VIDEO : Nicolas Cage Was First Lead Officially Cast In 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'

Nicolas Cage, who voices the mysterious and moody Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, was the ?first official lead? of the film and was secretly cast two years before release, director Bob Persichetti revealed in the print Official Movie Special. There were so many different casting meetings where a lot of options were put in front of us, but with Spider-Man Noir, we kept coming back to Nicolas Cage and wondering if he could or even would do it,? Persichetti said. Born Nicolas Kim Coppola, Cage ? a noted comic book fan ? chose his stage name in honor of Marvel Comics? Harlem hero Luke Cage, and named his second son, Kal-El, after DC Comics? Superman.