Idris Elba-Marvel's Luke Cage

there's no discussing this with upgrade dave.

when it comes to Marvel charcters he's biased against older actors...who happen to be Black.

the white ones get a pass.

he'll give excuses why...but the fact remains...older white actors are fine for super hero roles, but Black ones aren't.

Total, whiny bullshit. I want any movie about Luke Cage to succeed and having an older lead (especially one without a great track record) would work against it.
You're right on one thing. There is no talking to me if a person insist on pushing their own preference for a particular talent whether he fits or not and completely ignoring any semblance of movie casting history or business.
I think that acting talent should be placed higher then physical appearance right now. If you have someone who can clearly act (Idris) then you are half way there. All they would have to do is put them through a training camp like all the other superhero movies do and he would get the physique needed. Hugh Jackman, wasn't ripped before he did Wolverine and neither was Gerard Butler when he did 300. Just my opinion.

Agreed. Obviously people are stuck on physical resemblance, talent be damned.

LOL @ people acting like playing Luke Cage = Shakespeare

Doesn't Cage have a 70s vibe of sort.....Crews could pull it off

No, he doesn't. He did in the 70s when he was created.
And the idea of "it's not Shakespeare" is why so many superhero movies have sucked. The people in charge take it lightly and it shows in the finished product.
 
I was just throwing out the names of actors who have some type of body build and is a halfway decent actor.
Idris Elba is a good actor but his body type precludes him for the role in my opinion.

His body doesn't preclude me from fucking the shit out him! I love that man! :yes::inlove:
Before you ask,Yes I'm a woman


And Yes I will take this shit over to SOL :lol:
 
Total, whiny bullshit. I want any movie about Luke Cage to succeed and having an older lead (especially one without a great track record) would work against it.
You're right on one thing. There is no talking to me if a person insist on pushing their own preference for a particular talent whether he fits or not and completely ignoring any semblance of movie casting history or business.


Agreed. Obviously people are stuck on physical resemblance, talent be damned.

This.

Just like folks round here were hell bent on seeing Triple H as Thor.
 
How tall is cage, Elba looks like he might be too tall for the character. Luke cage looks somewhat short and stocky
 
jai white and crews are too old, im happy as long as they dont put a rapper in it.

How about a singer?...gosh i hope they don't pick tyrese :smh: Personally i think this would be a perfect role for Chewy isn't his red belt character kinda like Luke Cage? He already seems to have that 70s look:

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How tall is cage, Elba looks like he might be too tall for the character. Luke cage looks somewhat short and stocky
Yeah because we can see what a disaster it was having 6ft Hugh Jackman play 5ft Wolverine on screen. U know how hollywood and the audience is so adamant about comic book characters being the right height on screen.
 
Yeah because we can see what a disaster it was having 6ft Hugh Jackman play 5ft Wolverine on screen. U know how hollywood and the audience is so adamant about comic book characters being the right height on screen.

:lol:

Alright it was a bad thought!
 
I knew this was coming.


No one said that about Downey because a) he's a tremendous actor and b) playing Iron Man is different than playing Luke Cage. IM is a mostly CGI character and the movie is about Tony Stark. Luke Cage would be an action hero and there are no franchises started with old characters. Luke Cage eventually becomes a husband/father but I doubt they would start a possible franchise with the character in that mold.

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wrong! the studio wanted dicaprio for stark. but downey had pull and kept insisting and after an audition they couldn't deny his talent and ran with it. i think it was perfect casting.

and crews for cage is perfect casting.
 
How about a singer?...gosh i hope they don't pick tyrese :smh: Personally i think this would be a perfect role for Chewy isn't his red belt character kinda like Luke Cage? He already seems to have that 70s look:

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good pick. i didn't even think about him. and he knows how to fight.
 
I wouldn't be too bad a look if Idris got the role. Solid acting chops. Although he might make a better black panther.

Terry Crews wouldn't be to bad. he's definitely got the physique. He's a possibility.

Tyrese wouldn't be too bad either.

I heard that Rampage Jackson was in the running as well......

The Old spice guy might be a possibility I saw him in the movie called Everyday Black Man, he was quite good



Micheal Jai White was pitch perfect for Black Dynamite, Luke cage I don't think so. His acting skills are less than stellar. Anyone seen spawn

The rock has the chops and physique but to be honest i (personally) would like to see Luke Cage being played by a dark skinned brother.

Terence Howard and Shemar Moore are you fucking kidding me! :smh:
 
Good postin. Personally I like that cat from the old spice commercials. He gotts vid on youtube where he dressed just like Cage and doing a low budget clip. Shit looked good too.





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No for Elba. If he is Cage, he can't be in the Avengers Universe.
No for Jai White. We have others who can play the role better.

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Or if they go the ULTIMATE LUKE CAGE route.
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I know little about Luke Cage but those two match da looks of both versions perfectly. :yes:
 
aside from his color - I think the Rock would kill this role - if it is well written...
Idris can play anything...
Chewy can play anything...
I would love to see a bulked up Don Cheadle as Luke Cage...
maybe Henry Simmons (brother from NYPD Blue), not sure about his delivery of quick wit though...
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No to Crews, no to Tyrese - neither has the talent for complexity required. I really dont think most you have ever read a Power Man story...

Luke is 6'6" so he is built like a linebacker or wrestler - he can be smaller for the movie

Luke is an Avenger.... so why can't he exist in the same universe?

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No to Crews, no to Tyrese - neither has the talent for complexity required. I really dont think most you have ever read a Power Man story...

COMPLEXITY REQUIRED. :lol:


NEVER READ A POWERMAN STORY :hmm:

I own this...
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and this...
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and I read New Avengers all the time.
 
COMPLEXITY REQUIRED. :lol:


NEVER READ A POWERMAN STORY :hmm:

I own this...
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and this...
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and I read New Avengers all the time.
that statement wasn't for you - it was for posters with various opinions and descriptions of Cage (husky, stocky,etc...)

Cage is a pretty well fleshed out character- not to the extent of Daredevil or Spiderman but well thought out, he still carries guilt for his gang past, and he feels like he abandoned the hood... lets leave abandoning the hood alone - I don't see Crews playing a man with a complicated past - (Please dear God if they do a Luke Cage Movie don't let it be an origin story if an origin needs to be told flashbacks will suffice) With Tyrese - its that I haven't seen him in a roll that commands respect, he is competent, but there is no gravitas
 
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aside from his color - I think the Rock would kill this role - if it is well written...
Idris can play anything...
Chewy can play anything...
I would love to see a bulked up Don Cheadle as Luke Cage...
maybe Henry Simmons (brother from NYPD Blue), not sure about his delivery of quick wit though...
henry-simmons.jpg

Interesting pick.


No to Crews, no to Tyrese - neither has the talent for complexity required. I really dont think most you have ever read a Power Man story...

Luke is 6'6" so he is built like a linebacker or wrestler - he can be smaller for the movie

Luke is an Avenger.... so why can't he exist in the same universe?

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He can't if they use Elba because Idris is already a character in that universe: Heimdall of Asgard.
Of course they could just overlook it but I doubt they will. Chris Evans can be Johnny Storm and Captain America because two different studios handled it.
 
Eitherway what gets produced first

Black Panther
or
Luke Cage

For me i think black panther gets produce shortly after the avengers movie.
 
Black panther seems to be getting a lot of publicty lately.

Personally this is what i'd like to see. But i'm a little confused is he an active member of The Avengers Team or sorta come and go? According to the most recent cartoon ant man, wasp and it would seem Black panther are missing for the avenger movie.
 
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