Mike Colter On Reprising Luke Cage In MCU: 'I Would Love To Explore It'

Could Mike Colter reprise his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The former Netflix actor discusses if he would ever consider playing the Marvel superhero again. Colter played the guardian of Harlem in two seasons of the Netflix series Luke Cage. The streamer ultimately decided to discontinue the series, much like all the other Marvel Netflix projects. Colter stated that he would “love to explore” the possibility of making a comeback to the MCU after all these years, at the red carpet premiere of The Union.

Speaking to ComicBook.com, Colter stated, “I would love to explore it, if they found some story, some way, somewhere, to take it. And I’m happy that Charlie Cox and those are getting it rebooted, but I don’t have any [idea if Luke Cage is getting rebooted]. I’m not holding anything back.”

The actor continued speaking about the extensive creative reworking that Daredevil: Born Again underwent. At one time, Marvel Studios intended to make no reference to the three seasons of the hugely successful Netflix series and instead basically reboot the series.

According to Colter, it’s the “right move” and they shouldn’t have attempted to reboot it. “It was not broken, so don’t fix it,” he told ComicBook.com.

It appears Colter has moved on from his role as Luke Cage, even if fans are still clamouring for him to return. After leaving the Netflix series, Colter stated in a May 2024 interview with ComicBook.com that he was moving on to new ventures. Although he enjoyed playing the part, he also said that he would be more than glad to see someone else assume the title of Marvel’s Power Man.

There is already the ideal plot to carry on Colter’s character’s adventure if he chooses to rejoin the MCU as Luke Cage. As the second season of Luke Cage came to a close, he assumed control of Harlem’s Paradise and effectively became the area’s new crime lord, trying to rein in the criminal activities that had been out of control. This meant that the MCU could now address the lingering issue of whether Luke had evolved into a villain.

Luke Cage aired for two seasons from 2016 to 2018, however, Netflix cancelled the show one week after cancelling Iron Fist. Other Defenders saga shows followed suit, being deleted from Netflix in 2022 after Disney recovered the license and added them to the Disney+ collection, and thus the MCU chronology.