'Iron Fist' News: Finn Jones Says Upcoming Netflix Series Is His Version of the Marvel Superhero
It is no secret that all three of the Marvel TV–Netflix superheroes are conflicted in their own ways. They deal with their respective hang-ups from guilt over the death of a loved one to dealing with personal trauma. Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) all know about that. So, with "Iron Fist" (Finn Jones) due to debut in a little more than a month, fans are advised to expect a new kind of character grow from being broken to a hero in the making.
However, actor Jones warns those who might be looking to pick up the character's comic book or those who have already met him via the story source to not get too caught up with the material. The folks behind the mini-series "Iron Fist" took a bit of creative liberty in honing an origin story more timely and fitted in the overall narrative that the cumulative Marvel TV heroes are trying to tread.
"This is my version of Iron Fist, this is [showrunner] Scott Buck's and Netflix's and Marvel TV's version of Iron Fist," Jones told Entertainment Weekly when he sat down with the media outlet for its special feature on Marvel's "The Defenders." "We are dealing with an entity that is in and of itself," he added.
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That being said, "Iron Fist" is able to preserve the core essence of the character and his journey from being a New York heir subjected to tragedies to his eventual return as a brand-new being. The superhero understandably turns a little bit more supernatural compared with his other grounded superhero counterparts, with ideas linked to ancient mystical arts but his inner struggle is also rooted in finding his own identity.
"In Iron Fist, he's so unwound, because he doesn't know who he is, there's always so much confusion, and he's always on the brink of a total meltdown, or totally annihilating something, someone, mainly himself. There's always this high energy frenetic tension," Jones explained of his character's mindset in his standalone debut. "When he comes to New York, he's really trying to find out who he is and what he wants to become. For most of Iron Fist, that's what he's trying to pursue, to find out about his parents, as well as being the Iron Fist," he went on to explain.
Marvel's "Iron Fist" starts streaming this March 17 on Netflix. After that, he is then scheduled to join his co-New York heroes in "The Defenders" in the fight against Sigourney Weaver's mysterious antagonist character named Alexandra sometime this year.
