Mustafa Shakir talks about how he used classic movies like The Harder They Come and Nyabinghi music to find the voice for Bushmaster.
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We get glimpses of Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) and Shades (Theo Rossi) but the new trailer seems to set up the coming of John McIver (Mustafa Shakir) aka Bushmaster as someone who can actually hurt Luke.
Synopsis for season 2:
After clearing his name, Luke Cage has become a celebrity on the streets of Harlem with a[...]
It's a ticket for John McIver from Kingston to Harlem, one way McIver is one of a handful of new villains being introduced to the series, and like Cottonmouth and Diamonback, McIver has a comic book counterpart with a snake themed codename… Bushmaster Cast in the role of McIver is Mustafa Shakir (The Night Of).
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If Daredevil releases before November 17th, that will make four Marvel Television series premiering seasons on the streaming service in less than 12 months (Punisher premiered in November 2017).
Joining Colter and Missick on Marvel's Luke Cage for the second season are Alfre Woodard (Mariah Dillard), Theo Rossi (Hernan "Shades" Alvarez), Mustafa Shakir (John McIver), Gabrielle Dennis[...]
Returning to join Shakir and Dennis for the sophomore season are cast members Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Simone Missick (Misty Knight), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Alfre Woodard (Mariah Dillard) and Theo Rossi (Shades).
Shakir will be taking on the role of John McIver, a charismatic, natural-born leader who's looking for vengeance with his focus set solely on Cage's[...]