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The first set of official images for the live-action "Spider-Noir" series, starring the returning Nicolas Cage, has been released today via Esquire magazine. The reveal also includes the show's story synopsis and details on the roles of its supporting cast.
The first season of "Spider-Noir" follows a series of unsuccessful assassination attempts on the mob boss known as Silvermane. Initially dismissed as routine gangland violence, the situation takes a turn when a suspect, caught setting fire to Silvermane's mansion, unexpectedly demonstrates the ability to conjure flames from his hands. This bizarre event leads Spider-Noir, known here as "Ben Reilly," to suspect something far more sinister is at play.
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Cage, who previously voiced the animated version of the character in the "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" films, returns to portray the live-action incarnation. The cast also includes Jack Huston as Flint Marko, aka Sandman; Li Jun Li as Black Cat; and Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane.
While the character's name in the comics is Peter Parker, the series has renamed him Ben Reilly, the name of Parker's clone in the source material. Furthermore, this version of Spider-Noir is referred to as "The Spider"—not Spider-Man or Spider-Noir—as a tribute to the naming conventions of classic pulp heroes like The Spirit and The Shadow. The series is set in an alternate-universe 1930s New York City, where Reilly is already a middle-aged, seasoned investigator.
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"Spider-Noir" is helmed by co-showrunners Steve Lightfoot ("Marvel's The Punisher") and Oren Uziel (writer of "The Cloverfield Paradox"). The "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" producing duo of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will executive produce alongside Amy Pascal, producer of all "Spider-Man" related films. While a premiere date has not yet been announced, it has been confirmed that the series will be available in both black-and-white and color versions.
via： Esquire