In 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed that back in the early 90s, he came close to bringing Power Man to the big screen, having toyed with the idea of directing a Luke Cage movie. And now, with Marvel’s latest TV series hitting Netflix, Yahoo! took the opportunity to ask the director what he’s hoping to see from the show.
“Well, frankly, to tell you the truth, I might be one of the pains in their asses because I love the way the character was presented so much in the ’70s,” said Tarantino. “I’m not really that open to a rethinking on who he was. I just think that first issue, that origin issue … was so good, and it was really Marvel’s attempt to try to do a blacksploitation movie vibe as one of their superhero comics. And I thought they nailed it. Absolutely nailed it. So, just take that Issue #1 and put it in script form and do that.”
So, a Luke Cage: Hero for Hire movie directed by Tarantino? That certainly could have been something…
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After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive who attempts to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But soon he is pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.
Luke Cage is available now on Netflix, with Mike Colter leading the cast as Power Man alongside Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) as Claire Temple, Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy) as Shades, Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives) as Black Mariah, Simone Missick (Ray Donovan) as Misty Knight, Mahershala Ali (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) as Cottonmouth, Frank Whaley (Gotham) as Detective Scarfe, Sonia Braga (Brothers & Sisters) as Soledad Temple and Erik LaRay Harvey (Boardwalk Empire) as Diamondback.
Originally published October 1, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
