Marvel isn’t afraid to introduce new characters and new parameters on their Luke Cage Netflix series.
Den of Geekattended roundtable interviews with the cast and creative talent behind MarvelsLuke Cageat the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.
Jeph Loeb certainly expected this question, and its not something that phases him.
And now, Iron Man is the most popular character in the world.
That was the ad campaign.
And now were all sitting around talking aboutJessica Joneslike, Oh yeah you know about Jessica Jones?'
I knew of Jessica Jones, but I didntreadJessica Jones, Theo Rossi added.
And now, is there a more popular female character than Jessica Jones?
Its open for interpretation.
When you start with Luke Cage, you have a responsibility, Loeb says.
Luke Cage in the early 70s was, for all intents and purposes, the first black superhero.
And so being that way and taking that responsibility on is to show people this is a new character.
This is someone you might not know.
He was now being represented in a way that hed never been before.
But its more than just the characters who set Luke Cage apart, its the setting.
This is the first Marvel Studios project to take things uptown, to New York Citys Harlem.
This is the history of New York.
And I think thats whats make it so incredibly different than anything else weve ever done with this.
Its truly like nothing anybody has ever seen, and Im really excited for everybody to really see it.
MarvelsLuke Cagearrives on Netflix on September 30th.
