FAN CAST: LUKE CAGE & THE HEROES FOR HIRE Marvel Fan Cast!
With an upcoming Netflix series based on Luke Cage, I instead want to cast two films depicting the titular character, Luke Cage. Hit the jump for this amazing fan cast as I give proper dues to one of the greatest Marvel heroes of all time.
For this fan cast I will be doing two separate film ideas I had in mind with characters and a small plot that would perfectly work. I do even hope someone from Marvel would read it as I have spent a great amount of time within this idea. For the first cast would be the LUKE CAGE ORIGINS film in mind then for the second THE HEROES FOR HIRE film. So let's get started fans, and prepare yourselves for one of the greatest fan cast to hit CBM.
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DIRECTOR & WRITER
Peter Jackson is an excellent director and his own unique camera work and skills could bring life into this excellent comic book tale of epic proportions.
Bryan Singer helped craft the X-Men as we know it in film today so why not bring him to help craft Luke Cage? He is an excellent teller of stories and his unique gift to closely represent the characters within the comics would benefit Luke Cage even more greatly.
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FILM RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours
PLOT
The film chronicles the life of Luke Cage. It starts with the mature Luke Cage and his girlfriend Jessica Jones. Then transitioning to Danielle Cage. And Luke Cage telling his entire life story to Danielle Cage from the beginning of his upcoming. From his own strange life and how he became the man who he was today.
CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR LUKE CAGE ORIGINS
Luke Cage needs to be played by a strong actor with emotion and a sense of humor also. The role needs to be realistic and believable, which is why I chose Channing Tatum. His own muscular physique is perfect for the character along with his acting. I think this would be a nice change to the character of Luke Cage also as his background wasn't a strong dependent towards the comics, it's something that can be changes differently no matter what.
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For the role Jessica Jones, Luke Cage's girlfriend, a strong actress needs to be put in place within the film that will also be a top selling point. Judi Dench is an excellent veteran actress having starred in many roles and her romantic chemistry with Channing Tatum would be perfect. Love shouldn't be limited at all.
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Danielle Cage, the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. It would be hard to get a real baby for the role so I believe an actor via MOCAP technology with added CGI would work perfectly for the role. You even need an actor with a voice that would fit Danielle Cage perfectly. Michael Cera's own talents aren't limited and would be perfect for the role to bring life into this young character.
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Before he was Luke Cage, his name is was Carl Lucas. A reckless young person that always got on the wrong side of trouble and had many difficulties within life itself. Tyler Posey's work within the show Teen Wolf has been outstanding and the actor also bares a strong resemblance to a younger Channing Tatum also in terms of his acting.
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To play the father of Luke Cage I chose Ken Watanabe for a reason, he is a serious actor. He would bring strong discipline to the role in part of shaping who Luke Cage is today.
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Esther Lucas is the mother of Luke Cage and to play this fantastic role in my opinion, Emma Watson. Her romantic chemistry might seem odd at first to pair with Ken Watanabe but that's not what matters. What matters the most is bringing a great actress towards the role and making the role seem believable. Watson's own acting talents are outstanding and would help the film shine. Alright maybe Watson is too young to play his mother, but the film can always go towards the adopted route.
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James Lucas Jr was Luke Cage's whacky younger brother who got superpowers from this evil guy named Dr.Karl Malus and fought against him in this epic battle. Garret Hedlund being an amazing emotional actor, this role would be perfect for him.
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Willis Stryker was Cage's best childhood friend that untimely betrayed and framed him due to some hardcore love. Josh Gad's menacing talents would be excellent for this role. He would have the natural charisma to work with the character.
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Cage's first love that was killed (Ouch) and untimely set Cage to change his name and try to make his life for the better. Woodley has yet to star in a comic book film (Well almost) so this type of dramatic but minor role would be perfect.
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Flea was another friend of Cage during his earlier years, so I thought what other talented actor could play this role? Iain is awesome and also plays Fitz in Agents of Shield, he has a very friendly personality to work with this role.
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Yep, Dr.Cornell Cottonmouth(Nope not making this shit up) was one of Cage's earlier villains he fought. A strong opponent and menacing crime boss. Benecio Del Toro would fit this type of role perfectly as he has played menacing roles in this type before.
