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17 August 2011 12:40 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Actor Raw Leiba has had discussions with Marvel about the possibility of playing strongman hero Luke Cage or Black Panther archnemesis Erik Killmonger.

Marvel hired a writer for a Black Panther movie in January and had at one time been developing a Luke Cage feature.

The actor, who appears in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian reboot, had previously revealed he was keen to be considered for either of those potential adaptations and has now made his interest official.

As the picture above shows, Leiba (on the right) and his manager Charlie Wright visited the entertainment giant's offices. Sources say discussions included Luke Cage as well as the role of Erik Killmonger (see image below), a villain from the Black Panther comics.

Leiba has also become a producer on Dream Destinations, a documentary of the life and works of Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, whose credits include 1982's First Blood, the first in the Rambo franchise. »

- David Bentley

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