{"id":73159,"date":"2015-09-02T16:23:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/09\/02\/rosario-dawson-to-reprise-her-daredevil-role-on-netflixs-luke-cage-theo-rossi-joins-cast\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:41:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:41:04","slug":"rosario-dawson-to-reprise-her-daredevil-role-on-netflixs-luke-cage-theo-rossi-joins-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/rosario-dawson-to-reprise-her-daredevil-role-on-netflixs-luke-cage-theo-rossi-joins-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosario Dawson To Reprise Her ‘Daredevil’ Role On Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage,’ Theo Rossi Joins Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rosario Dawson To Reprise Her ‘Daredevil’ Role On Netflix’s\u00a0‘Luke Cage,’ Theo Rossi Joins Cast<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 2, 2015<\/p>\n

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

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

According to Deadline<\/a>, Rosario Dawson<\/strong> will reprising her \u201cMarvel\u2019s Daredevil\u201d<\/strong> role as Claire Temple on Netflix’s \u201cMarvel\u2019s Luke Cage,”<\/strong> which is Marvel\u2018s third Netflix series. The site also stated that Theo Rossi<\/strong>, best known for his role on the FX series \u201cSons of Anarchy,\u201d<\/strong> has joined the cast.<\/p>\n

Both Dawson and Rossi join Mike Colter<\/strong>, who will star as Luke Cage and Alfre Woodard<\/strong>, who is set to play gang leader Black Maria, the series\u2019 villain.<\/p>\n

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

In Luke Cage, Mike Colter, who will be first introduced in the second Marvel series for Netflix, A.K.A. Jessica Jones<\/strong>, plays Cage, a wrongly accused man who, granted superstrength by a sabotaged experiment, escapes prison to become a superhero for hire. Colter will be showcased in 6 or 7 episodes of the Jessica Jones show before leading his own Netflix series, Luke Cage.<\/p>\n

Rossi will play the villain Shades, who made his first appearance in 1972 in the premiere issue of \u201cLuke Cage, Hero for Hire.\u201d A convicted felon, Shades and his partner in crime, Comanche, escaped prison and came into possession of a visor that enables him to shoot optic blasts.<\/p>\n

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

Cheo Hodari Coker<\/strong> will serve as executive producer and showrunner of “Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage.” Woodard recently co-starred on NBC\u2019s State Of Affairs and recurred on TNT\u2019s The Last Ship. On the big screen, she will next appear opposite Ryan Gosling in “Mississippi Grind.”<\/p>\n

“Luke Cage” is the third series in Marvel\u2019s four-series package at Netflix after \u201cJessica Jones\u201d and \u201cMarvel\u2019s Daredevil.\u201d The last series will be \u201cIron Fist,\u201d with all four leading into a \u201cDefenders\u201d mini-series.<\/p>\n

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