An X-Men Movie Star Almost Played Marvel's Lowest Rated Superhero 18 Years Earlier

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Summary 20 years ago, Ray Park, star of X-Men and Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace, nearly played a Marvel hero who has since had a disappointing 2017 Netflix series. 2000 saw Variety release a report that outlined several plans Marvel made in collaboration with Artisan Entertainment to turn many of the comic book company's popular assets into non-MCU shows and movies.

Ray Park's Iron Fist Movie Explained Ray Park's Iron Fist Movie Report Details What Could Have Been Ray Park was cast to play the titular role in an Iron Fist movie directed by Che-Kirk Wong. The Variety report explains about the film, which was intended to be about "an orphan taught a mystical martial art which allows his first to become literally an iron weapon." The film was speculated to be Danny Rand's origin story.

Why Iron Fist's First Movie Was Canceled The Iron Fist Movie Plans Came At An Unfortunate Time None of the titles announced between Artisan and Marvel came to fruition. Due to financial concerns and mergers, the deal between the two fell through. Marvel sold off some of their rights to Fox and held on to others, but the plan for an Iron Fist movie disappeared.

 

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