Nicolas Cage starring as Ben Reilly in the 2026 streaming calendar release Spider-Noir already feels like one of those casting choices too strange to be real. But after Cage's voice work in Into the Spider-Verse, it feels like this was whispered into existence by a haunted fedora. OK, fine, by fans. Cage, Spider-Man mythology, 1930s New York, private-eye gloom and a black-and-white presentation? That is a very specific little genre cocktail and, somehow, it makes perfect sense. But then he started talking about actual spiders, and that's when I personally began looking for the nearest rolled-up newspaper.
In a recent interview with The New York Times tied to the upcoming Spider-Man project, Cage discussed the new series and his fascination with old Hollywood performance styles. Also, because this is Nicolas Cage, he even shared thoughts on the spider he found especially interesting. When addressing whether he's own arachnids himself, he said:
