{"id":456305,"date":"2026-05-19T08:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/456305\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:26:09","slug":"spider-noir-star-nicolas-cage-designed-his-performance-for-black-and-white-but-asked-for-it-to-be-shot-in-color-to-appeal-to-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/456305\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Noir Star Nicolas Cage Designed His Performance for Black and White, but Asked for It to Be Shot in Color to Appeal to Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spider-Noir<\/a> star Nicolas Cage has said he pushed for the Prime Video superhero series to be shot in color as well as black and white in a bid to appeal to teenagers, who he hopes will be inspired to seek out the great black and white films of American cinema.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said I\u2019m all about the black and white,\u201d the Hollywood star said in a new interview<\/a>. \u201cI designed my performance for black and white, and I\u2019m glad I saw it that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, it was one of my ideas to have them shoot it in color. Because I am aware of teenagers, and I\u2019m aware they don\u2019t have that much experience with black and white.<\/p>\n

Spider-Noir Black-and-White and Color Images\"Flint<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the dream is they watch it in color and then they check it out in black and white and learn something, and then maybe go, \u2018Hey, I want to see some of these movie references.\u2019 And then they open a treasure trove of wealth, of the great American cinema. That\u2019s the dream. I hope that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spider-Noir follows Cage as retired gumshoe Ben Reilly, who comes out of said retirement to best some baddies<\/a> in 1930s New York City. The series plays up the noir element, giving audiences the choice of watching in subgenre-accurate black and white or \u201ctrue hue\u201d color.<\/p>\n

Spider-Noir comes out on May 25 specifically on MGM+, a linear broadcast channel in the United States. The worldwide Prime Video release of the series arrives two days later on May 27. All eight episodes will be available as a binge release, and it will not be available on the MGM+ streaming platform. The only streaming platform will be Prime Video.<\/p>\n

Spider-Noir MGM+ and Prime Video Premiere Information:The series will debut domestically on MGM+\u2019s linear broadcast channel on May 25, then globally on Prime Video on May 27.All eight episodes will be available as a binge release.It will not be available on MGM+ streaming platform. The only streaming platform will be Prime Video.The series will air on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.<\/p>\n

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/p>\n