Nicolas Cage Picks ‘The Best Spider-Man in Cinema’ & It’s Not Tom Holland
Nicolas Cage recently revealed who he considers the best Spider-Man in cinema. However, Tom Holland‘s MCU version wasn’t his choice. While he did not disclose whether he had watched all of their Spider-Man films, he picked Andrew Garfield’s performance as the best. The comment came during a promotional interview for his new series, Spider-Noir, in which he plays Ben Reilly, aka The Spider.
Nicolas Cage reveals who his favorite Spider-Man actor is
In an interview with Complex, Cage was asked initially if he had watched all the Spider-Man movies. While he didn’t really answer the question, he did go on to say that he found Garfield’s performance as the web-slinger the best. “I thought Garfield was a really great Spider-Man. I thought he did a really terrific job. He’s a marvelous actor,” he said about his favorite Spider-Man actor pick while appreciating Garfield’s talent.
The Longlegs actor said that, among the younger portrayals of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, he found Garfield’s version the most appealing to watch. The interviewer then introduced a “f—, marry, kill” game for Cage, who appeared unfamiliar with how it’s played. During the segment, Cage initially picked Garfield as his choice, calling him the best Spider-Man in cinema. However, when the interviewer asked whether he would like to put Garfield under the “marry” category, Cage appeared confused and clueless.
Notably, Cage’s Spider-Noir takes place in a different universe and isn’t canon to any of the MCU or Spider-Verse movies. It stands on its own and features a character named Ben Reilly, instead of Peter Parker, who usually plays Spider-Man in the comics.
Moreover, in the series, the origin story also appears to take a different turn than in the comics. It’s learnt that Reilly’s alter ego gains power after being bitten by a prisoner who was part of the failed supersoldier program during the Great War. In the comics, a horde of spiders bites Parker after he breaks a spider idol in the warehouse of antiques.
Source: Comingsoon.net