LUKE CAGE Reportedly Lands Actor Theo Rossi in Villain Role and Rosario Dawson Will Reprise Her Role



Some new LUKE CAGE casting news has hit the web. According to Deadline, the Netlfix series has cast actor Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy) as well as bringing back Rosario Dawson to reprise her role as Claire Temple from DAREDEVIL Season 1.

"Additionally... Rosario Dawson will reprise her Daredevil role as Claire Temple in Luke Cage. That makes sense since in the comic books, Claire is a romantic interest of Luke Cage. First introduced on Daredevil, Dawson’s Claire also is set to appear in the second Marvel series, Jessica Jones — where Colter’s Cage also will make his debut — before moving to Luke Cage."

Meanwhile, Rossi will reportedly play Shades. The report claims the following:

"Like most comic book adaptations, the breakdown forLuke Cage features fake character names. I hear Rossi was cast to play the “Sonny” role, described as relentless and menacing, smooth and manipulative, street smart and controlling. I hear that in fact Rossi would be playing Luke Cage’s enemy Shades aka Alvarez, a well known criminal."

LUKE CAGE stars Mike Colter in the title role and will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the 4th quarter of 2016.



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