Prime Video Releases Spider-Noir Trailer in Mexico City for CCXPMX26, Starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly

Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live-action series “Spider-Noir” at CCXPMX26 in Mexico City over the weekend, and the streaming platform rolled it out in two formats: an “Authentic Black & White” cut and a “True-Hue Full Color” version.

“If your spider-sense is tingling, perhaps it’s because Prime Video released the official full trailer for its upcoming live action series, Spider-Noir, at CCXPMX26 in Mexico City over the weekend”

Ars Technica

Ars Technica described the black-and-white presentation as “very Raymond Chandler-esque,” while also noting that the showrunners are calling the color option “True Hue.”

Ars Technica

The series is built around Ben Reilly, with Nicolas Cage starring as the character, and the official premise frames him as “a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York” who is forced to confront his past after “a deeply personal tragedy.”

Multiple outlets tied the project to Marvel’s noir line, with Ars Technica saying Marvel Comics created its “noir” line in 2009 and that a Spider-Noir version of the character voiced by Cage briefly appeared in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) and “Across the Spider-Verse” (2023).

The Hollywood Reporter reported that the trailer was dropped in Mexico City for the pop culture festival CCXPMX26, and it emphasized that the project is “considered a stand-alone story and not part of the Sony movies or the Into the Spider-Verse franchise.”

In the trailer and its surrounding materials, the show’s core pitch is consistent across coverage: Ben Reilly is the city’s “one and only superhero,” and the series is set in 1930s New York.

The trailer rollout is explicitly tied to Prime Video’s dual visual presentation, with outlets repeatedly pointing to the ability to watch in black-and-white or color.

Gizmodo said Prime Video dropped “Or two, rather,” because the show comes in black-and-white “too,” and it described the new trailer as “more about the action” than the first teaser.

Bleeding Cool News

Diario AS likewise framed the release as “pure cinema” in the noir “Authentic Black & White” version while also offering a full-color option under “True-Hue Full Color.”

Laughing Place reported that the second trailer debuted in “glorious ‘True-Hue Full Color’ and ‘Authentic Black & White,’” and it stated that Prime Video’s eight-part series has an official release date of Wednesday, May 27.

Comics Beat added that the series starring Nicolas Cage will premiere on MGM+ on Monday, May 25, before releasing in its entirety on Prime Video two days later.

TVLine echoed the same schedule and described the show as having a “linear premiere on MGM+ on Monday, May 25 before hitting Prime Video on Wednesday, May 27, with all eight episodes dropping at once.”

Across these accounts, the series’ distribution is consistently described as produced by Sony Pictures Television for MGM+ and Prime Video, with IGN stating that “Spider-Noir is produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for MGM+ and Prime Video.”

The new trailer’s action beats and villain lineup are described in detail across multiple outlets, with the cast anchored by Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly and a supporting ensemble that includes Brendan Gleeson and Jack Huston.

“The series starring Nicolas Cage will premiere on MGM+ on Monday, May 25, before releasing in its entirety on Prime Video two days later”

Comics Beat

Gizmodo named Sandman (Jack Huston), Megawatt (Andrew Lewis Caldwell), and the fire-wielding Jimmy Addison (Jack Mikesell), and it said all three have ties to local crime boss Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson).

The Hollywood Reporter similarly described “Brendan Gleeson’s super villain,” identifying him as Silvermane from the comics, and it said the trailer features Reilly facing off against the Irish crime boss.

Looper described the trailer as showing Cage’s Ben Reilly getting knocked off a roof and then firing a web to swing to safety, while also describing him as “an older version of Spider-Man who works as a private eye in an alternate dimension.”

Comics Beat added additional character context, saying the trailer reveals Ben Reilly mourning someone named “Ruby,” who “apparently drowned in a car accident,” and it said Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li) asks Ben to find him.

It also listed villains including Flint Marko/Sandman (Jack Huston), Silvio “Silvermane” Manfredi (Brendan Gleeson), Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone (Abraham Popoola), Dirk Leydon/Megawatt (Andrew Lewis Caldwell), and Jimmy Addison (Jack Mikesell).

IGN’s cast list expanded the roster beyond the headline names, stating that Spider-Noir stars Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston, Brendan Gleeson, and more, and it also named guest stars such as Lukas Haas, Cameron Britton, Cary Christopher, Michael Kostroff, Scott MacArthur, Joe Massingill, Whitney Rice, Amanda Schull, Andrew Caldwell, Amy Aquino, Andrew Robinson, and Kai Caster.

Behind the trailer’s presentation, multiple outlets tie Spider-Noir’s creative direction to its showrunners and to the broader Spider-Verse creative team.

Ars Technica identified co-showrunner Oren Uziel as a film noir fan and said Marvel series naturally appealed to him, while also stating that Uziel co-shares the role with Steve Lightfoot.

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IGN provided a detailed production and leadership breakdown, stating that Emmy Award®-winning director Harry Bradbeer directed and executive produced the first two episodes, and that Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

IGN also said Uziel and Lightfoot developed the series with the Academy Award®-winning team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, and it added that Lord and Miller executive produce for their shingle Lord Miller along with Aditya Sood and Dan Shear.

Bleeding Cool News quoted showrunner Oren Uziel explaining that Spider-Noir is “not the Spider-Verse version,” and it included his line: “Same character, different universe,” while also saying it is “not a continuation of 'Into The Spider-Verse.'”

Bleeding Cool News also reported Uziel’s goal and Cage’s involvement, saying Uziel revealed that Cage “spoke his own lines back, with pleasure and glee” while screening the season and that it was “one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever experienced.”

Looper described the series as “dark” and said it incorporates horror elements, including “part-human, part-spider monstrosities” and “spiders crawling out of someone’s skin,” while also emphasizing the black-and-white option as part of the tone.

With the trailer now out, outlets lay out what viewers can expect as the series approaches its premiere window and as marketing ramps up around the CCXPMX26 event.

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Laughing Place said the new trailer gives “a look at Reilly's backstory, a lot of action, and the unique noir setting of the series,” and it highlighted that viewers can choose between “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color.”

Gizmodo

The Quintessential Gentleman described the trailer’s worldwide premiere at the CCXPMX26 panel in Mexico City and said it was unveiled to “a packed room of 2,100 fans at the Centro Banamex Convention Center.”

It also said series stars Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Jack Huston, and Karen Rodriguez took the stage alongside creator, co-showrunner, and executive producer Oren Uziel, and it noted that attendees were treated to “an extended scene” and “a special video greeting from Cage himself.”

Bleeding Cool News added that Prime Video and MGM+ released two Spider-Noir trailers—an “Authentic Black & White cut and a full-color version”—and it said an extended scene and a special Nicolas Cage video message gave CCXP Mexico attendees an early taste.

On the release side, multiple outlets converge on the same dates: MGM+ on Monday, May 25 and Prime Video on Wednesday, May 27, with TVLine specifying that “all eight episodes” drop at once.

Ars Technica also stated that the show is still set in 1930s New York, but it emphasized that the spidery superhero is not Peter Parker, with Cage playing Ben Reilly, “a hard-boiled PI with a secret superhero identity, The Spider.”