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Simone Missick On 'Bomb-Ass' Script For Luke Cage, Will Be A "Real Treat For The Fans"

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Excerpt from the article at MCU Exchange:


Now that we have been introduced to the worlds of both Daredevil and Jessica Jones, it’s time to move on to the next series in the Netflix world, Luke Cage. While we met Luke Cage (Mike Colter) himself in Jessica Jones, Marvel has assured us that each series will have it’s own tone and feel, so we can expect an entirely different feel for his series. Along with Cage, a character that many fans have been eager to see brought to life, the show will also bring another fan-favorite to the lime-light as they’ll introduce Misty Knight, portrayed by actress Simone Missick. As it stands, outside of the premiere date, the short teaser released for the series, and the confirmation of two directors, there’s still plenty we don’t know. Thankfully, with production having recently wrapped, it’s beginning to look as though that’ll begin to change over the coming months.


What did she know about Misty Knight going in? According to Missick, the answer is not very much.

No. Absolutely not… and I think that was a good thing, because so often as actors and people, you know you have an idea of what something is, and it can almost stifle what you allow for yourself to do. So going into it…it’s funny my husband and I were talking about it yesterday, ’cause every now and again it hits us we’re like “Motherfucker you're a super hero!” … This is crazy, there are only like three black female [heroes] in the Marvel Universe, it’s so small. It’s not three, but it’s small.

While discussing the scripts, Missick was quick to praise the writing staff on the show. As we’ve come to know, courtesy of Daredevil and Jessica Jones, the Netflix shows have been very strong, and most of that is because they’re built on strong writing and ideas. It looks as though this will continue with Luke Cage this September.

It’s some great writing, you’ve got some writers from Southland, theater writers, just some awesome writers, our writers room is really, really strong… Strong people who have been in the industry for a really long time crafted these just bomb-ass scripts… With storylines and language that is so indicative of black culture, of hip-hop culture.

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Simone Missick Joins Luke Cage as Misty Knight

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Really excited for the new Luke Cage, I was surprised how much I liked Jessica Jones, and I'm hoping this has the same gritty, film-noir vibe. The multi-cultural casting is also awesome.

As Luke Cage begins production, the cast is starting to finally come together. Earlier today, it was reported that Theo Rossi had joined the cast in what looks to be a recurring villain role. His casting along with lead man Mike Colter, the reported Alfre Woodard, and Rosario Dawson has shaped the cast so far.

Now thanks to multiple reports, it looks like that has cast gotten a bit bigger. Comicbook.com has reported that they have been told that Misty Knight would appear in the first season of Luke Cage. They were not able to report on an actress but quickly got some help on that end as Deadline reported that Simone Missick would be the actress to portray her.

While in the comics, Misty Knight is a retired cop with a bionic arm, Comicbook.com seems to believe that we will meet her earlier in her journey.

When we meet her, she'll be a New York City police detective, who reluctantly partners up with Luke Cage. If Marvel decides to follow her comic arc closely, then I would guess she could lose her arm at the end of the first season as she tries to help Cage fend off whatever villain he is up against. This would give a tease of what's to come should Luke Cage get a second season or if Marvel and Netflix wanted to include her in The Defenders mini-series.

Luke Cage recently started production with a rumored release date of summer/fall 2016 exclusively on Netflix.

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