Marvels Next Movie Blunder "Luke Cage"

Actor Tyrese Gibson is in the lead for the role of Luke Cage in yet another Marvel Comics Movie production. Tyrese, a former male model, played a supporting role in the summer hit Transformers.

Now I'm not putting Tyrese down, or the comic character Luke Cage either, but the idea of a movie based off Luke Cage just sounds down right awful. Luke Cage is a street-wise thug with unbreakable skin and super-human strength. He's known best as the "Hero for Hire." The problem here is simple, Luke Cage doesn't have much, if any, depth to him as a character at all. However, I could be wrong. With hindsight on their side, maybe a movie starring Luke Cage could succeed in all the ways that Daredevil failed. Luke Cage and Daredevil are very similar when it comes to protecting their hometown. Daredevil protects Hell's Kitchen with a force, and Luke Cage does the same for Harlem. If they use this approach better than the movie Daredevil did, this could end up being a worthwhile film. That of course is all depending on how they handle the origin of the character.

As far as the 'look' and the 'attitude' of Luke Cage, I think Tyrese would be a good choice. However, for as jacked and in shape Tyrese is, Luke Cage is portrayed as even bigger than that in the comics. Something tells me the studio won't go with Cage's original yellow costume however.