1) Mike Colter Initially Didn’t Want The Role
Going by Jessica Jones and what we have seen of his new Netflix show so far, it’s clear that – despite those other attempts to bring the character to life – Mike Colter is the perfect Luke Cage. At first, though, the actor nearly didn’t take on the role.
“I’m obviously very grateful to have the job and I love the character, but I had a moment of, ‘Do I want to take on this iconic superhero right now?'” Colter said. “I didn’t know if it was going to be a one-year commitment or if would be longer and it was a tough decision for a bit.”
“Ultimately, I thought this is the role of a lifetime. If I hadn’t see the first episodes of Jessica, if I hadn’t read those scripts, if I hadn’t seen what their vision would be and I hadn’t seen Daredevil, it would have been a much, much harder sell.”