Personally, I think Marvel should first make "Heroes for Hire" to introduce Luke Cage and Iron Fist together on screen, rather then start out giving each a solo film and then crossovering them for Heroes for Hire.
The problem with Luke Cage I feel is that he is not exactly a "larger then life superhero", and unfortunately most superhero movies tend to do extremely well when they are BIG. Sure, he has super-human strength. But unfortunately, movie goers generally get excited when there is a superhero movie with the character actually having unique but stunning powers from others. Cage does not really possess anything different from any other superhero. Cage is almost like a lamer version of The Hulk, and so far The Hulk has not proven very successful on film.
People may relate to the character because he is basically more of a "human" with just more strength, but you never know. Also, I dont mean to be racist, but the fact that the character is "black" may add some interest to the character because there is not enough black superheroes in film.
Now, because Luke Cage is more off the streets, it could add some interest to the potential film starring him, but I dont know really. I just dont think people would care too much to see Luke Cage.
I think Iron Fist however has great potential with a stand alone film, he has an interesting story and is different from other heroes. Still, Iron Fist could flop. It really depends on how the character is adapted to the screen.
I think that making Heroes for Hire first would benefit the characters very much, and that way Heroes for Hire could be considered sort of a test run to see how audiences respond to the characters. Then, if successful, they can give each a spinoff film.
You have to admit, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are usually praised much more when they are teamed up rather then when they are fighting alone. Frankly, putting Cage and Fist together in a film would probably be more interesting and exciting to both movie goers and fans then seeing each on there own.
Since Kevin Pennington is rumored to be close to playing Danny Rand/Iron Fist, and not to long ago rumors spread that an A-list actor was in talks to play Luke Cage, could it be possible that Marvel will follow this idea?
What do you think on this subject?