The fact that, later this year, we’re getting Oscar winner Nicolas Cage playing a 1930s film noir version of Spider-Man is pretty incredible. That the show, Spider-Noir, will be available to watch in both color and black and white is somehow even cooler. But which one would Cage himself watch? Like you even have to ask.
“I understand why they presented it in both, and I suggested it in the beginning,†Cage told Esquire in his first interview about the new show. “I remember when Amazon was first thinking about doing it, they were nervous about black and white. And I said, ‘You don’t have to only do it in black and white. You could do it in color as well because this is for all ages.’ For people that haven’t had a lot of experience with black and white, they can enjoy the color. And the color is beautiful. But the black and white is what I was drawn to.â€
The show, which will start this spring first on MGM+ before moving to Prime Video, stars Cage as Ben Reilly, a more seasoned webslinger with a seedier past. One that, Cage thinks, is better suited to the black and white presentation.
“It matches my concept of how to portray a film noir,†he said. “But the truth is, they both work and they’re beautiful for different reasons. The color is super saturated and gorgeous. I think teenage viewers will appreciate the color, but I also want them to have the option. If they want to experience the concept in black and white, maybe that would instill some interest in them to look at earlier movies and enjoy that as an art form as well.â€
Cage went on to call out a recent film that had a similar strategy, io9’s favorite movie of 2023, Godzilla Minus One. “When [2023’s] Godzilla Minus One came out in Japan, I saw it in color. I thought it was stunning,†Cage said. “But it was even more stunning when they reissued it in black and white. It looked like an old Godzilla movie. I thought that was really beautiful that I could experience it both ways.â€
Read more from the Oscar-winning actor turned hard-boiled webslinger over at Esquire. Which version of Spider-Noir will you be watching?
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Original Source: https://gizmodo.com/nicolas-cage-explains-the-allure-of-watching-spider-noir-in-black-and-white-2000720438
Original Source: https://gizmodo.com/nicolas-cage-explains-the-allure-of-watching-spider-noir-in-black-and-white-2000720438
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