'Marvel's Luke Cage' Spoilers: Will Mike Colter, Alfre Woodard Meet Netflix's Black Mariah?
With Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil underway, major announcement has been made for the next Netflix superhero series, Marvel's Luke Cage. Will the hero-for-hire, Carl Lucas aka Luke Cage (Mike Colter) meet the Marvel super villain known as Black Mariah (Alfre Woodard)?
As we previously mentioned, Carl Lucas' origin story begins with him being framed for a crime he didn't commit. Wanting to get revenge for the alleged drug bust, the wrongfully accused criminal volunteers for an experimental treatment at the prison. The chemical compounds end up giving him superhuman strength and durability.
Luke Cage will first appear in an episode of Marvel's AKA Jessica Jones. During an investigation in New York City, the super-powered private investigator (played by Krysten Ritter) will encounter the enigmatic superhero. His secrets will dramatically alter Jessica in ways she could never have imagined.
According to Deadline, the State of Affairs actress is finalizing a deal to star opposite Colter in the superhero drama. The role is up for debate because sources say Woodard is playing the antagonist, who may be an amalgam of characters.
The character breakdown has her listed as as Minetta, a powerful woman in local politics who will have an impact on Luke Cage's vigilante lifestyle. Minetta may possibly be a version of Marvel villain Black Mariah, a nemesis in both Luke Cage and the upcoming Iron Fist series, which hasn't been casted yet. In the comics, Black Mariah is a professional criminal and a drug dealer.
As we previously mentioned, the supervising producer, Cheo Hodari Coker, of the cop drama, SouthLAnd, will serve as the executive producer and showrunner of the show. Coker currently writing the first two episodes of the the anticipated series. We're very excited to see what Coker has in store, especially since his writing credits includes the rap biopic, Notorious.
We have 5 reasons why we're excited to see Mike Colter as Luke Cage.
Marvel's Luke Cage will premiere on Netflix sometime in 2016.
Readers, are you excited to see Luke Cage?