Marvel‘s upcoming Netflix series Luke Cage has yet another cast member. Today we learned that Mahershala Ali (House of Cards, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) has been cast as Cottonmouth. The announcement was posted on Marvel.com. “Mahershala is an actor of extraordinary range and gravitas. As Cottonmouth he will really let loose,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb stated. “Luke Cage won’t know what hit him.”
In the comics, Cottonmouth is a drug lord. In the show, he is “Stokes, a Harlem nightclub owner, will become an unexpected foe in Luke’s life when Stokes’ criminal activities threaten Luke’s world.” Let us know what you think of the casting below.