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Mike Colter has fixed a promising update connected the likelihood he'll instrumentality arsenic Marvel's unbreakable Harlem leader Luke Cage.
Speaking connected Shawn Stockman's On That Note podcast, Colter was asked if determination was immoderate accidental fans mightiness spot him backmost successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 8 years connected from Netflix's arguable cancellation of its Luke Cage bid and different fashionable superhero shows.
Without committing to thing concrete, Colter said that "conversations" had so taken spot astir him coming backmost arsenic Cage and that the results of these chats could "come into fruition faster than we think."
"Listen, I volition accidental this, I've had conversations... and I'll permission it astatine that," Colter said.
"I've had conversations," helium continued, "which before, I was... 'no.' Because erstwhile it wrapped... y'know I loved playing Luke Cage but I emotion acting and doing antithetic things. So I conscionable was like, 'I'll bash thing else.' I emotion the fans and I emotion that world. And it's been years now. So now, I'm doing different projects, but present I deliberation to myself 'I person immoderate unfinished concern there.'
"I talked to Cheo [Hodari Coker] astir it, helium was the creator and showrunner [on Netflix's Luke Cage series], and present I've reached the constituent wherever I'm like, 'I person immoderate unfinished business' and I deliberation Daredevil's backmost so, c'mon... Jessica's back."
The astir evident spot for Colter to instrumentality would beryllium successful a aboriginal occurrence of Daredevil: Born Again. Fellow Netflix-era prima Charlie Cox has already filmed the 2nd play of his Disney+ revival bid — which volition notably besides spot the instrumentality of Krysten Ritter arsenic Jessica Jones, different alumna of Marvel's Netflix era.
Indeed, Colter began his crook arsenic Cage connected Netflix's Jessica Jones series, appearing arsenic a regular quality during its archetypal play earlier starring successful 2 seasons of his ain show. Colter besides appeared successful Netflix crossover miniseries The Defenders, which saw him squad up with characters from Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist.
Fans person remained keen to spot what Cage is up to now, and with Jessica Jones returning successful Daredevil Season 2, determination are hopes that Mike Colter's quality volition beryllium fixed a akin instrumentality successful Disney's already-greenlit 3rd play that volition beryllium filmed this year.
"I'd accidental we're successful a amended presumption to travel into fruition faster than we think, truthful we'll see," Colter teased. "I was giving nary 1 anticipation before, I americium giving anticipation astatine least."
IGN antecedently spoke with Daredevil: Born Again writer Jesse Wigutow connected however the bid is present embracing its star's Netflix-era roots, aft an archetypal effort astatine keeping the amusement separate. "I consciousness similar immoderate of that worked well, and immoderate of it didn't," Wigutow said. "There were expectations that weren't needfully being met, and determination was a pointed effort and a near crook — to not needfully instrumentality to Netflix, but grant the Netflix root of the show. It is meant to beryllium much aligned with the Netflix amusement now."
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Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
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