Tag: Danny Rand

IRON FIST Trailer

Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel
Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel

Iron Fist unleashed.

Marvel unveiled the first trailer for the next Marvel/Netflix collaboration at New York City Comicon and revealed a major sci-fi icon is joining the cast of The Defenders.

First the trailer –

Finn Jones plays Danny Rand in Iron Fist, the final new series before Marvel Netflix heroes, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage will team up as The Defenders.

Rand is an American orphan adopted by mentors in the mystical city of K’un L’un where he grows up to become a martial arts master and gain the power of the Iron Fist. In the comics Iron Fist teamed up with Luke Cage (aka Power Man) as the Heroes for Hire. But that’s another Netflix series (fingers crossed!)

But here’s the first official trailer for Iron Fist! Watch and enjoy: Continue reading IRON FIST Trailer

LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST And DEFENDERS Video Teasers

Marvel and Netflix shared first looks at their new series Marvel’s Luke Cage and Marvel’s Iron Fist and a teaser for Marvel’s Defenders at San Diego Comic Con.

Spinning off Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Mike Colter returns as Cage in his own series.

“After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable Cage becomes a fugitive who attempts to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But soon he is pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.”

Watch the trio of videos and enjoy:

Finn Jones will play Danny Rand, billionaire orphan raised in a mystical city who returns to reclaim his life and fight crime as Iron Fist. The trailer hints at Rand’s origin and  his return to New York before he transformed into his costumed identity.  Continue reading LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST And DEFENDERS Video Teasers

FINN JONES Officially IRON FIST

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Marvel makes it official:

Finn Jones will star as Danny Rand in Marvel’s Iron Fist, the fourth collaboration between Marvel and Netflix which will lead to a team-up series with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist called The Defenders.

In comics Rand travels with his family to the mystical city of K’un L’un where he is adopted by the city’s ruler and trained in martial arts and gains the power of the Iron Fist. Rand goes back to America to reclaim his family’s empire and start a career as a costumed hero. Iron Fist became best friends and partners with Luke Cage in Heroes for Hire.

According to the official series description: Daniel Rand, who returns to New York City after being missing for years. He fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his incredible kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.

“Danny Rand is a very complicated character. He’s a billionaire New York Buddhist monk martial arts superhero who’s still trying to figure out what exactly that all means,” Executive Producer and showrunner, Scott Buck told Marvel.com. “Finn is able to play all these levels in such an honest, revelatory way that as soon as I saw him I knew he was our Danny.” Continue reading FINN JONES Officially IRON FIST

IRON FIST Essentials

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Who is Iron Fist?

He may not be most famous hero but he’s one of the coolest.

What do you need to know before the latest hero joins the Marvel universe on Netflix?

Finn Jones has been cast as Danny Rand in the Marvel Netflix Iron Fist series according to EW. The upcoming series along with others starring Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones will lead to a team-up Defenders limited series.

As a boy, Danny joined his parents on a search for the mystical city of K’un L’un in the Himalayas. The tragic expedition led to Danny being raised by the city’s leader where he grew up to be a martial arts master and wielder of the mystical force (the Iron Fist) which allows him to summon and focus his chi. Continue reading IRON FIST Essentials

POWER MAN & IRON FIST Reunion

Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel
Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel

Power Man & Iron Fist are back together again, sharing adventures and a comic book title. Earlier this week Marvel announced David Walker and Sanford Greene as the team for the new book coming in 2016.

Both characters starred in solo books but when the Heroes-For-Hire came together in one book they became a hit and fan-favorite duo. Each hero took different paths but both ended up in New Avengers.

Luke Cage and Danny Rand will share a book again. Writer David Walker reveals what brings the two heroes back together: Continue reading POWER MAN & IRON FIST Reunion

IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON, RAGE

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon, Volume One: Rage hits this week collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed comeback of Danny Rand.

Artist Kaare Andrews returned to comics from directing films to relaunch Danny Rand in a new kung fu revenge epic.

Andrews is writing, drawing, inking, and creating covers. In an earlier interview the creator what drew him to Rand:

“To be honest I didn’t really know the character that well. I wanted to write and draw a new book at Marvel and he was like one of four or five things they had planned for. I had a gut level reaction. Continue reading IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON, RAGE

IRON FIST #1 Kicks In

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

IRON FIST is kicking his way into a major comeback.

 

Danny Rand’s solo series by Kaare Andrews begins this week and the martial arts master will star in a new Marvel/Netflix series.

 

Andrews calls Iron Fist: The Living Weapon a “bloody revenge-fueled martial arts epic” setting the stage for the upcoming television series in an new interview with The Hero Complex. Continue reading IRON FIST #1 Kicks In

IRON FIST by Kaare Andrews Preview

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1 courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1 courtesy Marvel

Danny Rand is set for a major comeback!

 

Not only is the man with the Iron Fist set to star in a new Marvel series for Netflix but he’s got a brand new solo comic book series on the horizon.

 

Kaare Andrews will write/draw/ink/color/drew covers for Iron Fist: The Living Weapon. Expect kung fu mysticism and ass kicking as Andrews sends Rand on a quest for vengeance taking him to K’un Lun. The multi-tasking creator tells Marvel.com his position on diving into the hero’s origin. Continue reading IRON FIST by Kaare Andrews Preview