“Without power there is no responsibility.”
Prime Video and MGM+ debuted on first official trailer teaser from the highly anticipated live-action series Spider-Blackstarring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly aka The Spider, in which he marks his first leading role for the small screen.
In addition to the teaser, the companies revealed the series premiere date: May 25 on the MGM+ linear channel, and the May 27 on Prime Video worldwidewith all episodes available simultaneously.
Prime Video and MGM+ will broadcast Spider-Black in two waysin “True Black and White” and “True Color”and it will be up to the audience to choose the way they want to see it.
The teaser trailers are also available in “True Black and White” and “True Color”, you can find them at the end of the note.
Spider-Black is a live action series based on the Marvel comic, Spider-Man Black. Spider-Black tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), an experienced and failed private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to deal with his past after a deep personal tragedy as the city's only superhero.
Spider-Man Noir is an alternate version of Spider-Man from a universe set during the 1930s, characterized by its black and white aesthetic, Spider-Man Noir operates in a gritty noir-themed New York City. Unlike the more familiar and colorful Spider-Man, this version is a tough detective who fights crime in a dark and corrupt world, combining superhero elements with classic crime fiction tropes, such as moral ambiguity and a focus on crime drama.
Cage plays Ben Reilly, described by the platform as follows: “In his time, Ben Reilly was the superhero known as “The Spider”. After a personal tragedy, he abandoned his heroic alter ego. Only an extraordinary case could force this unfortunate private investigator to leave behind his role as an everyman and put on the mask again.”
As a curious fact, Cage played Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseas one of the many variants that provided aid to Miles Morales. Also appeared in the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Versemaking use of archival audio for Cage's return. In addition, a greater participation is expected for the third installment, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.
The full cast includes Cage (Adaptation, Pig), Lamorne Morris (Fargo, New Girl), Li Jun Li (Sinners, Babylon), Karen Rodriguez (The Hunting Wives, Acapulco), Abraham Popola (Slow Horses), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), y Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin, Harry Potter). Guest stars include Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson y Kai Caster.
The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television y Amazon Studios.
Ears Uziel y Steve Lightfoot They are the coshowrunners and executive producers. Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve) is the director and executive producer of the first two episodes.
Uziel and Lightfoot developed the series alongside the team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord y Christopher Millery Amy Pascal.
Lord and Miller are also executive producers alongside Amy Pascal, Aditya Sood, Dan Shear, Cage, and Pavlina Hatoupis.
Teaser trailer:
Source: https://cine3.com/teaser-trailer-spider-noir-nicolas-cage-serie-prime-video/
