In 2001, during a promotional tour for John Singleton's "Baby Boy", the director confided to Sneak Peek, that actor Ving Rhames ("Pulp Fiction") was up for the part of Marvel Comics' superhero "Luke Cage". Now comes a self-financed promotional video, starring former NFL Wide Receiver, actor, Isaiah Mustafa, better known as the sweaty "Old Spice" commercial guy, who is actively lobbying to play the comic book character.
'Luke Cage', created by "Creepy" magazine writer/editor Archie Goodwin and illustrator John Romita, Sr. of "Spider-Man" fame, first appeared in Marvel Comics' "Luke Cage, Hero for Hire" #1 (June 1972).
"...A man called 'Lucas' was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. In exchange for parole, Lucas clandestinely underwent an experimental procedure, originally intended to generate immunity to all illness; instead, it inadvertently granted him steel-hard skin and heavier, enhanced muscle. 
"After escaping 'Seagate Prison', Lucas forged the identity of 'Luke Cage', becoming a 'hero for hire', super-enhanced private detective.
"Later he formed a business partnership with the martial arts hero known as 'Iron Fist' in the Marvel Comics' series "Power Man & Iron Fist" and had a baby with 'Jessica Jones'.."
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