Nicolas Cage is one of the most eccentric movie stars He is turning to television to play a different version of Spider-Man in Hollywood Spider-Black. All eight episodes of the superhero show will premiere on Prime Video on Wednesday, May 27 at 12:00am PT/3:00am ET in the US.
The series premiered domestically on May 25 during a special presentation on MGM+’s linear broadcast channel. If you missed this debut, you won’t have to wait long for the show to appear on Prime Video.
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Nicolas Cage wears the mask
In 2018, Cage voiced Peter Parker/Spider-Man Noir in the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: To the spider verse. Eight years later, Cage is playing a live-action version of the character based on the Marvel comics Spiderman Black.
Per Summary of Prime VideoCage plays Ben Reilly, a jaded and failed private investigator. Set in 1930s New York, “Reilly is forced to grapple with his past life after a deep personal tragedy as the city’s one and only superhero.” Reilly’s heroic alter ego is known as “The Spider”, who wears a black mask, white goggles and a fedora. A new incident forces Reilly to put on the mask again and solve the crime.
Besides Cage, Spider-Black Starring Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, Lee Jun Lee as Cat Hardy, Karen Rodriguez as Janet, Abraham Popola as Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone, Jack Huston as Flint Marco/Sandman and Brendan Gleeson as the ruthless crime boss known as Silverman.
The list of guest stars includes Lucas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson and Kai Caster.
Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot are co-showrunners and executive producers. The duo produced the show with the trio of Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal – an award-winning team. Spider verse franchise.
It will have a black and white version to really capture the spirit of the 1930s. Spider-Black. Prime Video users can also watch episodes in “True-Hue” full color.
Although Spider-Black Based on a Marvel property, it certainly feels like a show that can be enjoyed by all audiences, including those not keeping up with the MCU. Early reviews were mostly positive, and the show sat down 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, ScreenRant called it “Cage at its best”. 7 out of 10 on the way to review.
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