Luke Cage Being Eyed for the Silver Screen
Geoff Boucher at the Los Angeles Times reports that Luke Cage is likely to be one of the first next level Marvel heroes to get the film treatment. Marvel Studios announced a few weeks ago that the time had come to look at the smaller characters for lower budgeted films but no formal announcements had been made.
Marvel continues to develop Ant Man with director Edgar Wright, which may also fall into this category and Stan Lee mentioned Doctor Strange as a strong candidate to perform film magic sooner than later.
Cage was first introduced in 1972 in Hero for Hire, from writer Archie Goodwin and artists George Tuska and Billy Graham. He’s been a fixture ever since and in the last few years has gained prominence under the pen of Brian Michael Bendis who featured him first in Alias then the New Avengers. As part of the Heroic Age refresh of the Marvel Universe, he takes center stage in Thunderbolts beginning with issue #144 with writer Jeff Parker and artist Kev Walker, on sale May 26.
“Speaking of Luke Cage, a.k.a. Power Man, I hear that there’s more talk underway about putting the urban hero into his own film and that a notable Hollywood star is now having (very) preliminary talks with Marvel Studios about the property and its potential,” Boucher wrote.
I wonder whatever happened to the Cloak & Dagger and Power Pack movies that were supposedly either in the works, or at least being considered a few years ago.
I’m not sure I’d want to see Cloak & Dagger on the big screen, as there’s so many ways for Hollywood to get them wrong, but I think Power Pack might make a great, family-friendly super hero movie.
I wonder whatever happened to the Cloak & Dagger and Power Pack movies that were supposedly either in the works, or at least being considered a few years ago.I'm not sure I'd want to see Cloak & Dagger on the big screen, as there's so many ways for Hollywood to get them wrong, but I think Power Pack might make a great, family-friendly super hero movie.
I think that marvel wants to tie every movie into into the universe. Small budget could mean clips on TV of stark etc
I think that marvel wants to tie every movie into into the universe. Small budget could mean clips on TV of stark etc