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Marvel's Luke Cage Added To The Minimates Line
Diamond Select Toys is adding a line of Marvel's Luke Cage figures to their Marvel Minimates collection The set includes Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Cottonmouth and Mariah Dillard Each figured comes with interchangeable parts Luke Cage can change to a hooded version as well as the classic Power Man look with metal tiara. The figures join[...]
A Street Level Hero – What Makes Luke Cage Tick
Netflix has a new video looking at Luke Cage as a street level hero and just what that means The video includes commentary from Mahershala Ali, Brian Michael Bendis, Method Man, Mike Colter, Cheo Hodari Coker, and Dapper Dan talking about what makes Luke Cage a hero Coker points out that this series has elements[...]
Mike Colter On Luke Cage, Heroes For Hire And Blaxplotation
Mike Colter, start of Marvel's Luke Cage, hit the convention stage this weekend in Los Angeles much to the audience's pleasure When asked about his knowledge of the character prior to taking the role, Colter admitted that he was a fan of Marvel, but he grew up in a rural area and only got comics[...]
A Look A Trevor Von Eeden's Process
Trevor Von Eeden shared his process art for the variant cover to the new Cage #1 by Genndy Tartakovsky. The colors are by Rachelle Rosenberg. He also
Colter, Ali, Dawson And Faison From The Marvel's Luke Cage Red Carpet
Marvel has released some red carpet interviews with the cast of Marvel's Luke Cage The first video features Mike Colter talking about the pressure of leading a series while Mahershala Ali talks about being welcomed into the Marvel family and fan base The second video features Rosario Dawson talking about playing Claire Temple in three[...]
Is Sigourney Weaver Playing An Important Character From Daredevil's Past?
Elodie Yung already plays Elektra and where I think she would be an interesting Typhoid Mary, I think they'd want to go with someone more physical in the role. There has been some rumor that Mephisto would be the bad guy for the series, which I think Weaver could totally pull off… but I don't think[...]
Joe Quesada On His Career, Unmarrying Spider-Man And His Plans For World Domination
By Hugh Sheridan Buddy Scalera interviewed Joe Quesada at a panel at New York Comic Con this week. Quesada came in a little late and immediately said "okay let's get naked!" "Oh, wrong panel, sorry" Scalera started by asking Quesada "is it true, you just crashed Netflix?" (with the debut of Marvel's new show Luke Cage) Quesada, channeling Donald Trump,[...]
Luke Cage Meets Danny Rand For The First Time
In a Facebook Live chat, Mike Colter talked about Marvel's Luke Cage while guests kept popping up on the screen First he was visited by Krysten Ritter who he teamed with for Marvel's Jessica Jones Then Finn Jones popped up, letting everyone know he was in New York filming the Marvel's Iron Fist finale This[...]
Luke Cage Showrunner Says He Wanted Prince To Appear In The Series
Luke Cage seems to be going down pretty well, with the hero really bringing a new flavour to the MCU It's use of music is a huge selling point too, with many loving the hip hop vibe of the show. It seems that there was a plan to bring in a music legend too, but it[...]
Mike Colter Talks Marvel Security And Who He Beat Out To Play Luke Cage
Mike Colter, star of Marvel's Luke Cage, visited with Conan O'Brien and talked about the incredible level of security Marvel has for their scripts There is also a silly moment where who he might've beaten out for the role comes us… or not, but it would made for a very different series. https://youtu.be/T6t1q510SfgVideo can't be loaded[...]
Luke Cage – Modern Blaxploitation Meets The MCU
This article contains spoilers for Marvel's Luke Cage I'm going to try to keep them to a minimum, but there will be some so be warned. . . . . . On Friday I reviewed the first episode of Marvel's Luke Cage as it debuted on Netflix By that night I'd finished watching all thirteen episodes and planned to post it[...]
Luke Cage Actor Doubts He Will Ever Team Up With The Avengers On Film
They will frequently reference events in The Avengers, but otherwise they are pretty distanced, especially by tone. It seems we shouldn't expect The Defenders, or specifically Luke Cage to turn up in a movie any time soon That is according to Mike Colter who plays Luke Cage Calling into Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM (via ScreenRant), the actor[...]
Bulletproof Love – Song From Marvel's Luke Cage
I finished up Marvel's Luke Cage last night and I'll write about my overall impression later on, but right now Marvel has released the following song It's by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad featuring Method Man and not only does the song play into one of the later episodes, it marks what feels to[...]
Moment Of Truth – The First Episode Of Marvel's Luke Cage
After a year of waiting since his debut in Marvel's Jessica Jones, midnight hit on the West Coast and Cheo Hodari Coker's take on Marvel's Luke Cage went live on Netflix I stayed up, ready to go as the September 30th began. Now, I'm just going to talk about the first episode here because that's all[...]
