Brendan Gleeson and Lamorne Morris Join ‘Spider Noir’

The live-action take on the Spider-Man variant will be produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and will premiere on MGM+ and Prime Video.

(Left) Brendan Gleeson in the film 'The Banshees of Inisherin.' Photo by Jonathan Hession. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. (Right) Lamorne Morris in 'Woke'. Photo: Mark Hill/Hulu.

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‘Spider-Noir’ is adding Lamorne Norris and Brendan Gleeson to its cast.
The live-action series will star Nicolas Cage as the Spider-Man Noir character.
Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot will run the show.

Marvel and Sony have had joint success with the most recent ‘Spider-Man’ live-action movie trilogy and the latter is seeing great results via the ‘Spider-Verse’ animated outings.

Yet Amazon’s attempts to jump on the spider-wagon has been less successful so far –– the ‘Silk: Spider Society’ series it had in the works was scrapped in May.

Still, it has the Spider-Man Noir series now called ‘Spider-Noir’, with Nicolas Cage in the lead, which is moving forward. The show is now adding ‘New Girl’ and ‘Fargo’ actor Lamorne Morris and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’s Brendan Gleeson.

Morris, as reported by Variety, will play Robbie Robertson, while Gleeson’s role is being kept quiet, though he’s apparently a villain.

What’s the story of ‘Spider-Noir’?

(Left) Nicolas Cage ("Nick Cage") contemplates his career while poolside in Mallorca, Spain in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.' Photo credit: Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate. (Right) Nicolas Cage as Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir in 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.' Photo: Sony Pictures.

While the character (voiced by Cage) appeared in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (and briefly at the end of (‘Across the Spider-Verse’, pointing to more in the next film, ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’), ‘Spider-Noir’ will be its own, live-action take on the grizzled hero.

The official logline for the show fills in a little more detail: it’ll follow the story of an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero.

Who is Robbie Robertson in ‘Spider-Noir’?

Marvel Comis Robbie Robertson. Photo: Marvel Comics.

Morris’ character is described as: “Driven, hard-working, and won’t take no for an answer. A dedicated journalist trying to make it with the odds stacked against him as a black professional in 1930s New York. He takes on riskier stories that no one else would touch in order to catch attention and a paycheck. He is willing to do whatever is necessary for his career.”

Who is working on ‘Spider-Noir’?

2018's 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.' Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.

Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot, who will also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. They developed the series with the ‘Spider-Verse’ team of Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, all of whom will also executive produce.

‘Enola Holmes’ director Harry Bradbeer will be an executive producer and handle the first two episodes.

Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios said this about the new show:

“Expanding the Marvel universe with ‘Noir’ is a uniquely special opportunity and we are honored to bring this series to our global Prime Video customers. The extremely talented Nicolas Cage is an ideal choice for our new superhero and the accomplished producing team with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, and the incredible team at Sony is dedicated to expanding this franchise in the most authentic way.”