Spider-Noir was cancelled earlier this year after just one season, but Nicolas Cage didn’t seem too bothered by it, saying that, for him, having one season was perfect. In a new interview with IGN, he went a step further, explaining that he was actually a little relieved when he learned the series wouldn’t be coming back.
Nicolas Cage on Spider-Noir Cancellation
“I meant it when I said what I said,” Cage said. “It’s a perfect season. You never wanna get stuck repeating a character and wear out your welcome. Ben Reilly is so idiosyncratic. I was doing something that was pretty high-risk, tightrope stuff — You do that for Season 2, Season 3, you could really wear out your welcome.“
He continued, “So when they didn’t pick it up, I was like, ‘Whew, thank you!’ Because now I’m doing True Detective, and that’s only one season. It’s better that way, you know? I didn’t wanna keep repeating it. I don’t like repeating myself. It’s perfect, and I love that character. I love that season, and it will always be there and always be fresh.“
As Cage mentioned, he’s set to star in the next season of HBO’s True Detective alongside Antonia Banderas, which I’m very excited about.
Of course, Cage has also pushed back on Amazon’s stance on AI. “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI. I’m not an AI-friendly actor,” Cage said. “I’m not part of their club. I didn’t sign the waiver to use AI on Spider-Noir. I’ll probably not work with that studio again, but that’s OK.“
From Spider-Noir to Spider-Clone
Although Spider-Noir is done, Amazon isn’t done with the Spider-Verse. It was announced last month that the studio was in the early stages of developing a new Spider series centered around Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker, clones of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. However, sources have said that Amazon could make “significant changes” to the Clone Saga storyline from the comics.
What We Thought
Cage stars in Spider-Noir as Ben Reilly, 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.” Cage first voiced the character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The rest of the cast includes Lamorne Morris as Joe “Robbie” Robertson, Karen Rodriguez as Janet Ruiz, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane, Jack Huston as Sandman, Abraham Popoola as Tombstone, and more.
The first season largely wrapped up the story, but it was hoped the show would return for more.
“The series also serves as the single best project from Sony’s Spider-Man Universe that does not feature Tom Holland,” wrote our own Alex Maidy in his review. “Nicolas Cage has rarely been better as this character, allowing him to channel his well-known love of cinema and comic books, as well as his quirky approach to inhabiting his roles.Spider-Noir is a spectacular love letter to a bygone era and the best superhero series in a very long time. Watch it in either presentation, and you will find a lot to appreciate from the music and mood to the costumes and special effects. Who would have thought this would end up being one of the best Spider-Man projects ever? I hope we get more seasons that continue to expand on this specific slice of the multiverse.”
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