Fan Casting Dr. Noah Burnstein in John Singleton's Cage

A weary, guilt-ridden genetic engineer, Dr. Burnstein created the experimental procedure that gave Luke Cage his powers. Haunted by the deaths of previous volunteers, he offers Carl a chance at freedom—only to watch his experiment go horribly wrong. Burnstein is a man torn between scientific ambition and moral regret. Though he genuinely wants to help Luke, he remains complicit in the government's exploitation of him.