Quentin Tarantino talks about a slew of projects that never get made, but with the superhero genre being as ubiquitous as it has become during the 21st century, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are weighing the pros and cons of the two-time winner. of the Academy Award hypothetically. dusting off their abandon luke cage movie.

Shortly after reserve dogs had wowed audiences and put him on the map as the latest movie wunderkind, the former video store clerk toyed with the idea of ​​making the protector of Harlem the star of his own movie. Tarantino even went so far as to discuss the prospect with producer Ed Pressman, who was handling the rights at the time.

pulp fiction, jackie brownY Inglorious Bastards the architect even knew who he wanted to play the lead role; even if friends of his with deep knowledge of comics kept trying to tell him that Wesley Snipes would be a much better fit for the role than Tarantino’s ideal candidate, Laurence Fishburne.

In a similar vein to the Disney Plus animated series And yes…?Redditors have been discussing whether Tarantino dusting off Luke Cage in 2022 would be something they’d be ready and/or willing to see happen.

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An R-rated, profanity-laden, hyperviolent luke cage of the singular mind of Quentin Tarantino be something to see? Absolutely, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it would be a good idea, even if we’re dealing purely in the realm of illusions.