Black, White, and Brutal: Prime Video’s One‑of‑a‑Kind “Spider‑Noir” Unveils Official Trailer
We have a fresh look at Prime Video’s Spider-Noir, which centers on Nicolas Cage’s down-on-his-luck gumshoe Ben Reilly, aka The Spider, swinging through the streets of New York in the 1930s as the city’s only superhero. While the stylish teaser gave us a sense of how creator Oren Uziel’s series would look and feel, the new teaser unleashes Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane, the leader of a crime syndicate and one of Spider-Man’s most ruthless enemies in the comics.
Spider-Noir marks Cage’s first leading TV series role, and the trailer plunges us into Ben’s grizzled life as he comes to terms with his past and his powers, and a formidable foe in Gleeson’s Irish crime boss. The trailer debuted at the pop culture festival CCXPMX26 in Mexico City.
Not only does Spider-Noir boast these two terrific performers, but the cast also includes Lamorne Morris (Fargo), Li Jun Li (Sinners), Karen Rodriguez (The Hunting Wives), Abraham Popoola (Slow Horses), and Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire). It also has a unique distinction: Spider-Noir will be available to stream in “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color.” The series is based on the comic “Spider-Man Noir,” but it’s set up as a standalone, not connected to Sony’s Spider-Man universe or the Spider-Verse animated franchise.
Uziel serves as showrunner alongside Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher). The series has a fantastic logline—“with no power comes no responsibility”—a clever reversal of the iconic Spider-Man mandate: Peter Parker’s uncle, Ben (and later Aunt May in Spider-Man: No Way Home), admonishes him to use his considerable powers for good—”With great power comes great responsibility.”
Spider-Noir swings onto your TV on May 27. Check out the official trailer below.
For more on Amazon MGM and Prime Video, check out these stories:
“Project Hail Mary” Composer Daniel Pemberton’s Mad Scientist Approach to the Ryan Gosling Hit
Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” Has One of the Best Second Weekends in Modern Box Office History
Featured image: Nicolas Cage in “Spider-Noir.” Courtesy Amazon Prime Video.
