Nicolas Cage has always had superheroes on the brain, so much so that he would name his progeny “Kal-El” (wonder how that kid’s doing today). But he’s rarely been given the chance to actually PLAY one. At one point in the 90s he was enlisted to play Superman and fight a giant spider, but those plans fell through, and the only way you can see what that would’ve looked like is to subject yourself to the Flash movie.
Despite pushing 60, Cage finally got the opportunity to be a superhero thanks to the power of animation and Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who cast him as Spider-Man Noir in Into The Spider-Verse. Though the film was a smashing success, we didn’t expect the kind of spinoff where the man would step into the trenchcoat for real. But that’s what’s happening.
Amazon and MGM have announced a team-up with Sony for a live-action Spider-Man Noir series where Cage will reprise the role. The series “tells the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.” The show will simply be called “Noir.”
And it IS connected to the Spider-Verse movies, at least in terms of who’s behind it. Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Amy Pascal developed the series alongside executive producers Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street) and Steve Lightfoot (Marvel’s The Punisher).
“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,” Vernon Sanders Amazon MGM Studios head of television Vernon Sanders said in a statement. “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.”
There is no word on when we could expect Noir, but since the production is just now getting underway, it may be years from now.
