Nicolas Cage with a beard in Joe

On May 14, 2024, Deadline reported on the confirmation of Noir’s series order by MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video, and included the first major casting news for the upcoming series. Legendary actor Nicolas Cage is set to portray Spider-Man Noir in the live-action series, after he previously voiced the dark hero in 2018’s animated smash-hit, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Nicolas Cage is one of the most recognized and acclaimed actors in history, having appeared in over 100 movies since his big-screen debut in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High, so this is a huge draw for Noir.

In Marvel Comics, Spider-Man Noir is an alternate version of Peter Parker. Nicolas Cage’s live-action iteration of Spider-Man Noir has not been confirmed to be Peter Parker, however, so it’s possible he could be separated completely from the more-traditional wall-crawler in Sony’s upcoming Noir series.

At 60 years old, Nicolas Cage will be the oldest actor to ever portray Spider-Man in live-action, a record previously held by Tobey Maguire, who was 46 years old at the time of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s​​​​​​​ release. It’s unclear when Noir​​​​​​​ will premiere, but Nicolas Cage will be an impressive addition to the SSU.