cage last year, and he goes by Nick Cage in life and on screen to forge his own identity; the name was inspired by Luke Cage and John Cage, and he previously used Nicolas Coppola early in his career; he will appear as Ben Reilly/The Spider in Spider-Noir on Prime Video and is set to star in a John Madden biopic.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly in Spider-Noir, a stylish Prime Video mash-up of 1930s film noir and Spider-Man that is visually impressive but emotionally shallow; despite a strong supporting cast and a selectable black-and-white version, the show leans into style over substance and may not hook viewers beyond die-hard fans.
Nic Cage discusses his new Spider-Noir series, describing a black-and-white noir aesthetic that blends Spider-Man lore with his pop-art sensibility. He explains his evolving acting approach, including the idea of “nouveau shamanic,” and why TV’s longer arcs appealed to him after Breaking Bad inspired him to explore television. He also shares that he legally changed his name to Nic Cage, reflects on past roles and collaborations, and says True Detective Season 5 is not confirmed, keeping the door open for the right project.
Nicolas Cage says he turned down Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia in 2002 and Nolan didn’t call back after the rejection; he notes directors often take it personally, but David O. Russell did reach out for Madden, a gesture he appreciated, and Cage discusses his Spider-Noir series beyond the film-choices story.
Nicolas Cage says Christopher Nolan won’t call him back after he turned down Nolan’s Insomnia, a pattern he notes occurs with other directors; he adds that David O. Russell did eventually offer him another project, proving not all directors take rejection personally. Cage is also promoting Madden (as John Madden) and making his Spider-Verse debut.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly in Spider-Noir, a noir-tinged Spider-Man adaptation available on MGM+ and Amazon Prime. The eight-episode series embraces authentic black-and-white visuals (with a color option) and a crime-molution mood, blending horror and humor as Cage’s larger-than-life persona anchors a story of love, loss, and a mob-riddled New York. Supported by Li Jun Li and Lamorne Morris, Cage brings a Cagney-flavored charisma to a detective-noir twist that stays true to its comic origins while delivering stylish, punchy filmmaking. The series premiered in late May with both the MGM+ and Prime releases, and IndieWire rates it a solid B+.
Visually stunning and option to watch in color or black-and-white, Spider-Noir is praised for its period detail and cast but criticized as a safe, repetitive vigilante tale that doesn’t deliver true noir depth or emotional punch.
Nicolas Cage, 62, stepped out for a rare public appearance with his wife Riko Shibata, 31, at the New York City premiere of Spider Noir, highlighting their 31-year age gap. The couple, married since 2021 after meeting in Japan in 2019, have a daughter born in 2022, while Cage also has two older children from previous relationships; this marks their first red-carpet outing together since the Saturn Awards in 2025.
Deadline reports Phil Lord and Chris Miller envision Spider-Noir as a self-contained, big-but-lightweight noir for MGM+ and Prime Video, with Nicolas Cage as an older, washed-up Ben Reilly inspired by a Bogart-Bugs Bunny blend; the show will mix a sharp detective mystery with humor, created by Oren Uziel with director Harry Bradbeer, and supported by Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li and Karen Rodriguez. It’s designed as standalone fiction rather than part of a larger Spider-Verse, with production details teased for a panel.
The Hollywood Reporter reports Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, a down-on-his-luck private investigator who discovers his Spider-Man Noir powers in 1930s New York for Sony Pictures Television, MGM+ and Prime Video’s Spider-Noir. The trailer sets Cage against Brendan Gleeson’s Irish crime boss Silvermane in a standalone Spider-Man Noir story that will stream in Authentic Black & White or True-Hue Full Color, and premieres May 27 with a binge release. This marks Cage’s first leading TV series role, with a cast that includes Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Abraham Popoola, Karen Rodriguez and Jack Huston, and with Harry Bradbeer directing the first two episodes and Uziel/Lightfoot as showrunners, developed alongside Lord, Miller and Pascal.
Paramount Pictures has acquired rights to a new feature set in the Longlegs universe, with Nicolas Cage set to star and produce the follow-up. Original writer-director Osgood Perkins will write, direct, and produce the film, with producers Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Perkins and Chris Ferguson (Phobos), and Dave Caplan (C2) attached. The movie will stay in the same Longlegs universe as the 2024 Neon release, which opened strongly at $22.6 million; Neon still holds a first-look deal with Perkins and his team.
Nicolas Cage will star in and produce a second Longlegs film, with Osgood Perkins writing and directing the yet-to-be-titled sequel for Paramount, expanding the Neon-fired horror universe after Longlegs’ $128 million gross on a $10 million budget.
Paramount Pictures has picked up a new Longlegs project from Osgood Perkins, who will write, direct, and produce, with Nicolas Cage set to star and produce; it’s described as a standalone entry in the Longlegs universe rather than a sequel, with Neon stepping aside as the project moves to Paramount’s horror-focused slate. Producers include Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Chris Ferguson, and Dave Caplan.