Marvel + Netflix = Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and..
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http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48980
Marvel and Netflix jointly announced plans Thursday to bring several of the publisher's street-level characters to live action, starting with Daredevil and continuing with Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, before culminating with a "Defenders" miniseries. This announcement follows reports from last month that Marvel TV was putting together a "package" of 60 episodes to be shopped to video on demand services and cable channels.
The "Daredevil" series is scheduled to start in 2015, available exclusively on Netflix. The digital service will host a minimum of four 13-episode series starring each solo character, with the subsequent "The Defenders" miniseries set to "reimagine a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters."
A TV show starring Jessica Jones, star of Marvel MAX series "Alias," had been in development since 2010; Luke Cage and Iron Fist, separately, had interest from studios as feature films for years. The Netflix project will be the first time those three characters have been depicted in live-action, but the second high-profile live-action "Daredevil" production, following the maligned 2003 film starring Ben Affleck.
No official casting yet but of course I've ran across some sites with their ideas of who should get casted
Luke Cage
J. August Richards: Yes, the "Angel" star has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe already as the first bad guy in the pilot episode of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." But the talented Richards deserves a bigger part in the MCU, is friendly with head honcho Joss Whedon, and with his shaved head even looks the part of Luke Cage. Heck, before it was revealed what he would really be playing on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." fans all speculated he would be playing Cage, so why not fulfill that particular prophecy?
Runners-up: Terry Crews, Isiah Mustafa, Mechad Brooks, Michael Jai White
Daredevil/Matt Murdock
Domhnall Gleeson: With the bad taste from Ben Affleck's big screen iteration of the blind, super-powered lawyer still fresh in fans' mouths, Marvel will want to go in a vastly different direction. Enter Gleeson, who recently starred in the rom-com "About Time." However, he has more than enough familiarity with special effects from his time as Bill Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies. And just like Matt Murdock, he's Irish! There you go.
Runners up: Eddie Redmayne, Michael C. Hall, Neil Patrick Harris
Jessica Jones
Tatiana Maslany: The insanely talented Maslany has been appearing on TV screens playing no fewer than six cloned versions of the same character on BBC America's "Orphan Black." Maslany is able to play tough, knows how to play a detective through one of her clone roles on "Orphan Black," and is completely familiar with special effects. Plus, she's very funny, as she showed off in her brief appearance on "Parks and Recreation." That's a must for sarcastic former superhero turned PI Jessica Jones.
Runners-up: Jewel Staite, Anna Torv
Iron Fist/Danny Rand
Ryan Kwanten: Kwanten is probably best known for playing dim bulb Jason Stackhouse on "True Blood." But the actor is just as able at playing Danny Rand's cocky arrogance, as well as his showing off his ability with kung-fu action when in the guise of Iron Fist, something he demonstarted while portraying Marvel Comics' character Eddie Brock (a.k.a., Venom) in the short fan film "Truth In Journalism." Plus, Kwanten just looks exactly like Danny Rand; and given "True Blood" is ending next season, will be completely available.
Runners-up: Aaron Paul, Topher Grace, Justin Chatwin
I'm excited for this. Hope whoever they get does a good job and it works out.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48980
Marvel and Netflix jointly announced plans Thursday to bring several of the publisher's street-level characters to live action, starting with Daredevil and continuing with Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, before culminating with a "Defenders" miniseries. This announcement follows reports from last month that Marvel TV was putting together a "package" of 60 episodes to be shopped to video on demand services and cable channels.
The "Daredevil" series is scheduled to start in 2015, available exclusively on Netflix. The digital service will host a minimum of four 13-episode series starring each solo character, with the subsequent "The Defenders" miniseries set to "reimagine a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters."
A TV show starring Jessica Jones, star of Marvel MAX series "Alias," had been in development since 2010; Luke Cage and Iron Fist, separately, had interest from studios as feature films for years. The Netflix project will be the first time those three characters have been depicted in live-action, but the second high-profile live-action "Daredevil" production, following the maligned 2003 film starring Ben Affleck.
No official casting yet but of course I've ran across some sites with their ideas of who should get casted
Luke Cage
J. August Richards: Yes, the "Angel" star has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe already as the first bad guy in the pilot episode of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." But the talented Richards deserves a bigger part in the MCU, is friendly with head honcho Joss Whedon, and with his shaved head even looks the part of Luke Cage. Heck, before it was revealed what he would really be playing on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." fans all speculated he would be playing Cage, so why not fulfill that particular prophecy?
Runners-up: Terry Crews, Isiah Mustafa, Mechad Brooks, Michael Jai White
Daredevil/Matt Murdock
Domhnall Gleeson: With the bad taste from Ben Affleck's big screen iteration of the blind, super-powered lawyer still fresh in fans' mouths, Marvel will want to go in a vastly different direction. Enter Gleeson, who recently starred in the rom-com "About Time." However, he has more than enough familiarity with special effects from his time as Bill Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies. And just like Matt Murdock, he's Irish! There you go.
Runners up: Eddie Redmayne, Michael C. Hall, Neil Patrick Harris
Jessica Jones
Tatiana Maslany: The insanely talented Maslany has been appearing on TV screens playing no fewer than six cloned versions of the same character on BBC America's "Orphan Black." Maslany is able to play tough, knows how to play a detective through one of her clone roles on "Orphan Black," and is completely familiar with special effects. Plus, she's very funny, as she showed off in her brief appearance on "Parks and Recreation." That's a must for sarcastic former superhero turned PI Jessica Jones.
Runners-up: Jewel Staite, Anna Torv
Iron Fist/Danny Rand
Ryan Kwanten: Kwanten is probably best known for playing dim bulb Jason Stackhouse on "True Blood." But the actor is just as able at playing Danny Rand's cocky arrogance, as well as his showing off his ability with kung-fu action when in the guise of Iron Fist, something he demonstarted while portraying Marvel Comics' character Eddie Brock (a.k.a., Venom) in the short fan film "Truth In Journalism." Plus, Kwanten just looks exactly like Danny Rand; and given "True Blood" is ending next season, will be completely available.
Runners-up: Aaron Paul, Topher Grace, Justin Chatwin
I'm excited for this. Hope whoever they get does a good job and it works out.
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I'm also excited about this....0
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Same. I'll have to review my Netflix subscription for it!0
