While it looks unlikely at this point that we’ll get to see The Defenders teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the big screen, Marvel’s Netflix stars Finn Jones (Iron Fist) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) haven’t ruled out a crossover – and in fact, they’d like to see it playing out on the streaming service.
“We’re part of the same universe,” said Jones in aninterview with Games Radar. “If there ever was a mash-up between the Avengers and the Defenders, I think it’d be really nice to see the Avengers come to the Netflix world. It’d be way more interesting to see those characters fleshed out the same way as our characters are, rather than just see our characters do some big fucking fight scene! There’s nothing cool about that.”
“It would be easier to have them come into our world because it would probably be more believable,” interjected Colter. “There’s not some huge universal thing going on, some intergalactic thing invading the planet or something like that. Stark’s up in the tower…”
“Get ’em to Harlem,” Jones added. “How good would that be, seeing Tony Stark in Harlem? That’s fucking brilliant! Although it would be cool to see Luke Cage in a different universe, fighting off some dark overlord. That’d be cool. Luke Cage and Iron Fist in space!”
While the majority of fans would surely love to see a crossover between Marvel’s two sets of heroes, it’s difficult to imagine the Netflix budgets stretching to the likes of Robert Downey Jr. and company. Perhaps Luke Cage and Iron Fist in Space! is a more realistic possibility…
“Marvel’s The Defenders” follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal – to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together.
The Defenders will hit Netflix on August 18th 2017, with Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Finn Jones (Iron Fist), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Simone Missick (Misty Knight), Scott Glenn (Stick), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Rachael Taylor (Trish Walker), Jessica Henwick (Colleen Wing) and Elodie Yung (Elektra) appearing alongside Sigourney Weaver as the villain, Alexandra.
Originally published July 20, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
