LUKE CAGE Star Says Marvel's Series Will Be Made for an Adult Audience

Mike Colter, the actor who is taking on the title role in Marvel's upcoming series Luke Cage, recently talked to IGN and talked about a few things. He discussed his excitement for playing the character and also said that the series is going to made for adult audiences. He started off saying,

"It's geared towards an adult audience, which is something that will be different from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that you've seen before on the big screen.”

We've heard people say similar things regarding Daredevil, and I image that the other Netflix series being developed, A.K.A. Jessica Jones and Iron Fist, will be the same way. These are all dark characters who live in a dark world, so it makes sense that this would be the tone of the series. Discussing his excitement about the story, he said,

"I'm excited about playing the character because I've read the comic books. They're very detailed, gritty; the world they've written in the comic books is very clear. Marvel does a fantastic job about bringing human stories – because you're telling big stories with a heart at the centre of it – and that's what connects all of the characters to our audience members. Audience members have to feel connected with these characters, to make them relate to the character's situations and that's what you see with all of the Marvel characters."

He went on to talk about his eagerness to play the character, saying,

"What I’m most excited about is touching on what makes him tick. It feels good to get a character that has such a story, background, and history. And when I look at the scripts, I’m really pleased with it because it’s a slow-burn; there’s nothing happening really fast that gets ahead of itself. I’m really with where they’re taking it and how they’re developing the characters, because it’s really cool and it’s geared towards an adult audience, which is something that will be different from the Marvel Cinematic Universe you’ve seen before on the big screen.
"We have a more gritty, focused story on our heroes and characters that live in New York City, but it’s geared towards a more adult audience and I think that’s the thing about the series that will be different."

The series is still in pre-production, andso we haven;t seen anything from it yet.. I like what I’m hearing from Colter, though. It sounds like it’s going be another solid addition to the Marvel cinematic universe. I'm curious to see how far they actually plan on taking the darkness. 

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