Jason Mantzoukas
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He was so close.
No.
And all of it works with the exception of there's a dissonance to it coming out of the mouth of someone so seasoned.
For a 60-something to be saying words that make more sense from a young person, for a young person to be struggling... This is Peter Parker's struggle.
Peter Parker's struggle is...
how do I maintain my life and give myself wholly to others?
You know, like, what is this?
You know, and to love someone is to put them in danger.
And all of these component things that he is in his 60s and still lamenting.
Got it.
And that, again, like,
So it's that thing which is like, oh, I'm so glad it's Nick Cage.
And of course.
But do you think they even had a conversation that's like, we got to get a younger actor if it is, in fact, live action?
You know, Nick Cage is perfect for the voice of animated Ben Reilly or animated Spider-Man.
I don't think so.
Not with these guys.
Yeah, yeah.
Not with these other guys.
Unless you make them all old.