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Oscar winner Nicolas Cage is currently all over the news, for getting tangled in the Marvel web as Spider-Man. But that’s not all. Right after media outlets reported Cage’s involvement in the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action seriesNoir, the actor’s upcoming psychological thrillerThe Surferreleased its first clip.
Set to release in May 2024, Nicolas Cage’s psychological thriller first made headlines in 2023, afterTHRexclusively reportedThe Surfer’s sale at Cannes. FromVivariumdirector Lorcan Finnegan, the movie thereafter dropped its first trailer right whenPeoplemagazine announced Cage’s involvement in Marvel as an older version of the web-slinger.
Nicolas Cage’s Psychological ThrillerThe SurferDropped its First Clip
As perTHR, Nicolas Cage started preparing to ride some waves for the first time on screen, after being cast to lead director Lorcan Finnegan’s elevated psychological thrillerThe Surferin 2023. And now, after almost a year, the movie dropped its first clip that grabbed netizens’ attention, as Cage flawlessly steered the titular role of a man who travels to the edge of his sanity after returning to his hometown.
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The Surfernarrates the tale of a man who returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, after spending years building a life for himself in the US. However, things escalate quickly after he gets humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Shockingly,Nicolas Cage’s character declares war against those in control of the bay, and all of a sudden, the film spins wildly out of control.
This man works harder than most actors with all his films he has been doing. He could have retired from acting if he didn’t blow through 250 million dollars.
— Mr SRT (@MrSRTTT)July 31, 2025
Two Cage announcements in a day? Omg.pic.twitter.com/0PEV5Q9h80
— Regie (@byRegie)June 20, 2025
Spider-Man Noir, Longlegs & now this?
Nicholas Cage cinema is back 😭🙏
— Crinkle 🍟 (@CrinkleCuck)August 24, 2025
Nicolas has been engaged seriously this year. Two Nicolas announcements in a day are insanepic.twitter.com/UXBv4GTF3w
— Curious Cloud (@Ekomism1)August 25, 2025
Nicolas cage on his grind jeez
— Jonny (@jonnybuzek)June 17, 2025
Recently,The Surferdropped its first clip and fans lost their minds. Praising Nicolas Cage for his incredible performance via X, one user even called him one of the most hardworking actors in the industry. Others brought it to notice, how the actor dropped two major project announcements at once, claiming that it’s now Cage’s era.
Nicolas Cage is Set to Play an Older Version of Spider-Man inNoir
Fans of Nicolas Cage are stunned by two back-to-back announcements from the star, with one being the teaser drop ofThe Surfer, while the other being his involvement in Marvel. According to reports fromPeoplemagazine, Cage is currently making headlines for his upcoming appearance as the old version of Spider-Man.
“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,” head of television Amazon MGM Vernon Sanders said.
“No one else could bring such pathos, pain, and heart to this singular character. We couldn’t ask for a better team to explore this reimagining of such an iconic character in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters.” President of Sony Pictures Television Studios Katherine Pope noted.
After previously playing Marvel’s Ghost Rider,Nicolas Cage is now set to play the web-slingerin a new live-action seriesNoir. According to a release, the actor plays an “aging and down on his luck private investigator” in 1930s New York who must embrace his past as “the city’s one and only superhero” in the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series, adapted from Marvel’sSpider-Man Noir.
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Announced by Amazon,Noirwill be directed by Emmy Award-winning director ofFleabag,Harry Bradbeer. So it seems, Nicolas Cage just addedNoirto his lineup of future projects, which includes his psychological thrillerThe Surfer.
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