Nicolas Cage Joins ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Cast As (Another) Spider-Man
We already knew the animatedSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versewould feature more than one friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. In addition to Peter Parker, there’s also Miles Morales. But that’s not all! We now know thatNicolas Cagehas joined theInto the Spider-Versecast as well, playing yetanotherSpider-Man: Spider-Man Noir.
Welcome to a brave new world where Nicolas Cage is playing Spider-Man.Colliderhas confirmed whatDiscussing Filmoriginally reported: Cage has joined the cast ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and that he’ll be playing…Spider-Man. Cage won’t be the Spidey most people are familiar with, however. Instead, he’s playing “Spider-Man Noir,” an alternate Spider-Man from the 1930s. Here’s howWikipediadescribes the character:
In this reality, Peter Parker is an inexperienced yet idealistic apprentice of a respected yet troubled reporter, who is accidentally bitten by a illegally imported and highly venomous spider, while secretly investigating a smuggling ring of ancient spider statues, but instead of killing him, the incident imbues him with super-human abilities, similar to that of a spider. Using advantage of his new abilities, Parker begins to wage a one-man war against the criminal underworld in New York City as a brutal and feared vigilante, known as the “Spider-Man”, partly to avenge the death of his uncle: Ben Parker, at the hands of the city’s major crime lord: Norman Osborn.
Here’s what the character looks like.
I haveno ideahow this character will fit intoInto the Spider-Verse. Will there be alternate dimensions in this film? Or will Spider-Man Noir exist in the modern-day timeline of the film? The idea of Nicolas Cage playing Spider-Man is kind of wild and makes me all the more curious about the film. Cage is a big comic book fan, and this is one more character he can add to his list of comic characters. The actor was originally supposed to play Superman in Tim Burton’s never-madeSuperman Lives. Later, he played Ghost Rider inGhost RiderandGhost Rider: Spirit ofVengeance. And he’ll finally have his chance to play the Man of Steel after all when he voices Superman in the animatedTeen Titans Go! to the Movies, hitting theaters later this month.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versecomes fromLEGO MoviedirectorsPhil LordandChristopher Millerand focuses on Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a teenager with spider-like abilities who is mentored by the more famous Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Jake Johnson). Other cast members includeHailee Steinfeld,Mahershala Ali,Liev Schreiber,Brian Tyree Henry,Luna Lauren VelezandLily Tomlin.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseopensDecember 14, 2018.
