Nicolas Cage has been noticed in character as Ben Reilly on the set of the Marvel-inspired Prime Video sequence Spider-Noir
Longlegs star Nicolas Cage voiced the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir within the animated characteristic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and we’re going to have the prospect to look at him play the character in live-action within the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video sequence that’s going by the title Spider-Noir. That present is at the moment in manufacturing, and Cage has been noticed on set. Pictures of him will be seen within the Instagram embeds beneath – however earlier than you scroll down, I’ll warn you that you just shouldn’t count on to see Cage within the full Spider-Man Noir costume in these photographs. The spy pics solely present him carrying a trenchcoat, with no signal of his masks.
Spider-Noir has Cage taking up the function of an ageing and down on his luck non-public investigator in Nineteen Thirties New York who’s compelled to grapple together with his previous life as town’s one and solely superhero. The present is anticipated to include eight 45 minute episodes. Cage has mentioned, “One of many issues that I like about this potential present is that it’s fantasy. It’s not likely individuals beating individuals up. Monsters are concerned.“
Cage’s character is Ben Reilly: A retired superhero with the powers of Spider-Man who is just too outdated and damaged, each figuratively and actually, to swimsuit up the best way he used to. As an alternative, he takes low-level PI circumstances and stays out of those that contain high-profile names, like that of the Mayor. By way of flashbacks, we discover out about his previous heroics, and previous failures, that led him thus far. He’s charming, however weathered, and the pilot does a wonderful job of setting him up for a great character arc shifting ahead.
Cage is joined within the solid by Brendan Gleeson because the villain, Li Jun Li as a singer at a high-end nightclub, Abraham Popoola as a World Battle I veteran, Jack Huston as a bodyguard, Lamorne Morris as journalist Robbie Robertson, and Karen Rodriguez in an unspecified sequence common function. Some time again, we received our fingers on a batch of character breakdowns.
Spider-Noir involves us from Oren Uziel (22 Bounce Road) and Steve Lightfoot (Marvel’s The Punisher), who function co-showrunners and govt producers. Harry Bradbeer (Killing Eve) is directing and govt producing the primary two episodes. Uziel and Lightfoot developed the sequence alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, the crew behind the Spider-Verse films. Lord, Miller, and Pascal additionally function govt producers on Spider-Noir.
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