Marvel Casts Finn Jones as Lead in Netflix Iron Fist!

Fans are going to be ecstatic that not only is Netflix and Marvel producing an ‘Iron Fist‘ Series, they have cast the lead role! We have learned today that ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Finn Jones. For all the latest details on this move, check out the news below, and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP!

Marvel has found its newest superhero: Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones has landed the coveted series lead in Iron Fist.

Jones, who plays Ser Loras Tyrell on the HBO hit, will take on the role of the martial arts master in the upcoming Netflix series, EW has learned.

Iron Fist is set to be the fourth Marvel and Netflix collaboration, following Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and the forthcoming Luke Cage. Scott Buck (Dexter) has been tapped as showrunner. Marvel plans to eventually unite all its heroes in a series called The Defenders.

In the comics, Iron Fist is Daniel Rand, who at age of 9 travels with his family from New York to a lost mystical city called K’un-L’un. After some tragic twists of fate, Rand is adopted by the city’s ruler and taught advanced martial arts and the mystical power of the Iron Fist. As an adult, Rand returns to his native New York and begins a career as a superhero.

source: EntertainmentWeekly