Here’s Why Iron Fist & Luke Cage Clash When The Defenders Starts

If the Defenders are going to save New York City, they’ll need to work together to do it, but Iron Fist and Luke Cage are going to have to work through some things first.

As Finn Jones and Mike Colter explain, Iron Fist and Luke Cage come from two very different worlds and so they don’t exactly see things eye-to-eye when they first meet.

“I’m kind of a guy that understands what it’s like to take care of community and neighborhoods and to be a one-on-one person. It’s grassroots, you know the people you’re protecting, you have a common bond with them,” Colter told io9. “I feel like I’m someone the people can touch and feel. It’s just one of those things, they know where I live. I don’t have a private jet.”

“That’s what’s nice when we first meet up,” added Jones. “Cause we have these two conflicting ideologies and not only in the way we tackle our situation but also in where we come from. And it is interesting when we first get together that there is a tension of conflict between us. And we do have to work out our issues for us to then eventually, maybe, team up and work together.”

Fans will see the duo fight and hopefully become friends when The Defenders premieres on Netflix in August.

Marvel’s The Defenders follows Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). 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.

Marvel’s The Defenders is developed by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez. The miniseries will also feature Sigourney Weaver as the villain, Alexandra (Sigourney Weaver), and several recurring guest stars from Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Marvel’s Iron Fist, including Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse, Simone Missick as Misty Knight, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, Scott Glenn as Stick, Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, and Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing.

Marvel’s The Defenders premieres on Netflix on Aug. 18, 2017.

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