Sony Pictures has spent the better half of the decade trying to justify its hold on the Spider-Man franchise. Nothing about the saga has been the same after Sam Raimi’s beloved 2000s trilogy ended, and few attempts to recreate its magic have really borne fruit. But with 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony finally struck gold. The studio has wisely leaned into the world the animated film opened up, and we’re finally about to see the results of that pivot.
It’s been a long and bumpy road to build the Spider-Verse franchise. Though multiple spin-offs were in development, only one has made it out of purgatory. That’s Spider-Noir, a series set to follow the adventures of Nicholas Cage’s hard-boiled scene-stealer. Unlike the trilogy it’s spinning off from, Spider-Noir won’t be animated. That choice gave some fans pause when the project was first announced, but with its first official teaser now out in the world, it’s clear that Spider-Noir hasn’t sacrificed any style points by embracing live-action.
