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Luke Cage Movie in 2009: R-rated?

Movie promises to be “brutual enough for an R-rating” [source, io9 quoting Comic Book Movies quoting Marvel Source Avi Arad.

Whereupon lies the problem - an R rating has been seen as the signature death knell for a blockbuster movie.  For example, the hideous editing done to DieHard4.0 in order to secure the coveted MA15 category.  Or the Terminator 4 proposed PG to MA15 rating… or the ratings of Spiderman, Iron Man, Hulk, Punisher and Batman.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that comic book films are automagically destined for the MA to PG level of rating. I just don’t feel comfortable that the first shot Luke Cage has at the silver screen will be in a smaller niche than was presented to the rest of the Marvel franchise.  Like it or not, Cage’s take will be judged against the PG-13 movies to determine “if audiences are ready for a black lead character in a comic book film”.

In fact, only the third Punisher film looks close enough to the money to be R-rated.  Wolverine was toned down to a PG13 from a possible R rating, and if there’s one Canadian killing machine that would be well suited to non stop violence brutuality fest that’s worthy of an R rating… it’s Wolverine.

PG13 Wolverine versus R Rated Cage.  Sales figures determine who lives for a sequel

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It’s a world of laughter
A world of tears
It’s a world of hopes
And a world of fears
There’s so much that we share
That it’s time we’re aware
It’s a skrull world after all

There is just one moon (maybe)
And one golden sun (possibly)
And a smile means
Friendship to every one
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It’s a skrull world after all

It’s a skrull world after
It’s a skrull world after all
It’s a skrull world after all
It’s a skrull, skrull world

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Skrulls.  They can detect each other, right?