Nicolas Cage in live-action Spider-Man show

Sony Pictures is in talks with Nicolas Cage to play the leading role in the Amazon Prime Video-developed Spider-Man Noir series. The series, first announced in February 2023, is reportedly set in a 1930s take on New York City. Cage voiced Spider-Man Noir in 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and his performance was met with acclaim from critics and fans alike. It’s unclear how closely this new Spider-Man Noir series will follow that animated portrayal of the hero.

Cage first played Ghost Rider nearly two decades ago and had a recent cameo as Superman in 2023’s The Flash from the DCEU. There is no confirmed release time frame for the Spider-Man Noir.

Auli’i Cravalho to return for Moana 2

The 23-year-old Auli’i Cravalho will reprise the voice of Moana in the upcoming animated sequel at Disney. Cravalho confirmed the news by sharing a video of herself outside the Roy E. Disney Animation Building.

Moana opened in theatres in 2016 and features the voices of Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jermaine Clement and Alan Tudyk. The film follows Moana (Cravalho), the daughter of a Polynesian chief, as she seeks out the demigod Maui (Johnson) to help save her island’s reef. Disney announced this month that Moana 2 will open in theatres November 27.

Michael Jackson biopic casts Jackson 5 siblings

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International announced the casting of Michael Jackson’s brothers in the biopic Michael. Two actors are cast in each role to portray their characters at different ages, with Jayden Harville and Jamal R. Henderson play Jermaine Jackson, Jaylen Lyndon Hunter and Tre Horton play Marlon Jackson, Judah Edwards and Rhyan Hill play Tito Jackson, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and Joseph David-Jones play Jackie Jackson.

Earlier the studios released a photo of Michael’s actual nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as Michael. It is reported that Juliano Krue Valdi will play the younger Michael.

The Jackson 5 were a popular group before Michael went solo. Antoine Fuqua directs and Graham King produces. Michael will open April 18, 2025 in theatres.

Published in Dawn, Young World, March 23rd, 2024