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Cleo Anthony in the running for Marvel’s Luke Cage

November 20, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Yesterday a potential shortlist of actors emerged for the roles of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in Marvel’s upcoming Netflix series, with both Lance Gross (Crisis) and Mike Colter (The Following) said to be under consideration for Power Man.

Well, we can now add another name to the list, with Deadline revealing that up-and-coming actor Cleo Anthony (Divergent) is also in the running for Luke Cage. It’s the second update to their original story, after adding Marin Ireland (Homeland) to the Jessica Jones shortlist alongside Alexandra Daddario (True Detective), Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) and Jessica De Gouw (Arrow).

Who would you like to see taking on the roles of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones?

Originally published November 20, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Alexandra Daddario, Cleo Anthony, Jessica De Gouw, Jessica Jones, Krysten Ritter, Marin Ireland, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Teresa Palmer

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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