Nicolas Cage Dishes on Swinging Into His 60s as a 'Spider-Man for Aging Adults'

Nicolas Cage's turn as an aging Spider-Man from the 1930s in the new series, Spider-Noir, left fans and critics in awe, with many calling his performance one of the best of his career. Considering he's won multiple awards, including an Oscar, during his 40+ career, that speaks volumes to how vested he was in his performance. The actor even tailored his performance to the black-and-white format that viewers can opt to watch the Prime Video series in.

One factor the 62-year-old embraced was being an older Spider-Man. "He's far past his prime and gets his butt handed to him often in a brawl, but that makes him 'relatable,'" Cage told USA TODAY. "There's a lot of us getting older here, and we're not moving the same way we were when we were 18. And I think that's the difference."

"He's a Spider-Man for aging adults," he added.

Playing the wall-crawling hero obviously includes some stunt work. Despite feeling some hesitation, Cage enjoyed the wirework.

"You're always thinking, ‘This could snap, and I'm going to drop,'" he explained. "But there's a bit of excitement and bliss: OK, this is dangerous, and I'm feeling some adrenaline in my body, and I'm enjoying myself."

Learning to Love the Web-Slinger

While he has always been forthcoming about his love of Superman -- he even named his son Kal-El -- he admitted that he "learned to love Spider-Man, or understand the appeal of that character, much later." Cage first played Spider-Noir in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In a 2018 interview with ScreenSlam, he explained why he immediately agreed to the role.

"To me, Spider-Man, the character, the Marvel comic character, is the ultimate. He is absolutely the reason that Marvel is the universe it is," Cage said. "He is the most high-action, watchable character, with a great sense of humor, and if it wasn't for Spider-Man, we wouldn't have all these other great characters."

The Future of 'Spider-Noir'

Cage is already confirmed to be returning for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. And fortunately, thanks to the open ending of Season 1 of Spider-Noir, there are already whispers that a Season 2 is inevitable.

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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM.