With filming on Marvel’s Netflix series set to get underway later in the year, we’ll soon find out which actors are set to bring The Defenders to the screen, and while it’s a little strange that none of the big rumours sites have thrown up any names for Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage yet, The Expendables and Brooklyn Nine Nine star Terry Crews has wasted little time throwing his hat in the ring for the role of Power Man.
“Anything can happen,” Crews told Collider when asked if he was interested in the role. “All I know is scheduling and all that stuff—anything can happen. I’m open to all kinds of things, but who knows? Actually I took myself out of the Luke Cage running a while back, just because it was people trying to put people against each other. [It was] Idris Elba vs. Michael Jai White and I’m like, ‘Wait a minute, this is not even greenlit! Can we talk to Marvel? Why are you talking to me? Don’t put me against my homeboy for a movie that’s not existing.’ I said, ‘Take me out!’ I heard [it’s greenlit] but I haven’t gotten any calls. I’ve been hearing stuff like, ‘oh you’re too old,’ and I’m like, ‘Man do my workout 20 years ago and we’ll talk about who’s too old (laughs).’ Like I said, anything can happen, I never rule anything out. I’m game. There are no rules. What’s up, Marvel? I’m right here, baby. I ain’t goin nowhere. You know where I live!”
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Originally published March 10, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
