Saturday at New York Comic Con 2026 opened with Nicolas Cage speaking out on AI and Amazon, then moved on to a new Naruto anime and manga, a new look at Blade Runner 2099, a season two window for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, a stack of Spider-Man comics and dates for the Belchers and Dungeon Crawler Carl. Here’s the NYCC 2026 Day 3 news, rounded up from the outlets and studios that reported it. Live updates are on our NYCC 2026 hub.
Nicolas Cage says he didn’t sign an AI waiver for Spider-Noir
Nicolas Cage said during a panel on the Empire Stage on Saturday that he did not sign a waiver that would have allowed AI to be used on Spider-Noir, the Prime Video series he starred in, Variety reports. In Cage’s account, Amazon asked him to sign one. Variety describes that request as alleged, and Amazon’s side is not in its report. Cage called Amazon a very AI-friendly company, citing what he said was a $50 billion investment in OpenAI. “I am not an AI-friendly actor,” he said, adding that he is probably not going to work with the studio again and is fine with that.
Amazon canceled Spider-Noir last month after one season, days before the first weekend of the Emmy Awards, where it held 11 nominations, the most of any Prime Video program this year. The show was Cage’s first leading TV role, and he said he wants to do more. Next, he said, is a season of HBO’s True Detective, joking that his agent was somewhere listening as he announced it first. HBO had not responded to Variety’s request for comment. Cage also said he wants to work with Gen Z filmmakers who came up through YouTube, and praised Backrooms director Kane Parsons.
Naruto gets a crossover anime and a new manga
A new anime TV series, NARUTOxNINKU, was announced Saturday at a Naruto panel, Variety reports. It’s a crossover with the manga NINKU, supervised by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and NINKU creator Koji Kiriyama. In the series description Variety carries, Kakashi gives Team 7 (Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura) a mission with Naruto as acting leader, and the team gets lost in another world, where they meet a frog-faced boy named Fusuke. Variety’s report doesn’t give a premiere date, platform or studio.
A teaser at the very end of the panel revealed Shadow Rising, a new Naruto manga from Kishimoto, with more details due at Jump Festa 2027 in December. The panel also shared a message from Destin Daniel Cretton, director of the live-action Naruto film, who said the film is in progress and there will be more to share soon. Variety’s report has no cast, date or title news for the film.
Prime Video shows a new Blade Runner 2099 trailer
Prime Video released a new trailer and teaser key art for Blade Runner 2099 at the show’s NYCC panel on Saturday, Amazon MGM Studios announced. All eight episodes of the limited series premiere November 25, 2026 on Prime Video.
The series is set 50 years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, in a rebuilt Los Angeles. Cora, a fugitive, takes on a Blade Runner’s identity and is forced to partner with Olwen, a Replicant days from dying, to hunt a runaway who holds a truth that could bring down a fragile city.
Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer star, with Dimitri Abold and Lewis Gribben as series regulars. Silka Luisa is creator and showrunner, and Ridley Scott is among the executive producers.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season two is set for March 2027
Season two of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres in March 2027 on Paramount+, Paramount+ announced. Co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau shared the news at Saturday’s Star Trek Universe panel, where they also showed a first look. The release doesn’t give an exact date. Bill Nighy joins as Nyk Ake, Nahla’s estranged father, and Rosemarie DeWitt as Laytha Sadal, Tarima’s mother and First Lady of Betazed. The cadets’ second year aboard the USS Athena brings rivalries, shaky diplomatic negotiations, a competitive schoolwide tournament and a mysterious new cadet.
Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diane and Robert Picardo joined Kurtzman and Landau for the Q&A, moderated by Collider’s Perri Nemiroff. The panel also marked the franchise’s 60th anniversary with William Shatner, who shared clips and behind-the-scenes stories about Kirk’s moments in a conversation moderated by Ben Stiller. The release lists no announcements from that portion.
Marvel sets a Spider-Man crossover and three new #1s
Marvel’s Spider-Web panel brought four comics announcements, per Marvel.com. Crisis of Faith is a 2027 crossover between Amazing Spider-Man, written by Joe Kelly, and Miles Morales: Spider-Man, written by Bryan Hill. Marvel says it will drastically alter the trust between the two Spider-Men and their allies. No start date has been given.
Spider-Punk #1, from writer Cody Ziglar and artist Justin Mason, goes on sale January 20, 2027. Hobie Brown heads to L.A. to find his missing bandmates and runs into a new villain, Mz. Negative, who has teamed up with Scorpion.
Marvel SFX: THWIP #1, on sale January 27, 2027, launches a new anthology line built around Marvel sound effects, from writers Jed MacKay, Stephen Graham Jones and Rainbow Rowell. Then Spider-Man: Noir #1 from writer Alex Segura and artist Farid Karami arrives February 10, 2027, and Venom Noir appears.
Bob’s Burgers dates its Hulu holiday short
The Bob’s Burgers holiday short On the Fort Day of Christmas premieres December 7 on Hulu, Variety reports. Creator Loren Bouchard announced the date at Saturday’s panel and showed a first-look clip. The Belcher kids try to build a massive fort during a record-breaking snowstorm.
Season 17 returns to Fox in early 2027, and the series is renewed through season 19. H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal and John Roberts were among the cast on the panel.
Dungeon Crawler Carl will start filming in 2027
Peacock’s live-action Dungeon Crawler Carl series will begin shooting in 2027, author Matt Dinniman and Universal Television executives said Saturday, Variety reports. The plan is to have all the scripts written before production starts.
Audiobook narrator Jeff Hays will voice Princess Donut, so audiobook listeners will know at least one voice. Carl has not been cast, and there’s no premiere date, though more details were promised within the next few weeks. Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer lead the show, Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door is producing, and Dinniman is a co-executive producer.
More from Blumhouse: MatPat and Heidi Wong
Blumhouse has a multi-project deal with MatPat (Matthew Patrick) that starts with a film adaptation of the indie horror game Amanda the Adventurer, Variety reported on Friday. Variety also reports that horror creator Heidi Wong has a deal to make original horror shorts for the studio. Our full story on Friday’s Blumhouse panel covers the rest of the slate.
Harvey Awards: Absolute Batman takes Book of the Year
The 2026 Harvey Awards were handed out at the Javits Center on Friday night, The Beat reports. Book of the Year went to Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta. Best Manga went to Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, and Spider-Noir (Prime Video) won Best Adaptation. Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Jenette Kahn were among the Hall of Fame inductees.
That’s Saturday. Our NYCC 2026 hub has live updates through Sunday, and if you missed day two, here’s Friday’s roundup.
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