Comments on: Iron Fist & Luke Cage in ‘Heroes for Hire’ Movie?

By: Marvel Studios Short Films to Introduce Secondary Characters? - Screen Rant

Marvel Studios Short Films to Introduce Secondary Characters? - Screen Rant — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:13:59 +0000

[...] would be psyched that come time for The Avengers, there were a 10-minute short based on Heroes for Hire, featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, or an action-packed Black Panther short based in the jungles [...]

By: Luke Cage Movie Happening Sooner Than Expected?

Luke Cage Movie Happening Sooner Than Expected? — Sun, 09 May 2010 10:14:49 +0000

[...] Ray Park (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) about the possibility of a Heroes for Hire movie which would feature both Iron Fist and Luke Cage. It’s a neat idea to introduce two Marvel characters at once and Park’s hope was that he could [...]

By: Luke Cage Movie Happening Sooner Than Expected? - Screen Rant

Luke Cage Movie Happening Sooner Than Expected? - Screen Rant — Sun, 09 May 2010 04:54:45 +0000

By: Joss Whedon or Peter Sollett to Direct Marvel’s Runaways? - Screen Rant

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[...] the other popular characters in Marvel’s vast roster, including Dr. Strange, Black Panther, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, but now we know the next project in their sights is a team-up film based on [...]

By: Stan Lee Hypes Future Marvel Movies - Screen Rant

Stan Lee Hypes Future Marvel Movies - Screen Rant — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:39:26 +0000

[...] movie, he won’t be alone and it’ll be a partnership. He of course was referrign to a Heroes for Hire movie co-starring Luke Cage. I would like to see that movie and I hope it can happen with Park involved. Park loves Danny Rand [...]

By: T-Reezy

T-Reezy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:51:24 +0000

he's not big enough to play Luke Cage

By: T-Reezy

T-Reezy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:46:52 +0000

I completely agree with you on both casting choices. I would put Michael Jai White and Park as my second choices. Statham would need to work on that accent though

By: T-Reezy

T-Reezy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:51:24 +0000

he's not big enough to play Luke Cage

By: T-Reezy

T-Reezy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:46:52 +0000

I completely agree with you on both casting choices. I would put Michael Jai White and Park as my second choices. Statham would need to work on that accent though

By: michael

michael — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:45:15 +0000

wow! i want to see a luke cage/ironfist movie. this will be a huge mega blockbuster movie if it ever get’s made.

By: Supermax

Supermax — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:20:39 +0000

I think Roger Cross, he played Curtis Manning in 24 for a couple of seasons would be and AWESOME Luke Cage, he’s just an awesome actor when it comes to the espionage/investagation type. Check it out.

By: lastdrag0n89

lastdrag0n89 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:06 +0000

I think that Terry Crews might come close to dangerously over acting the part for Luke Cage. I would much prefer Michael Jai White. Im an avid comic fan and love the new avengers series and i see Luke as a more serious character. Not tryin to diss Crews i just think the role needs a more serious actor

By: Phil G

Phil G — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:06:07 +0000

To be honest, I’m glad they waited on the Iron Fist movie til now. To that point in 2001, the Iron Fist mythos was never taken too seriously, to the point of even being mocked by long-time Marvel fans.

More recently, however, Marvel has developed Iron Fist better as a character in the series “The Immortal Iron Fist,” even giving him quite a good supporting cast with the Immortal Weapons. Iron Fist is becoming more of a bankable star all because of that, and I’m sure if Ray Park looks at what’s happening right now, if he’s reading the recent comics, he’d say the same thing – that it’s good they have better stories to build on now.

Ray Park IS perfect for Iron Fist look-wise though. I hope they get this done before Park gets too old to do it anymore.

No clue on who should play Cage.

By: stuntmanJ

stuntmanJ — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:12:49 +0000

As long as we’re talking “Heroes for Hire,” who plays Misty Knight? Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana or Gabrielle Union?

By: stuntmanJ

stuntmanJ — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:09:50 +0000

Terry Crewes would be a great choice for Cage.
I would be satisfied with either Crewes or Michael Jai White in the role.

By: Giraffehead

Giraffehead — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:11:26 +0000

Michael Jai White sure looks the part but there is little evidence that he can express a complex character. Putting he and Ray Park together would be two unproven actors.

I’m assuming Marvel would want this movie to be mainstream as their current movies have been moving in that direction.

Don’t get me wrong I love Ray Park and would like to see him given the chance to act more, but I’m just not willing to put a movie on his shoulders quite yet.

Now to throw in my choice for slightly too old actor: Cuba Gooding jr anyone? (and don’t give me any of that show me the money crap).

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:30:39 +0000

@vid
Aw man!! You brought up Shang-Chi before me! DRAT!

I have wanted to see Shang-Chi in a movie for a long time. I think the asian actor from Matrix: Reloaded would be great.

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:27:14 +0000

Ray Park also had dialogue in Ecks vs. Severs, but I thought the movie was horrible.

My first choice for Cage would be White but Crews would be a close second and the black guy from Underworld (Kevin Grevioux? I think someone mentioned him above) would be third. I would like Shang-Chi to also have a role in the movie, maybe as someone the heroes are looking for because he did murder his father’s rival but later becoming an ally when the heroes find that Shang-Chi’s father lied to him. This has potential to be really awesome.

By: vid

vid — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:26:31 +0000

oh and whoever said Kevin Grevioux…he looks like an excellent choice and damn is he smart, undergrad in microbiology and grad studies in genetic engineering?

By: vid

vid — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:20:16 +0000

I’d like to see Park as Danny Rand. Terry Crews I think would be a bit too old by the time the movie starts shooting but I can’t think of anyone else.

I am really uninformed about good black actors who are in their 30s. I do think that if Ving Rhames were 15 years younger he would’ve been a good choice, certainly had the build for it.

It’d be cool if they also included Colleen Wing and Misty Knight as sort of a competing duo/friendly rivalry.

What story would they do? I don’t know but whatever they do I think it would be neat to end it with the apparent death of Iron Fist. Then after the credits a short scene will show or heavily imply that Iron Fist is alive.

A sequel could possibly add Shang-Chi and the new female Tarantula.