{"id":70748,"date":"2014-12-22T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/12\/22\/its-official-mike-colter-will-be-luke-cage-for-marvel-and-netflix\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:53:26","slug":"its-official-mike-colter-will-be-luke-cage-for-marvel-and-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/its-official-mike-colter-will-be-luke-cage-for-marvel-and-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Official – Mike Colter Will Be Luke Cage For Marvel and Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Official – Mike Colter Will Be Luke Cage For Marvel and Netflix<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 22, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a><\/p>\n

After Deadline<\/a>\u00a0reported earlier this month\u00a0that Mike Colter<\/strong>, who’s currently starring in the digital series Halo: Nightfall<\/a><\/strong> for Microsoft and Xbox Entertainment,\u00a0was Marvel’s top choice to play Luke Cage<\/strong> in the Netflix series, Jessica Jones, both companies have NOW confirmed their story. <\/strong><\/p>\n

With Twilight<\/b> screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg as the show runner, the 13-episode drama, the second in a four-series Netflix-Marvel deal, centers on Jessica Jones (played by Krysten Ritter), a superhero suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, which leads to her hanging up her costume and opening her own detective agency, where she ends up helping people and assisting other superheroes.<\/p>\n

The character has a romantic relationship with Cage, which is why his character will be showcased in 6 or 7 episodes of the Jessica Jones show before leading his own Netflix series, Luke Cage.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cMike embodies the strength, edge and depth of Luke Cage,\u201d<\/strong> said \u201cJessica Jones\u201d showrunner Melissa Rosenberg. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have him bring this iconic Marvel character to life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFans have longed to see Luke Cage \u2026 and in Mike we\u2019ve found the perfect actor,\u201d<\/strong> said Jeph Loeb, Marvel\u2019s Head of Television. \u201cViewers will get to meet Luke Cage in \u2018Marvel\u2019s A.K.A. Jessica Jones,\u2019 and experience why he is such an important super hero in the Marvel mythos.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Krysten<\/a><\/p>\n

Ritter<\/strong>, who starred in the short-lived ABC series ABC show Don\u2019t Trust the B\u2014in Apt. 23<\/b>, has been given the female lead role of Jones. She will next be seen in Tim Burton\u2019s Big Eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Colter has appeared in numerous TV series including a starring role on \u2018Ringer\u2019<\/strong> and guest-starring roles on \u2018The Good Wife\u2019<\/strong> and \u2018The Following.\u2019 The South Carolina native played boxer Big Willie Little in the Oscar winning film \u2018Million Dollar Baby.\u2019 <\/strong>He was seen opposite Will Smith<\/strong> in \u2018Men In Black 3.\u2019 <\/strong>and in Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s \u2018Zero Dark Thirty.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJessica Jones\u201d is the second of five Netflix shows Marvel will roll out starting next year with \u201cMarvel\u2019s Daredevil.\u201d Following the two will be both \u201cLuke Cage\u201d and \u201cIron Fist,\u201d with all four leading into a \u201cDefenders\u201d mini-series.<\/p>\n

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