Quentin Tarantino Wanted Laurence Fishburne For His Unmade Luke Cage Movie

Quentin Tarantino revealed that he wished Laurence Fishburne to play Luke Cage in his unmade film primarily based on the Marvel character.

As soon as Upon a Time… in Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has but to make a comic book ebook film, however he nearly did again within the ’90s. It has been well-known for someday that he wished to make a Luke Cage film within the vein of Jackie Brown. Nonetheless, Quentin Tarantino’s foray into comedian ebook motion pictures by no means occurred.

Quentin Tarantino was not too long ago on Amy Schumer’s three Women, 1 Keith podcast, the place he revealed that one of many causes his Luke Cage film by no means acquired made was as a result of he wished Man of Metal and Ant-Man and the Wasp star Laurence Fishburne as Energy Man:

“There was a time earlier than all this Marvel shit was popping out. It was after Reservoir Canines, it was earlier than Pulp Fiction, and I had considered doing ‘Luke Cage.’ Rising up I used to be a giant comic-book collector, and my two favourite [comic books] have been Luke Cage: Hero for Rent, later Luke Cage: Energy Man, and Shang-Chi: Grasp of Kung Fu. All my buddies have been like, ‘No, no, no, man, it’s acquired to be Wesley Snipes. And I am going, ‘Nicely look, I like Wesley Snipes, however I imply, Larry Fishburne is virtually Marlon Brando. I imply, I feel ‘Fish’ is the person.’”

Do you suppose Laurence Fishburne would’ve been a good selection? Do you suppose the actor will return to the DC Prolonged Universe or the Marvel Cinematic Universe subsequent? Remark under!

Right here is the synopsis for Netflix’s collection:

After clearing his identify, Luke Cage has turn into a star on the streets of Harlem with a popularity as bulletproof as his pores and skin. However being so seen has solely elevated his want to guard the group and discover the boundaries of who he can and may’t save. With the rise of a formidable new foe, Luke is compelled to confront the fantastic line that separates a hero from a villain.

Luke Cage stars Mike Colter because the titular hero, Simone Missick as Misty Knight, Theo Rossi as Hernan Alvarez/Shades, Gabrielle Dennis as Tilda Johnson, Mustafa Shakir as John McIver/Bushmaster and Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard/Black Mariah.

Luke Cage is now out there on Netflix.

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