This should get some people talking: the guys over at Total Film sat down with Idris Elba the other day for a chat, and one of the things that came out were some interesting bits regarding his Marvel contract.
While he’s appearing in Thor for director Kenneth Branagh, Idris hinted at two possible Marvel properties he’d be interested in… one of them being Luke Cage.
Cage, for those who don’t know, was one of the first African-American comic book superheroes, debuting in the early 1970’s. He obtained his powers of near-indestructibility and great stamina through an experiment gone awry, while in prison on fake Heroin charges.
Add Elba to a list of potential Cage’s that already includes Tyrese Gibson and Isaiah Mustafa, among others. Elba would make for a very interesting choice, despite the fact he’s British and the character is American. John Singleton is still attached to direct and several drafts of the script have already been turned in, so the good news is the project is still very much alive.
The chance to hear any one of these actors spout the line “Sweet Christmas” (Cage’s catchphrase, used in lieu of swearing) would be a treat unto itself. I hope this gets made.
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Cage's what?
I never thought I would say this…I am getting tired of superhero movies…man, that's feels good to say out loud, now I know how gay people feel when they come out.
@comment 1 – your name would be funnier if it was Dildo Baggins /sarcasm
Um, Mr. Murphy, I don't think Idris Elba playing an American convincingly would be a problem. You see, there's this TV show called The Wire and you apparently have never watched it. If you had, then you wouldn't be writing such things. Also, Michael Jai White needs more love as with Black Panther or Luke Cage.
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Yeah, how many damn non-U.S. actors have we seen playing midwestern U. S. soldiers (Eric Bana, Tom Hardy, Orlando Bloom), American superheroes (Christian Bale, Ioan Gruffudd), etc, etc. Kind of a dumb thing to mention.
Think he'd maybe like to be the new Blade as well. The man is stellar and would be great in either one.
Not only was he great on The Wire, but he had no problem playing American in The Losers. Again, why even mention it?
Is Steve Murphy Nick's retarded buddy? Isn't this the guy that Nick keeps carrying forever?
He can be heard being unfunny on their unfunny podcasts.
Nick, please do us REAL CHUD FANS a favor and take these damn comments off the pages. Coming from someone who actually enjoys reading the articles, hence why I keep reading them, I don't appreciate having to read all the mindless garbage people continue to write bashing them. Why do they continue to visit the site if they think it is so atrocious? Leave the chat options to the message boards. Steve Murphy is brilliant and funny, and you're very lucky to have him. All you haters- go read things you actually enjoy and stop wasting our time.
Hey Matt, try dialing down your bullshit just a tad. If people aren't entitled to call out mistakes or errors with the content, then how are the writers supposed to get any better? Obviously, no one else is currently serving as an editor, are you willing to volunteer?
You would make sense if most of what was said is constructive criticism. Calling a person retarded is hardly going to make them a better writer. Very little of what is said on here is legitimate editing advice. All you people talk like 2 year olds.
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