Spider-Noir teaser comes in colorized 'True Hue' and black and white
Source: Ars Technica
Synopsis
The footage was shot digitally and processed separately to create the black‑and‑white and color versions. The team coined the term “True Hue” for the latter, aiming for a supersaturated look reminiscent of classic Technicolor. (Cage compared the feel to the 1944 Edward Hopper painting Nighthawks.)
Spider‑Noir tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), a seasoned, down‑on‑his‑luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life after a deeply personal tragedy, becoming the city’s one and only superhero.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly / The Spider
- Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, a freelance journalist who clings to optimism despite his friend’s cynicism
- Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy, a nightclub singer and classic underworld femme fatale (inspired by Anna May Wong, Rita Hayworth, and Lauren Bacall)
- Karen Rodriguez as Janet, Reilly’s secretary
- Abraham Popoola as a World War I veteran
- Jack Huston as Flint Marko, a bodyguard
- Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane, a New York mob boss targeted for assassination
- Lukas Haas as one of Silvermane’s subordinates
- Richard Robichaux as the editor of the Daily Bugle
- Kai Caster (role unspecified)
Release
Spider‑Noir premieres on May 25, 2026 on MGM+, with all episodes becoming available on Prime Video on May 27, 2026. Viewers can choose to watch in black‑and‑white or in the True Hue color version.
Frankly, we’re digging the black and white, but here’s the True Hue color version of the teaser for good measure: (embed or link to teaser as appropriate)