Marvel's LUKE CAGE Adds New Cast Member
Marvel has announced that the company has hired Brazilian actress Sonia Braga to play Soledad Temple, the mother of Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple character, in their upcoming TV series Luke Cage.
Braga (the aunt of City of God and I Am Legend actress Alice Braga) has been acting since the late 1960s and broke out in the international hit Kiss of The Spider Woman before appearing on shows like Alias and Royal Pains.
“A character as strong as Claire needs an equally powerful mother, and with Sonia we found the perfect actress to deliver the stellar performance we needed,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “In ‘Marvel’s Luke Cage,’ fans will now get a chance to see where Claire got the fire we love her for.”
We first met Claire in Daredevil and saw her again in Jessica Jones, and we've known for a while that she'd be back opposite star Mike Colter in Luke Cage. But this will be the first time we see her mother on the small screen.
Cheo Hodari Coker, Luke Cage's executive producer and showrunner, said:
“Sonia Braga? Rosario Dawson? ‘Nuff said. I'm tuning in. When it came to finding someone who was both formidable yet possessed a light touch, Sonia was the perfect choice and has been a Godsend.”
No release date has been revealed yet, but Coker will write the first two episodes of the show and we expect it will drop sometime in 2016. Here's a good breakdown of some of the other characters who will appear in the series, and you can read the official synopsis below:
After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city—forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.