Spider-Noir's trailers suggest that some classic Spider-Man lore is behind Nic Cage's Ben Reilly being a haunted and broken private detective.
, and will feature a fan-favorite version of the Wall-Crawler. Nic Cage first made his debut as “Spider-Man Noir” in the animated filmIn the series, Cage will play a variant of Spider-Man named Ben Reilly, “an aging, down on his luck private investigator,” who “grapples with his past life as the only superhero in 1930s New York City, the Spider.
” Reilly has been retired from hero work for unexplained reasons until “an exceptional case comes his way,” and “Reilly must become the Spider once more. ”is why Ben Reilly chose to retire from superhero work.
The latest trailers for the Prime Video-MGM+ series have teased scenes that could possibly be flashbacks to a tragic loss Ben Reilly suffered – specifically, his wife or lover being trapped in a car that went into the river, with the Spider unable to reach her and pull her free before the car sinks to the depths. Later in the trailer, Ben is informed by his friend Robbie Robertson that he “has been in a hole ever since Ruby died.
”will all get 1930s Noir variants, as well. Even Cage’s character name, “Ben Reilly,” is a loaded reference to the original clone of Peter Parker, who has been both an ally to and an enemy of Spider-Man.
“Ruby” sounds like it could be a flip on one of Spider-Man’s two primary love interests, Gwen Stacy or Mary Jane Watson. Whichever love interest they use as the reference point for “Ruby,” it looks like Cage’s Ben Reilly will have experienced the same tragic loss that Peter Parker did, when The Green Goblin/Norman Osborn caused the death of Gwen Stacy when tossing her off a bridge; Spider-Man couldn’t get to Gwen in time, and the force of the fall, and the webline that snagged her, cause Gwen’s neck to break, killing her instantly.
The loss led to a showdown that ended with Green Goblin inadvertently killing himself, and left Peter deeply traumatized.is keeping the “canon events” of Spider-Man’s life in place, albeit in a slightly different context, then Ben Reilly’s crimefighting career costing him the love of his life is quintessential Spider-Man storytelling. It’s also a great way to root this series in classic Film Noir tropes – namely, the broken detective who is haunted by some traumatic event of his past, which is keeping him from being the best investigator/crime-stopper he can be.
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