US EditionNicolas Cage's Live-Action Spider-Man in 'Spider-Noir' Isn't Peter Parker
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, a Spider-Man clone variant, in Prime Video's 1930s New York Spider-Noir series debuting in 2026, expanding the Spider-Verse narrative.
- Prime Video's poster at Brazil's Comic-Con Experience confirmed Nicolas Cage will play Ben Reilly as a noir private investigator, displaying signage reading 'B. Reilly, Private Investigator.'
- Because Spider-Man Noir was introduced as Peter Parker in 2018, and Ben Reilly is a comics clone of Peter Parker who later became the Scarlet Spider, continuity questions arise.
- Alongside Cage, the cast list includes Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Li Jun Li, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, and Karen Rodriguez, while fans on social media reacted excitedly soon after the poster release.
- Fans responded by debating whether `Spider-Noir` is an alias or a distinct variant, as social media speculation raised questions about continuity across Spider-Verse projects.
- Nicolas Cage's casting elevates the profile of the Sony/Prime Video Spider-Verse project, as his involvement and the ensemble cast could shift fans' expectations about variant identities and introduce Scarlet Spider or Clone Saga elements.
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Nicolas Cage's live-action Spider-Man in 'Spider-Noir' isn't Peter Parker
Meet the Spider-Man making his debut in black and white and color: Ben Reilly, an aging and down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York.Sony Pictures Animation Nicolas Cage's Spider-Noir in 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'Marvel is about to debut a different web-slinging hero in live-action.Nicolas Cage's upcoming Spider-Man series Spider-Noir is not another version of Peter Parker. New posters for the Prime Video series have conf…
New SPIDER-NOIR Poster Reveals Nic Cage Won't Be Peter Parker
One of the most intriguing and out-of-left-field comic book-inspired projects coming next year is Prime Video’s Spider-Noir, a live-action series based on the alt-universe pulp detective version of Spider-Man. The Marvel Comics character went mainstream thanks to his inclusion in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, where he was voiced by Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage. Now, Cage will star as a live-action version of the character in Spider-Noir. And t…
Nic Cage Is Playing Ben Reilly in ‘Spider-Noir’
We’ve had glimpses at Amazon and Sony’s plans for a live-action spin on Spider-Man Noir for a while now, but Prime Video’s latest tease has thrown a major curveball into the spider-verse: Nic Cage is playing Spider-Man in Spider-Noir… but he’s not playing Peter Parker. Today, Prime Video dropped a new poster for Spider-Noir, confirming that the series will hit the streamer in 2026 in both full color and black-and-white, as previously rumored. Bu…
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