Nicolas Cage Swore Off TV for Years — Here’s What Finally Made Him Say Yes
Nicolas Cage Swore Off TV for Years — Here’s What Finally Made Him Say Yes
After years steering clear of television, Nicolas Cage is finally swinging into Spider-Noir, revealing what kept him off the small screen and what changed his mind. Here’s why this project broke his TV drought—and what drew him to the role.
Stan Lee’s AI Comeback: ElevenLabs Licenses His Iconic Voice and Likeness for New Projects
Stan Lee’s AI Comeback: ElevenLabs Licenses His Iconic Voice and Likeness for New Projects
Stan Lee gets a digital encore as ElevenLabs licenses his voice and trademark mannerisms, opening the door to new appearances across media. Inside the deal—and what this AI afterlife could mean for the Marvel icon’s legacy.
The 7 Unmissable New TV Shows of 2026 (So Far), Ranked
The 7 Unmissable New TV Shows of 2026 (So Far), Ranked
The TV flood keeps surging, but 2026 is already cutting through the noise with breakout series that matter. From razor-sharp debuts to daring, wildly inventive originals, these are the new shows setting the year’s pace.
Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Owns the Darkest Love Story in the Spider-Verse—By a Mile
Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Owns the Darkest Love Story in the Spider-Verse—By a Mile
Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Noir serves up Spider-Man’s darkest romance yet, a hard-boiled heartbreaker earning critical raves for its bold reinvention.
Unmasking Spider-Noir: How Nicolas Cage’s Gritty Web-Slinger Rewrites Peter Parker’s Rulebook
Unmasking Spider-Noir: How Nicolas Cage’s Gritty Web-Slinger Rewrites Peter Parker’s Rulebook
Forget the friendly neighborhood vibe: Nicolas Cage’s trench-coat-clad web-slinger prowls a monochrome underworld with detective instincts and a harsher moral code — a stark break from Peter Parker.
Peter Parker Won’t Appear in Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Spinoff — And That’s the Smart Play
Peter Parker Won’t Appear in Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Man Spinoff — And That’s the Smart Play
Nicolas Cage swings into Spider-Noir with a canon-flipping twist: he’s playing Ben Reilly, not Peter Parker — the name long tied to the Scarlet Spider clone — hinting this shadowy saga will tangle deep into Marvel lore.
Spider Noir: Black-and-White vs Color — 5 Reasons to Pick Each
Spider Noir: Black-and-White vs Color — 5 Reasons to Pick Each
Spider-Noir swings in with a split identity — razor-sharp in smoky black-and-white, electrified in bold color — and Nicolas Cage’s Marvel noir turn feels like two different shows depending on the palette. Five reasons to go monochrome, five why the color cut rewires the whole experience.
Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Noir Origin Reveals the Marvel Villain No One Saw Coming
Nicolas Cage’s Spider-Noir Origin Reveals the Marvel Villain No One Saw Coming
Prime Video’s Spider-Noir doesn’t just lean into difference—it detonates it. Nicolas Cage prowls a smoke-stained pulp New York as Ben Reilly, a reluctant hero spiraling into one of the most unhinged Spider-Man incarnations yet, pushing the wall-crawler into darker, wilder territory than anyone expected.
Spider-Noir Ending Explained: The Death That Changes Everything and What Comes Next
Spider-Noir Ending Explained: The Death That Changes Everything and What Comes Next
Prime’s Spider-Noir lands like a sucker punch: Nicolas Cage’s Ben Reilly swaggers through a smoke-soaked, unhinged caper that tears up the Spider-Man playbook and scribbles something wild, witty, and fearless in its place. Major spoilers ahead.
Meet Savage Hulk: The Rumoured Marvel Wild Card Poised to Upend Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Meet Savage Hulk: The Rumoured Marvel Wild Card Poised to Upend Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Hype over Savage Hulk crashing into Spider-Man: Brand New Day is reaching a roar. If the rumor holds, his comeback could smash open the MCU’s next chapter and upend its street-level stakes.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Could Drop Any Day Now, Insiders Hint
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Could Drop Any Day Now, Insiders Hint
The rumor mill is buzzing: a new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer could drop any moment.
Spider-Noir Timeline Explained: Where It Lands in Marvel and What It Means for the Spider-Verse
Spider-Noir Timeline Explained: Where It Lands in Marvel and What It Means for the Spider-Verse
Prime Video and MGM go full pulp with Spider-Noir, an 8-part plunge into the strangest corner of the Spider-Verse led by Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly — aka The Spider, aka Spider-Man Noir — and it hits hard: we gave it 4 stars.
Spider-Noir Reimagines 8 Marvel Icons in a Gritty New Light
Spider-Noir Reimagines 8 Marvel Icons in a Gritty New Light
Spider-Noir hardboils Marvel icons for a smoky 1930s spin, pulling us deep into the Spider-Verse where Nicolas Cage’s Ben Reilly swings as this world’s wall-crawler. The premise may ring a bell, but this isn’t the shadow you remember from Into the Spider-Verse.
Nicolas Cage Wouldn’t Do TV—Until Breaking Bad, Says Spider-Noir Showrunner Oren Uziel
Nicolas Cage Wouldn’t Do TV—Until Breaking Bad, Says Spider-Noir Showrunner Oren Uziel
Breaking Bad became the unlikely catalyst for Nicolas Cage's return to serialized storytelling — and his leap into Spider-Noir.
Paul Walter Hauser Reveals His Marvel Payday as Mole Man in Fantastic Four: First Steps
Paul Walter Hauser Reveals His Marvel Payday as Mole Man in Fantastic Four: First Steps
What does the MCU pay a villain? Fantastic Four: First Steps actor Paul Walter Hauser just revealed his Mole Man salary.
4 Superhero Series Finales That Stuck the Landing — and 3 That Missed the Mark
4 Superhero Series Finales That Stuck the Landing — and 3 That Missed the Mark
Prime Video unleashed the season 5 finale of The Boys this week, closing the hit superhero comic adaptation with one of the year's most hyped genre send-offs. Fans and critics are split on the payoff.
7 Marvel TV Icons the MCU Still Hasn’t Introduced
7 Marvel TV Icons the MCU Still Hasn’t Introduced
Disney+ rewrote the MCU — and in the reset, a wave of small-screen heavyweights vanished. As Marvel Studios supplanted Marvel Television, Netflix’s Defenders and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. were left in limbo, their futures an open question.
3 MCU Projects Where Supporting Stars Outearned the Lead
3 MCU Projects Where Supporting Stars Outearned the Lead
Supporting players stealing the show is old news; in the MCU, it comes with a multimillion-dollar price tag.
Nicolas Cage Can’t Resist Playing Heroes and Villains — Here’s Why
Nicolas Cage Can’t Resist Playing Heroes and Villains — Here’s Why
Villain or hero? After a career of playing both sinners and saviors, Nicolas Cage reveals which side he loves most—and why he keeps returning to it.
Nicolas Cage Says Passing on Insomnia Changed Everything Between Him and Christopher Nolan
Nicolas Cage Says Passing on Insomnia Changed Everything Between Him and Christopher Nolan
Passing on Insomnia cost Nicolas Cage more than a role — he says Christopher Nolan never called again.