Marvel Announces Actor Mike Colter is LUKE CAGE in A.K.A. JESSICA JONES



Marvel's Daredevil has officially wrapped filming, per showrunner Steven DeKnight, so up next is AKA Jessica Jones, starring Krysten Ritter. And Marvel has now officially announced the actor who will be playing Luke Cage.

Mike Colter (The Good Wife, The Following) will step into the role of Luke Cage, who will be first introduced in AKA Jessica Jones and then will star in his own Netflix series after. (I really wanted Terry Crews for this role, but whatevs.)

“Mike embodies the strength, edge and depth of Luke Cage,” said Executive Producer/Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg. “We're excited to have him bring this iconic Marvel character to life.”

"Fans have longed to see Luke Cage and in Mike we’ve found the perfect actor,” said Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer/Marvel's Head of Television. "Viewers will get to meet Luke Cage in ‘Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones,’ and experience why he is such an important super hero in the Marvel mythos.” 

Marvel also teased AKA Jessica Jones in their press release:

"After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

"During the course of an investigation in New York City, private investigator Jessica Jones encounters the enigmatic Luke Cage – a man whose past has secrets that will dramatically alter Jessica in ways she could never have imagined."

A.K.A. Jessica Jones should start filming early in 2015 and is rumored to be schedule for a release on Netflix before the end of the 2015 calendar year. The official release has yet to be determined.