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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spider-Noir: What Are Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man's Powers? Explained
Are you curious about Spider-Man Noir's powers and abilities? Fans recently got their first look at Nicolas Cage suited up as the dark, gritty web-slinger for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series. Set to debut sometime in 2026, it will feature a struggling private investigator tackling his past while being the only superhero in 1930s New York City. Since the first glimpse debut, many have become intrigued to dive into the origins and powers of this Marvel character. So, here are the details. As per the comics, Cage's Spider-Man powers are as follows: superhuman strength, reflexes, agility, speed, organic 'webbing' projection, spider-sense, wall-crawling, and detective skills. Cage's Spider-Man delivers a darker take on the classic web-slinger. While their origins share similarities, they come from different eras and differ in key powers. Cage's Spider-Man was raised by Aunt May and Uncle Ben and was bitten by a spider-like god. After losing his uncle, he decided to leverage his newly found powers to fight for justice. This particular superhero was born and raised during the Great Depression in the 1930s, per the comics. He also contributed to fighting Nazism and fascism across the world. Like the traditional Spider-Man, this version has superhuman abilities that help him confront threats. On top of that, Spider-Man Noir leverages his acrobatic abilities to move easily across the rooftops. He also uses his detective skills to investigate crimes and learn more about their origins to eliminate them entirely. His outer appearance is a combination of superhero and detective persona as he sports a black mask, gloves, and trench coat while also carrying a pistol. The traditional web-head generally utilises mechanical web shooters; however, Spider-Noir has organic webs, which he shoots from his wrists just like Tobey Maguire's web slinger. Additionally, the web-head's darker version occasionally makes use of pistols and can accurately shoot the target. Most of the other powers, like spider-senses and superhuman abilities, are similar to that of its other counterpart.
Geek Culture
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
'Spider-Noir' Crawls To 2026, Debuts First Look Of Nicolas Cage As Live-Action 'Spider-Verse' Hero
After charming audiences in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its 2023 sequel (albeit in the post credits), Spider-Man Noir is set to swing into their hearts again in Prime Video's upcoming live-action series Spider-Noir . The Nicolas Cage-led project, first announced in February 2023, is now slated for premiere in 2026, with Amazon releasing a first look at the actor in the hero's iconic costume. The black-and-white image brings the hallmarks of the suit worn by his animated counterpart to life, including a fedora, white goggles, black webbed mask, and trench coat. While the look draws from the 2018 movie, the series is based on the comic books tracing back to 2009, telling the story of 'an ageing and down-on-his-luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.' Joining Cage, reprising his voice role as the titular webslinger, are Lamorne Morris ( New Girl ) as Robbie Robertson, Brendan Gleeson ( The Banshees of Inisherin ) as a mob boss, Abraham Popoola ( The Rig ) as a World War I veteran, Li Jun Li ( Babylon ) as a nightclub singer, and Jack Huston ( Ben-Hur ) as a bodyguard. Notable guest stars include Lukas Haas ( Inception ), Cameron Britton ( The Umbrella Academy ), Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff ( The Wire ), Scott MacArthur ( The Mick ), Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull ( Pretty Little Liars ), Andrew Caldwell ( College ), Amy Aquino ( ER ), Andrew Robinson ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ), and Kai Caster. Harry Bradbeer of Fleabag and Killing Eve fame is directing and executive producing the first two episodes, with Oren Uziel ( The Lost City , 22 Jump Street ) and Steve Lightfoot, best known for his work on Marvel's The Punisher , serving as co-showrunners and executive producers. Original Into the Spider-verse trio Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal are also onboard the development process. Spider-Noir crawls to the small screen in 2026 and will stream in both black and white and in colour. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really.
