{"id":73177,"date":"2015-09-03T17:55:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/09\/03\/mahershala-ali-cast-as-cottonmouth-in-marvels-luke-cage\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:39:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:39:17","slug":"mahershala-ali-cast-as-cottonmouth-in-marvels-luke-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/mahershala-ali-cast-as-cottonmouth-in-marvels-luke-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"House Of Cards’ Mahershala Ali Cast As Cottonmouth In Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mahershala Ali Cast As Cottonmouth In Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 3, 2015<\/p>\n

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

Mahershala Ali<\/strong> (House of Cards) has been cast to play\u00a0Cornell \u201cCottonmouth\u201d Stokes in\u00a0Netflix’s\u00a0\u201cMarvel\u2019s Luke Cage,”\u00a0<\/strong>joining the additions of Simone Missick,\u00a0Theo Rossi, and<\/strong>\u00a0Rosario Dawson,\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>who\u00a0will reprising her\u00a0\u201cMarvel\u2019s Daredevil\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>role as Claire Temple.<\/p>\n

Alfre Woodard <\/strong>is\u00a0set to play gang leader Black Maria, the series\u2019 villain.<\/p>\n

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

In Luke Cage, Mike Colter,<\/strong> 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

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

Stokes, a Harlem nightclub owner, will become an unexpected foe in Luke Cage\u2019s (Mike Colter) life when Stokes\u2019 criminal activities threaten Luke\u2019s world.<\/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

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

Missick will play Misty Knight, who made her comic book debut in \u201cMarvel Premiere\u201d #21, created by\u00a0Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones. Originally a police officer with the NYPD, Misty Knight lost her arm in a bombing accident, but Iron Man himself built her a new bionic arm. The character has worked as a private detective with Luke Cage throughout the comics, even leading the Heroes for Hire at one point. Knight has also been one half of the Daughters of the Dragon with her partner\u00a0Colleen Wing as well as a frequent love interest for Danny Rand aka Iron Fist.<\/p>\n

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

Ali will next be seen reprising his role as Commander Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2<\/strong>. He\u00a0starred for three seasons on USA’s sci-fi drama\u00a0The 4400\u00a0<\/strong>and had a featured role on David Fincher’s 2008 film\u00a0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. <\/strong>The Oakland native gained more visibility in the role of Remy Danton in the Netflix series\u00a0House of Cards<\/strong>. Upcoming roles include the\u00a0Gary Ross’s Civil War drama\u00a0“The Free State of Jones,”\u00a0<\/strong>joining\u00a0Oscar winner\u00a0Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Keri Russell.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Cheo Hodari Coker<\/strong> will serve as executive producer and showrunner of “Marvel\u2019s Luke Cage.”\u00a0He\u00a0is also writing the first two episodes of the series that will premiere in 2016, everywhere that Netflix is available.<\/p>\n

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

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