In 2018, Netflix announced that Iron Fist, a television adaptation of the Marvel comics, would be canceled after two seasons; And that it will continue towards the end of the rest of the Defenders series, a team made up of Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Jessica Jones (the series will be the last to be produced, and the only Marvel/Netflix to have a plot closure).
After the contract between Marvel and the world’s largest streaming platform expired, the series was ported to Disney+, which will be available in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand from March 16, 2022. Now rumors have surfaced that Iron Fist and Jessica Jones are back, playing again by Krysten Ritter and Finn Jones.
What do the new rumors say?
The Marvel/Netflix series (specifically Daredevil and Jessica Jones) was very popular among fans of the superhero genre, and after its cancellation, there were constant requests to be reintegrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (UCM). The surprise came when we saw in Hawkeye and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Vincent Donofrio (Kingpin) and Charlie Cox (Daredevil) respectively.
This made room for fans to believe that all the defenders would be back, either continuing the stories presented in shows or in Soft restart (Same actors, different story). the place GiantFreakinRobot He fueled this hope by posting that actor David Tennant is wanted by Marvel Studios to return to Kilgrave (the villain seen in Jessica Jones).
At the same time, familiar with TheDirectUsa website She mentioned that Kristen Ritter will be reinterpreting Jessica this year, and although it was originally thought she would appear in She-Hulk, a series that will premiere in late 2022, the page detective movie She announced that it wouldn’t be because of the actress’ scheduling issues, and her participation in the Echo series (2023) starring Alaqua Cox whose character appeared in Hawkeye would be delayed.
Actors provide evidence of their return to UCM
The actor who gave life to Danny Rand (Iron Fist) the co-ordinator, Pete Chan, indicated that he did not want to train like the other participants in the series, which shows that Lack of commitment to personality. This fact, along with the series’ poor reception by critics and audiences, led to the belief that Marvel Studios would never call the actor again.
However, last week, Finn Jones uploaded a photo to his Instagram account showing his physical progress in the gym, suggesting that he will return as Iron Fist (the Spanish name for the hero) on some Marvel project. At the same time, Kristen Ritter’s hairstylist Melanie Jacobs uploaded photos of the actress with a look very similar to Jessica Jones.
In recent days, Disney+ has uploaded small promotions in which it was invited by actors to watch Defenders to mark their arrival on the streaming service, highlighting Finn and Krysten, raising doubts about whether they are actually working on a project with Kevin Feige (head of Marvel Studios). ) to reappear in the future MCU. @all over the world
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