‘Spider-Noir’: Prime Video unveils first look at Nicolas Cage’s Ben Reilly in upcoming spin-off series

Prime Video has shared first-look stills from Spider-Noir, the live-action Marvel adaptation led by Nicolas Cage successful his archetypal large tv starring role. The bid volition debut domestically connected MGM+ earlier launching globally connected Prime Video successful much than 240 territories.

Based connected the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, the amusement reimagines the Spider-Verse done a Depression-era detective lens. Cage plays Ben Reilly, a erstwhile masked vigilante erstwhile known arsenic “The Spider,” who present works arsenic a backstage researcher successful 1930s New York. After stepping distant from his heroic individuality pursuing a idiosyncratic tragedy, Reilly is drawn backmost into enactment erstwhile a caller lawsuit forces him to face his past.

The bid volition beryllium disposable successful 2 formats: “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color,” allowing viewers to take their preferred ocular experience. Cage described the dual presumption arsenic as compelling, telling Esquire, “The information is, they some enactment and they’re beauteous for antithetic reasons.” He added that the monochrome mentation whitethorn promote younger audiences to research classical cinema arsenic an creation form.

Lamorne Morris co-stars arsenic writer Robbie Robertson, a longtime state of Reilly. Li Jun Li plays nightclub performer Cat Hardy, portion Karen Rodriguez appears arsenic Janet, Reilly’s crisp and loyal secretary. The formed besides includes Brendan Gleeson, Jack Huston, Abraham Popoola and others successful cardinal supporting roles.

The bid is produced by Sony Pictures Television for MGM+ and Prime Video. Harry Bradbeer directs the archetypal 2 episodes, with Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot serving arsenic co-showrunners. The task is enforcement produced by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, the squad down Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.