Nicolas Cage says he’s ‘probably not’ working with Amazon again — and the reason isn’t just the cancellation of Spider-Noir. The actor, speaking at New York Comic Con on Saturday, made it clear: his split with Prime Video isn’t about the show’s fate. It’s about AI. He didn’t sign the waiver allowing Amazon to use artificial intelligence in the production of Spider-Noir, a decision that now seems to have sealed his exit from the platform. 'I’m not an AI-friendly actor,' he said bluntly. 'Connect those dots!' The streamer’s $50 billion investment in OpenAI wasn’t lost on him. 'I’m not a member of their club,' he added, dismissing any future collaboration. Still, the man who once played a cursed vampire in Ghost Rider and a time-traveling detective in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent isn’t stepping back from the camera. He’s pivoting. Cage is set to return in Season 2 of True Detective, the HBO crime drama that’s become a benchmark for high-stakes storytelling. No word yet on his character, but given the series’ tone, expect something raw, layered, and deeply unsettling. And while he’s done with Amazon’s tech-forward ethos, he’s drawn to the opposite end of the spectrum, Gen Z creators. 'I want to get with these young directors who are doing it from scratch and by hand,' he said, nodding toward figures like Kane Parsons, director of Backrooms. So what happens next? Spider-Noir won five Emmys. It was canceled after one season. Cage walked away. But the story isn’t over. Not if he’s really serious about reuniting with the next generation of filmmakers. The ones who don’t need AI to tell a good story. The question now isn’t whether he’ll work with Amazon again. It’s whether the new wave of creators will let him in.