We all know that Iron Fist will be airing on Netflix soon. We were all excited when Scott Buck was announced as showrunner, thus quenching the rampant rumors that suggested that Marvel/Netflix might drop the show.
So, now that we have a showrunner, it's inevitable that we'll get casting news within the following months. So, before that happens, I'd like to get my fan choices out there.
So, here we go:
First off, people with confirmed roles that have a likely chance of appearing on the show:
Mike Colter as
Luke Cage
I mean, it wouldn't be out of place for him to pop up in a couple of episodes.
Simone Missick as
Misty Knight
This will probably be confirmed soon, seeing that she's Danny's love interest.
Carrie-Ann Moss as
Jeri Hogarth
This will probably also get confirmed soon, since she was a close friend of Wendell Rand.
Rosario Dawson as
Claire Temple
This one is probably going to get confirmed as well, as she's supposedly supposed to appear in each character's series. And the fact that she's interacted with Iron Fist before in the comics.
Wai Ching Ho as
Madame Gao
Her presence on Daredevil practically alluded to K'un L'un, so it would seem fitting for her to return here.
And now, on to my fan choices:
Garrett Hedlund as Danny Rand/ Iron Fist
I still stand by this choice. I'm not really for the whole wanting an Asian-American Iron Fist, because I see no real purpose behind it. You want an Asian martial arts master? Then bring Shang-Chi to the small screen. Hopefully, when and if a shortlist is released of the actors that are up for the role, he'll be on it.
Evan & Ryder Londo and Dakota Goyo as
child and adolescent Danny Rand
The twins played Jax's son Abel from Sons of Anarchy and could portray Danny when he lost his parents and got his first experience of K'un L'un. Goyo could portray an adolescent Danny training under Lei Kung. They all look like they could pass as younger versions of Hedlund.
Jason Bateman as
Wendell Rand
Courtney Thorne-Smith as
Heather Duncan Rand
Colin Firth as
Harold Meachum
Jean-Claude Van Damme as
Orson Randall/Iron Fist
If it is decided that Orson Randall is to appear, then I think that Van Damme would be an awesome choice.
Maggie Q as
Colleen Wing
She's got the acting ability, the look, and the physicality to give us a good Colleen Wing.
Donnie Yen as
Lei Kung the Thunderer
An actor, martial artist, action choreographer, multiple-time wushu tournament champion and more, I feel like he has the skill to give us the authentic feel of a seasoned teacher that has been training students for centuries.
Harry Shum, Jr. as
Davos/Steel Serpent
An actor, dancer, and more, I feel that he has the acting chops and the physical ability to give us a good Steel Serpent. He also played Sub-Zero in
Mortal Kombat: Legacy season 2, so there's that. He could just bulk up for the role a little.
Jet Li as
Yu-Ti
I know that multiple other Iron Fist fan casts have him as either Lei Kung or Yu-Ti, but I think he'd make a great Yu-Ti.
Ken Watanabe as
Master Khan
He was one of the actors that was reportedly on Marvel's radar to play the Ancient One, along with Morgan Freeman and Tilda Swinton. But we all know who got chosen for the role. So I thought he would make a better Master Khan instead.
So guys, here's my Iron Fist fan cast cast. What do you think? Do you have some of your own choices? Let me know down in the usual place!