Quentin Tarantino Thought About Making A Luke Cage Movie After Reservoir Dogs
Luke Cage is out today on Netflix, which means I know a great many will be spending their weekend with the character It seems we could have had a very interesting version of the character before this though. Speaking to Yahoo Movies (via Screen Rant), it appears Quentin Tarantino once thought about taking on the character[...]
The Comic Origins Of Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
We are two days away from the premier of Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix And where characters like Captain America from the 1940's and Iron Man from the 1960's can get away with some slight modernization… Luke Cage and his villain Cottonmouth aren't even close to their original looks… and that's probably good[...]
Luke Cage – Harlem's Street Level Hero
In this new video for Marvel's Luke Cage, some of today's top rap stars talk about Luke Cage (Mike Colter) as being a street level hero It includes A$ap Ferg, Method Man, plus Harlem style icon Dapper Dan and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker all talking about the history and culture of Harlam and how you wouldn't see[...]
Luke Cage Will Clear The Board Against Diamondback In New Trailer
Netflix has dropped a new trailer for Marvel's Luke Cage We get a better idea of the story and how Luke Cage (Mike Colter) takes the war to Cornell Stokes (Mahershala Ali) and Mariah Stokes (Alfre Woodard) We also see that Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) will be playing an important role in the series and[...]
Are You Ready For Luke Cage? A Few Trades To Help You Out
If you're looking at the upcoming Marvel's Luke Cage and thinking, "Hmmm, I really don't know that much about the character." Then perhaps this list will help you Here are five trades you can read to get a good idea who Powerman was and is And if you didn't know he used to call himself[...]
You Can Hear The Luke Cage That Might Have Been
On Friday we'll get to see what Marvel Studios and Cheo Hodari Coker have envisioned for Luke Cage But ten years ago there was a different vision of Luke Cage being talked about The rights to the character were held by Columbia Pictures and director John Singleton was attached He envisioned Tyrese Gibson in the[...]
Cheo Hodari Coker Addresses Heroes For Hire
We are less than a week away from the release of Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix We also know that Marvel's Iron Fist is filming now No Marvel fan can here those two names and not wonder about Heroes For Hire, the company founded by the two adventurers Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker spoke[...]
Netflix Uses Bill Nye To Promote Binge Watching
So keep that in mind next weekend when you are sitting down to watch Marvel's Luke Cage… how fast you watch it might play into whether there is a season two. In this clip they use Bill Nye, normally known as the Science-Guy, but here called the Science Man, to comedically explain the pseudo-science involved with[...]
Mike Coulter And Simone Missick Talks Stunts For Marvel's Luke Cage
In an upcoming episode of Geeking Out, hosts Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg talk with Marvel's Luke Cage stars Mike Coulter and Simone Missick about wanting to kick butt on screen and the stunt fights they have to do It seems that there is a scene in a car where Misty Knight (Missick) gets into[...]
From Hiding Out To Harlem's Hero – Who Is Luke Cage
Netflix has released a new featuette for Marvel's Luke Cage The video entitled, Who is Luke Cage includes interviews with Mike Coulter (Cage), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Simone Missick (Misty Knight), and executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker We get an idea of the hero's journey that Cage must take to go from just hiding out[...]
Everyone Wants To Be The King – New Clip From Marvel's Luke Cage
The latest clip from Marvel's Luke Cage shows Cornell Stokes (Mahershala Ali) talking in front of a very red picture of Biggie Smalls wearing a crown… because everyone wants to be the king Stokes is the comic character Cottonmouth and was responsible for sending Luke Cage (Mike Colter) to prison He is expected to be[...]
Luke Cage Is Sick Of Having To Buy New Clothes
Netflix has released a new clip for the upcoming release of Marvel's Luke Cage We've seen parts of this clip in the trailer, but here Luke Cage (Mike Colter) walks into a gym and confronts the bad guys who he easily knocks away Then, when they draw down on him, he comments that they obviously[...]
Netflix Tells Us When We'll See Iron Fist, The Defenders And More
Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos was at the Television Critics Association press tour and gave a rough idea of when the upcoming Marvel TV shows will hit the streaming service. We've been getting two shows a year and it looks like it will continue at least through 2017. Luke Cage is already scheduled for September 30th[...]
Harlem, Empowerment And Updating A 70's Icon – Marvel's Luke Cage
By Alex Roberts Following the success of Marvel/Netflix's two blockbuster series, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, the upcoming Luke Cage promises more of what the first two did best- a look into the gritty, dangerous, and often painful lives of the street-level superheroes in Marvel's sprawling universe The titular Luke Cage made his premiere in Jessica Jones[...]
Catch A Look At The Luke Cage Trailer And The Marvel Netflix Sizzle Reel Here
Well, the Luke Cage panel sure did seem busy, and it seems that they have not left much to imagination for those of us at home. The Luke Cage trailer shown at the panel, including the sizzle reel shown at the beginning, have just dropped online for all to see Get your eyes on these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymw5uvViqPU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jyd8MeKOggVideo can't[...]