Spider-Man portrayals have repeatedly adapted the original creation, with Peter Parker appearing across decades in television and film through multiple actors and animated versions. Recent superhero movies have embraced multiverse storytelling, and Spider-Man has led with Into the Spider-Verse, introducing multiple Spider characters such as Miles Morales, Peni Parker, Spider-Ham, and Spider-Noir. Spider-Noir now anchors an Amazon Prime TV series that uses a noir tone and even offers a black-and-white presentation. The series takes liberties with the comic origin, replacing a photojournalist Peter Parker bitten by a mystical spider with Nicolas Cage’s private detective Ben Reilly, whose powers come from a less mystical source. The conflict centers on Silvermane and mutated former American POWs rather than an Osborn-like crime boss.
"Despite a long history in relation to alternate universes and different characters picking up the mantle, for decades every cinematic and television depiction of Spider-Man was an adaptation of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's original creation. Peter Parker has gotten the on-screen treatment numerous times: Nicholas Hammond in the '70s CBS television series, Christopher Daniel Barnes in the '90s animated series, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland in the movies. And much like James Bond, each version brings their own specific quirks and eccentricities to the material."
"In the last few years, however, superhero movies have been infected by the multiverse craze, and not only did it start with Spider-Man, but arguably no one has done it better since. Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel opened the floodgates and introduced general audiences to Miles Morales, Peni Parker, Spider-Ham, and Spider-Noir among others. The latter is now the star of his own Amazon Prime TV series (albeit a different version of the character), and along with being its own version of the Spider-Man mythos, it also leans into the conventions of film noir - including offering a black and white version that is genuinely superior to the version offered in color."
"Based on the character introduced in the 2009 comic book Spider-Man: Noir, the Spider-Noir TV show takes a few liberties - instead of being a photojournalist named Peter Parker who's bitten by a spider imbued with the powers of an ancient arachnid god, Nicolas Cage's take on the character is a private detective named Ben Reilly whose powers come from a decidedly less mystical origin. Unlike the comics, in which Spider-Man Noir wages battle against an organized crime boss version of Norman Osborn, Cage's hero (named "The Spider") faces off against the mob boss Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson) as well as a host of mutated former American POWs."
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