Nicolas Cage, 62, says he will 'probably not' work with 'AI-friendly' Amazon again as he claims he refused to sign their waiver for Spider-Noir

Nicolas Cage has made his stance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) clear.The 62-year-old actor appeared at Comic Con in New York City on Saturday, where he spoke out against Amazon, who he alleged asked him to sign an AI waiver for his work on Prime Video's Spider-Noir.While speaking on a panel, Cage said, 'Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI,' according to an account from Variety.He declared, 'I am not an AI-friendly actor, so it's like, connect those dots! I'm not a member of their club. I didn't sign the waiver to let them use AI on Spider-Noir.'The Hollywood veteran then predicted, 'I'm probably not going to be working with that studio again, but that's okay.'The superhero series Spider-Noir, which hit the streamer in May, was Cage's first lead TV role. Nicolas Cage has made his stance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) clear He declared at New York Comic Con on Saturday, 'I am not an AI-friendly actor, so it's like, connect those dots! I'm not a member of their club. I didn't sign the waiver to let them use AI on Spider-Noir'Based on the Marvel Comics character, the show is set in an alternate world based on 1930s New York.The Oscar winner portrays the aging private investigator Ben Reilly. He previously played an iteration of Spider-Man Noir in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.Down on his luck Ben is known as The Spider – an older, hardened version of Spider-Man.Other cast members include Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, Brendan Gleeson as villain Silvermane and Jack Huston as Flint Marko.Rounding out the main ensemble are Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez and Abraham Popoola.The series was a success, earning 11 Emmy nominations and garnering 2.6 billion minutes viewed in its first six weeks, per Variety.However, Amazon shockingly announced its cancellation in September.But Cage is already looking ahead, telling Saturday's Comic Con attendees that he wants to work with Gen-Z filmmakers. The superhero series Spider-Noir, which hit the streamer in May, was Cage's first lead TV role Based on the Marvel Comics character, the show is set in an alternate world based on 1930s New York Cage married much younger wife Riko Shibata, 31, in 2021 after they met during a 2020 trip to Japan; pictured on September 19He lauded Kane Parsons, who directed the summer blockbuster Backrooms after previously achieving success as a YouTuber.The longtime entertainer said, 'I got to get with these young directors who are Gen-Z, and they're going at it their own way, whether it's through the YouTube culture or whatever it is. They're doing it from scratch and by hand. I want to get with that.'Cage went on to reveal that his next endeavor will be a season of HBO's crime drama True Detective.'My agent's out there somewhere listening,' he said before teasing, 'That's okay that I'm the first to announce that, right?'Cage married much younger wife Riko Shibata, 31, in 2021 after they met during a 2020 trip to Japan.They tied the knot in an 'intimate' ceremony in Las Vegas. And they are parents to four-year-old daughter August.The Con Air star was previously married to Patricia Arquette from 1995 to 2001, Lisa Marie Presley from 2002 to 2004, Alice Kim from 2004 to 2016 and Erika Koike for four days in 2019.In addition to August, he is a dad to two sons.He shares Weston, 35, with ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton, and Kal-El, 21, with ex-wife Kim.