Nicolas Cage Says He May Stop Working With Amazon After Refusing AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’

Summary

Nicolas Cage said at New York Comic Con that he refused to sign an artificial intelligence waiver connected to Amazon’s Prime Video series “Spider-Noir.” Cage described Amazon as strongly supportive of AI and said he is not an AI-friendly actor, adding that he is probably unlikely to work with the studio again. He did not specify what uses the waiver would have permitted. Amazon canceled “Spider-Noir” after one season, despite the series receiving 11 Emmy nominations and accumulating 2.6 billion minutes viewed during its first six weeks, according to the article. The cancellation followed Cage’s first leading role in a television series. Cage also said he wants to work with younger, Gen-Z filmmakers whose projects are built through YouTube culture and other independent paths. During the same panel, he suggested that his next project would be a season of HBO’s “True Detective,” although HBO had not responded to a request for comment and his participation was not confirmed. The article therefore presents Cage’s AI objection as a statement about his position and future relationship with Amazon, rather than as a confirmed change to “Spider-Noir” or Amazon’s production practices.