Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man's Fate Officially Confirmed by Prime Video

The discharge of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced us a lot of thrilling new developments on the earth of the Wall-Crawler. As much as that time, the one Spider-Man ever featured on the large display screen was an iteration of Peter Parker, beforehand performed by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. Along with making Miles Morales the central determine, with the character being successful within the Final Spider-Man sequence of Marvel Comics, the idea of the film opened the door for much more iterations of the character.

Spider-Verse did nonetheless characteristic Peter Parker, although we noticed one which was a bit older, a bit out of form, and a bit slower in his step when it got here to superheroics. Not solely did we get this Peter B. Parker, however we additionally acquired even wilder incarnations of the hero, equivalent to Spider-Ham. One scene-stealing iteration was Spider-Noir, who was voiced by Nicolas Cage. In one of many extra stunning developments, Spider-Noir earned his personal TV sequence on Prime Video.

Spider-Noir marked the primary live-action TV sequence that centered on any iteration of Spider-Man, and towards all odds, it was a huge success. The sequence scored 92% optimistic opinions on aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes and likewise earned 11 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. Prime Video has confirmed immediately, nonetheless, that it has canceled the streaming sequence.

Whereas this choice is definitive, Prime Video has but to disclose what impressed the choice. What’s value noting is that that is the primary time that Nicolas Cage has ever starred in a live-action TV sequence, with it being doable that he wasn’t notably concerned about returning for a second season. The occasions of the primary season did largely wrap up by the season finale, so whereas there are countless Spider-Man tales to inform, there might have by no means been a concrete plan in place for the present’s creators for a Season 2.

The Spider-Man franchise has been one of many extra difficult ones on the earth of superheroes in terms of live-action. Within the ’90s, Marvel bought the rights to the character to Sony, leading to Sam Raimi’s vastly profitable 2002 Spider-Man. A yr after Spider-Man 3, Iron Man landed in theaters, which kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Regardless of how integral Spider-Man is to the occasions of Marvel, the rights deal between Marvel and Sony prevented Peter Parker from joining the MCU.

Nicolas Cage wearing glasses in Spider-Noir

The whole lot modified in 2016, nonetheless, as Marvel Studios and Sony got here to an settlement after the underwhelming reception of The Wonderful Spider-Man 2, with the deal permitting Peter Parker to debut within the MCU with Captain America: Civil Warfare. Holland’s Spider-Man would seem in additional MCU films whereas Sony and Marvel Studios co-produced his standalone films. Sony additionally started to develop a franchise impressed by Spider-Man’s iconic villains, which kicked off with Venom.

Regardless of poor opinions, Venom took in additional than $850 million worldwide, main many to suppose that this Spider-Man spin-off franchise was a viable endeavor. Nevertheless, subsequent releases Morbius, Madame Internet, and Kraven the Hunter had been all crucial and monetary disasters, which primarily killed off all hope for the franchise. The truth that we acquired even a single season of Spider-Noir, and the truth that it was surprisingly good, continues to be one thing value celebrating, regardless of not getting a Season 2.