Nicolas Cage says hit AMC drama changed his perspective on TV roles

• Nicolas Cage told Variety that watching Breaking Bad during the Covid pandemic made him realise television offered the “luxury of time” that films did not.
• Cage said that he previously avoided TV appearances because he did not want to do work that felt “homogenised”, but changed his perspective after watching the hit drama.
• He now stars as an ageing private investigator and superhero Ben Reilly in Marvel ’s series Spider-Noir , reprising a version of the character he previously voiced.
• Cage drew inspiration for his performance from classic actors like Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney, he told Variety .
• Spider-Noir is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

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Nicolas Cage names the hit TV show that convinced him to pivot away from movies