Whether or not The Defenders (Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist) will ever appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films has been a hot topic amongst fans. While many would love to see the characters appear in future team-up films, (along with Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe And Anthony Russo stating that they're taking all options into consideration), the rumoured friction between the televison and film divisions has been cited as the major barrier. However, according to Luke Cage actor Mike Colter, the problem is not so much the rumoured tension, but the difference between the stories and overall tones of the productions.
In a radio interview with Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Colter said that the difference in tone between the Netflix series and the Marvel Studios films is a bit of a roadblock when it comes to crossing the two platforms over with one another. "What we do is really unique… We’re adult kind of oriented. We’re not PG-13. We’re not really for the mass audiences, crowd pleasing, family oriented. We have sex scenes. We have, you know, adult situations, and while I think it’d be nice to be in the films, I don’t know if we want to dilute what we’re doing that makes us very unique."
Colter went on to clarify that it's up to Marvel in the end, though the actors' schedules also need to be taken into consideration. "That being said, you know Marvel, if they can make it work I’m sure it’d be nice, but it’s really scheduling. They schedule movies years in advance, we’re shooting TV series year round. It’s very tough to just kind of make things just work the way you want to because it’s just so much going on."
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