With just over a month to go before Spider-Noir, Prime Video dropped a new trailer at CCXP Mexico. Or two, rather, since they want you to remember the show comes in black-and-white, too.
Where the first trailer was heavy on the noir and the psyche of Nicholas Cage’s Ben Reilly, this new one’s more about the action. On that front, we see some actual web-swinging and crimefighting from him, and it’s his first time in years ever since he lost his love, Ruby. Coming back into this life ain’t easy for him, not helped by the bad guys he’s going up against: Sandman (Jack Huston), Megawatt (Andrew Lewis Caldwell), and the fire-wielding Jimmy Addison (Jack Mikesell). All three have apparent ties to local crime boss Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson), and it’s up to Ben to save the city and solve the case, as all private investigators must do.
But it’s not just external threats Ben’s got to deal with. The new trailer(s) shows some more of his inner demons, and despite the setting and organic webs, he’s like other Spider-heroes in that he’s kind of a mess. We get a potential look at how he got his powers and some hallucinations that thematically tie him to what Peter Parker’s dealing with in the movies. That’s probably just a coincidence, but unlike MCU Peter, Ben doesn’t have a genius to potentially help him figure out what’s wrong with him. That, he’ll have to figure out on his own—and we’ll be watching to see how he perseveres when Spider-Noir premieres May 27 on Prime Video or its weekly MGM+ drops starting May 25.
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