{"id":4017,"date":"2026-05-29T20:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-nicolas-cages-superhero-show-spider-noir-created-tvs-most-unique-viewing-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:04:01","slug":"how-nicolas-cages-superhero-show-spider-noir-created-tvs-most-unique-viewing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-nicolas-cages-superhero-show-spider-noir-created-tvs-most-unique-viewing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"How Nicolas Cage&#8217;s superhero show &#8216;Spider-Noir&#8217; created TV&#8217;s most unique viewing experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2Fcage.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He wove a tangled web.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prime Video\u2019s new superhero series, \u201cSpider-Noir,\u201d stars Nicolas Cage as a down-on-his-luck PI version of Spider-Man, living in 1930s New York City.\u00a0The audience isn\u2019t passive; there\u2019s an additional element of viewer participation: you get to decide how to watch the story \u2014\u00a0in black and white, or in color.<\/p>\n<p>For production designer Warren Alan Young, working on the show was \u201cthe equivalent of making three series at the same time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicolas Cage appears in both black and white and color versions of each episode of \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d (pictured).  <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Epstein\/Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Viewers can pick whether to watch Cage (pictured in \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d) in black and white or color.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c[I was] asked to also develop a color look, and also shoot both at the same time,\u201d he added, noting that he worked on the project for ten months. \u201cThe greatest challenge was discovering which colors, textures and patterns worked well\u201d for both versions of each episode.\u00a0They used various camera filters, and tested how everything looked both still and in motion.<\/p>\n<p>The show follows Ben Reilly (Cage), aka \u201cThe Spider,\u201d who stepped away from his superhero past, but now must resume it. The cast also includes Lamorne Morris (\u201cNew Girl\u201d), Brendan Gleeson, and Li Jun Li (\u201cSinners\u201d). <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cage (pictured in \u201cSpider-Noir) is in his first TV show.  <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Epstein\/Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Production designer Warren Alan Young said that making \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d (pictured) in both black and white and color was like making 3 different TV shows.  <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Epstein\/Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/24\/celebrity-news\/nicolas-cage-reveals-why-christopher-nolan-wont-work-with-him\/\">Cage is a Hollywood legend,<\/a> who has \u201cdone it all\u201d on the big screen, Warren said, the show is his starring TV debut.<\/p>\n<p>The production designer, who has also worked on \u201cFargo,\u201d said that they had to do camera tests in both color and black and white, for \u201cevery color, every texture, every fabric\u201d right down to minor details \u2014\u00a0such as \u201ca belt, or a sock, or a detail on the bedding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The process of making sure colors looked good in both black and white and color for actors such as Li Jun Li (pictured) was \u201cextraordinarily involved,\u201d said Young.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The color palate of \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d (pictured) used a lot of cyan, red, grey, and violet, with splashes of orange.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Amazon\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The process was \u201cextraordinarily involved,\u201d he told us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Young didn\u2019t feel \u201climited\u201d in their color palette. They mostly used cyans, reds, greys, and violets, with splashes of orange. But what mattered most was \u201cthe degree to which colors were warmer or colder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To re-create 1930s Manhattan, they filmed the show on soundstages in Los Angeles, the backlots of Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, and in LA\u2019s historic old bank district.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The show follows Cage (pictured) as a version of Spider-Man in 1930s New York City.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Amazon\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Production designer Warren Allan Young (pictured) said the process was \u201cvery involved.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">IndieWire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During his research, he found the \u201cphenomenal\u201d Australian born American artist, Martin Lewis, whose 1920s and \u201830s charcoal and pencil drawings of Manhattan street scenes partly inspired the show\u2019s aesthetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Young also consulted <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2012\/04\/25\/picture-ny-in-old-days\/\">photos from the era,<\/a> including images of train systems, cafes, and even street signs \u2013 he noted details like, \u201cthe letters would be smaller\u201d on street signs in the \u201830s than they are today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One thing that wasn\u2019t an inspiration? Warren Beatty\u2019s 1990 film \u201cDick Tracy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all due respect, we weren\u2019t looking to go that way,\u201d said Young.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Young said he was inspired by the artist Martin Lewis for the look of \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d (pictured with Li Jun Li and Nicolas Cage).  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Amazon\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>To re-create 1930\u2019s NYC, \u201cSpider-Noir\u201d (pictured) filmed on sound stages and in LA\u2019s historic old bank district.  <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Epstein\/Prime<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEven though we\u2019re portraying a comic book character, we wanted to be set in a bit more realism.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although viewers can choose if they want to watch the show in black and white or color, Young advised us to \u201cstart with the black and white,\u201d because it\u2019s \u201cunique.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, he quipped, \u201cI will probably have this debate with myself for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpider-Noir\u201d is now streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/entertainment\/how-nicolas-cages-superhero-show-spider-noir-created-tvs-most-unique-viewing-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He wove a tangled web.\u00a0 Prime Video\u2019s new superhero series, \u201cSpider-Noir,\u201d stars Nicolas Cage as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cage.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}