plus, Iron Fist has a far superior costume. It can be modernized or taken in a ton of different directions for the historical Iron Fists and it usually looks great. Shang Chi's modern red bodysuit is boring AF. His old shirtless look was way worse.
The Matt Fraction and Kaare Andrews Iron Fist comics were great. That's why fans want to see the character in live action. It has nothing to do with the Netflix show.
People will always be saying that, but yeah, folks were mentioning specifically Lewis Tan for a while now.
What do you mean about it being believable or not? I think there is some effective storytelling behind someone who is an outsider but still looks like the natives, the story of someone truly reconnecting with their roots. You don't pull that off with the mighty whitey trope and if it is a mighty westerner, it's a westerner who has ancestral connection to this culture he's returning to.
That's good to know. I like the idea of Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing being the de facto Iron Fist as well, but to be honest I think some people might not like that the same way Scott Lang was introduced as the de facto Ant Man in the MCU instead of Hank Pym
Another actor to take on Danny Rand would be cool but I don't want us all to be thinking that Lewis Tan can't improve. Also, didn't Simu do all of his own stunts in Shang Chi?
Lewis Tan has been at it for awhile. I dont think hes going to just magically improve overnight
Pretty sure that's exactly what they were saying in that post.
Well the rehearsal for an Iron Fist reboot wouldn't take place over one night anyway. Plus if he's involved beyond just acting like if he's also a producer I think he'd feel more invested in his part for the role too.
looking up the chain of responses it looks like they were saying that it doesn't matter if Danny Rand is Asian American, just that he's from the west/an outsider is what's effective. that's where I was disagreeing, it is more effective for him to be of the same ethnic group of the natives in Kun'Lun but still be treated and feel like an outsider
my bad. for that moment, yes I was Drax lol
do both places not coexist in the comics?
I mean, that's basically what the mainstream audience before 2008 thought about Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Vision, Wanda, Black Panther, Bucky, Sam Wilson, Ant-Man, etc. You get them to care by telling a good story with a good character. Iron Fist has had some really good comics. There's a lot of potential in the character and his world.
Ta Lo is very different in the comics from Kunlun, yeah? So couldn't Kunlun just be reintroduced in the MCU and be made to look different from Ta Lo too? Kamar-Taj is another mystical land. There are two mystic lands in Asia within the MCU, I don't see why a third can't coexist too.
Agreed. It's good to see some positivity in the thread too. I don't if Shang Chi and Danny Rand have any history in the comics, but they can introduce Danny as a peer or at odds at first, like when Nat and Yelena see each other or the Avengers and Guardians see each other for the first time.
I have thought about this too, but wouldn't there still be a race dynamic that could play out well with Luke and Danny if the latter was Asian? Both are minorities in America.
I guess you didn't notice or maybe it's just my wording, but my post was in agreement with yours. I am saying that a race dynamic can absolutely be pulled off with a Black and Asian Heroes for Hire. I was just asking Khezu what they thought about changing it
I would cast another actor of Asian descent if they are going in that direction because Lewis Tan has been lackluster in the acting department.
Lewis Tan himself is of mixed heritage, that's one of the reasons why he would be my pick. Why is Luke Cage getting recast though? Wasn't he Stan Lee's personal choice to play the role?
I've said this countless times in the thread already, but in short, I really thing Lewis Tan would up his game if he was cast in this role. He would own it. He's auditioned to be a Marvel superhero at least twice now.
I am all for racebending where appropriate and I understand what you mean about Asians only getting martial artist roles, but since we have Shang Chi now I think it would work well if Iron Fist's reintroduction was tied directly to his.
Okay then. I did have the chance to see Mortal Kombat last week, I should have taken it.
