Marvel’s The Defenders adds another superhero. Iron Fist’s Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) joins the upcoming Netflix show, according to Cinemablend.
The Defenders official Twitter account made the announcement.
The teaser shows Wing fighting a man in a cage match. It ends with the tagline, “Those who surround us, define us.”
For @MarvelIronFist's @Jhenwick, this fight is just beginning. #Defenders pic.twitter.com/QpwzFsvdvf
— The Defenders (@TheDefenders) November 3, 2016
Wing is a skilled martial artist and frequent ally of Iron Fist. She’s also a comic book counterpart of Misty Knight, played by Luke Cage‘s Simone Missick.
The Defenders Cast So Far…
In addition to Colleen Wing, The Defenders brings Charlie Cox as Daredevil, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage and Finn Jones as Iron Fist.
Other cast members include Daredevil‘s Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple and Scott Glen as Stick.
From Jessica Jones, Rachel Taylor as Trish Walker, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth and Eka Darville as Malcolm reprise their roles.
Sigourney Weaver will play the show’s villain.
The show does not have an official release date.
Netflix will release The Defenders in 2017.
Source: Cinemablend