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Karlin Malus is a mad scientist who has been in a lot of Marvel comics and most importantly he is needed for the film since he gives James Lucas Jr superpowers. Booboo Stewart is a young and upcoming actor with lots of potential and also recently landed a role in the next X-Men movie. He even bares a slight resemblance to the character which is why this is a great.
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Dr.Noah Burstein is a very important character, well why? He bestowed Luke Cage upon his powers as we know it today and Luke Cage is also his most successful subject. Armie Hammer's own acting weights would carry the role deeply, this would be a minor role but requires a substantial amount of talent as he has.
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During Cage's own time at Seagate he encountered Albert Rackham also known as Billy Bob Rackham, a menacing and terrifying prison guard who hated Cage with a passion. Jason Momoa's chemistry on screen would perfectly help the role even greater and he would look like a real threat to Cage.
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Quirt was another guy who hated Cage until he was untimely fired. Zach Galifianakis showed real emotion in the film The Hangover 3 which is enough for him to handle this serious but minor role.
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Tyler Stuart was a Warden at Seagate who saved Luke Cage from the evil people that worked there and was a good guy. Haven't seen Billy Zane in a lot of major roles lately but would be nice of him to join a comic book project as this.
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Thomas Stuart and Tim Stuart are brothers that become Stiletto and Discus. After their father Tyler Stuart was fired they untimely blamed Cage and wanted revenge so they got this futuristic stuff and started causing mayhem. Robert Pattinson and Logan Lerman would have great chemistry together to make the roles work and also seem believable.
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Gideon Mace was another villain cage encountered. Jason Bateman should definitely be in a comic book role and this would be amazingly perfect even baring a strong resemblance to the character.
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Christian Slater is an awesome actor that would help this role push forward as the character turned into a friend of Luke Cage.
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Rodrigo Santoro is an excellent actor as demonstrated in 300 and this type of role would be great for him as even both him and the character have a strong resemblance in charisma.
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Aaron Paul definitely needs more roles after his stellar performance in Breaking Bad. He would definitely make the character of Shades believable and more close to reality than in the comics.
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Peter Jackson and Bryan Singer as Director and Writer once again, important to keep continuity.
FILM RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour and 50 Minutes
PLOT
Luke Cage assembles The Heroes for Hire to combat against The Wrecking Crew, a deadly group of individuals bent on total annihilation.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS FOR HEROES FOR HIRE
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Ryan Reynolds is a fantastic actor who has played many comic book roles. The role of Cage's own best friend and personal partner should definitely be Reynolds.
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Dane Dehaan is a fantastic actor and would be perfect to play Daredevil. Daredevil should definitely take a role within the team and Dehaan's talent would be perfect for the character.
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Moon Knight is this awesome Batman like hero who definitely needs to be in a Marvel movie. Taylor Kitsch has played a Marvel character before but in a film barely anyone remembers. Kitsch's talent would be excellent for this project.
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The Punisher wasn't originally part of the Heroes for Hire but I believe he would be an essential character. Tom Felton has played many dark roles and this would be a brilliant dark and dramatic role for him to encounter.
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There definitely needs to be a strong female character on the team and that should be Misty Knight. I know a lot of you may not like Megan Fox but she could definitely bring character to any character. A touch of personality and heart which is what Misty Knight needs.
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Colleen Wing was trained to be the ultimate Samurai warrior from her own Asian background and as she also grew up in Japan from her Japanese parents. This would be a perfect role for Sarah Silverman as her on screen talents are outstanding. I don't think Colleen Wing's own background would importantly matter to the actor playing her, a skilled talent like Silverman could bring this character in touch with reality.
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Kevin Bacon's fantastic acting would be perfect to lend to the character of Professor Lee Wing who is essential to the character of Colleen Wing.
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Squirrel Girl is not only kick-ass but is also the part time baby-sitter of Danielle Cage. Her charisma and personality is greatly needed for this film.
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THE WRECKING CREW
Neil Patrick Harris would offer a great amount of leading material to the character of Wrecker.
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Rick Yune knows how to play a great villain which is why he should play Thunderball.
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As seen in the muscle bound film 300: Rise of An Empire, Stapleton is proving his worth of talent and should definitely take on this menacing role.
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Chatwin bares a resemblance to Piledriver and also has the great abilities to play the character.
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Thank you for reading and as always leave a comment below! This has been an exciting mini project.