During
The Defenders panel at
Comicpalooza 2017,
Iron Fist star Finn Jones commented on the evolution of his character Danny Rand through the first season of his solo series and into
The Defenders. Is it possible that Danny will make strides towards becoming the
Iron Fist Marvel Comics subscribers are accustomed to reading?
Said Jones, "
The thing [with] Danny is that we’re taking an ordinary kid with a lot of issues and we’re trying to iron those out first before getting to Danny as Iron Fist. And what we’ll [see] in Defenders is Danny coming to terms with being a superhero. In the Defenders when he first starts, he doesn’t even know what a superhero is and then he meets those guys and he’s like ‘
WHOA. This is cool,’
and by the end of it you kind of see Danny really coming to the grips with his responsibility in a much more mature way."
It's probably safe to say that Marvel fans around the world are looking forward to seeing a much more mature Danny Rand, though a certain level of immaturity does make sense as he's likely the youngest member on the team.
The Defenders will begin streaming on Netflix on August 18.
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ABOUT THE DEFENDERS
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. The Netflix original series will launch globally on August 18, 2017.