Nicolas Cage Didn't Sign Amazon's AI Waiver For 'Spider-Noir'. Series Cancelled.
"Nicolas Cage is speaking out against Amazon," reports Variety. Amazon developed the series Spider-Noir for Prime Video, but then allegedly asked Cage to sign an AI waiver: "Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI," Cage said Saturday during a panel on the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con. "I am not an AI-friendly actor, so it's like, connect those…
Amazon's AI waiver caused controversy when it was alleged the studio wanted Nicolas Cage to agree to a waiver for the series Spider-Noir. Cage, who voiced his displeasure during a New York Comic Con panel, clarified he is not comfortable with AI technology and did not sign the waiver. This led to the cancellation of the series after just one season.
Spider-Noir, Cage's first TV role, received critical acclaim with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes rating and 90% audience approval. It was nominated for 11 Emmys, the most for a Prime Video program that year. However, the show was abruptly canceled days before the Emmy Awards, despite garnering 2.6 billion minutes viewed in its first six weeks on Prime Video.
Cage expressed hope to collaborate with up-and-coming Gen-Z filmmakers, praising director Kane Parsons who transitioned from YouTube fame to Hollywood.
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