Iron Fist Reborn rumors now feel more realistic

[Billy]

Iron Fist’s Finn Jones Just Gave The Update MCU Fans Have Been Waiting For

The Finn Jones Iron Fist MCU return could be coming sooner than expected, if this new social post is to be believed.

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Finn Jones has aroused the curiosity of MCU fans again with his latest post of Martial arts training on Instagram with the Iron Man caption, suggesting he is probably coming back as Iron Fist. I understand —he wasn't exactly the best casting decision for the Defenders role —but his performance was serviceable, to say the least. However, I also think Iron Fist is the easiest to recast among the Defenders, since the power can always choose whoever it wants. If the MCU were to bring the show back, it would be better to recast it and correct the original mistake.
There is also speculation that he could return in some capacity in Daredevil: Born Again, which, I Think is great, considering how The Defenders series ended.

 

[RustedComet]

Totally get that. I think a small appearance in Born Again could work better than a full series comeback, it lets the MCU nod to Iron Fist without committing to a recast or redoing the original story. Curious to see if they actually follow through with it

 

[IronLedger]

Yeah I saw that post! Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if they recast him this time around. I didn’t hate Finn’s take, but it always felt like Iron Fist had way more potential than what we got

 

[Billy]

Yeah, I saw that post! Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if they recast him this time around. I didn’t hate Finn’s take, but it always felt like Iron Fist had way more potential than what we got

I still believe Finn's casting was the wrong decision. Iron Fist should have been authentically given to an Asian actor. Finn still did his best with what the material gave him, but he just doesn't capture the version of the character that we see in the books. I have no problem with recasting him, but I think it should only happen as a transition for the power of the Iron Fist to go to another person.

 

[PixelNomad42]

I still believe Finn's casting was the wrong decision. Iron Fist should have been authentically given to an Asian actor. Finn still did his best with what the material gave him, but he just doesn't capture the version of the character that we see in the books. I have no problem with recasting him, but I think it should only happen as a transition for the power of the Iron Fist to go to another person.

Oh interesting, I'm not very familiar with the books so I didn't realize that. Hopefully they can do Iron Fist justice, but if not it's always so tough to recast. I wish they would've just been more considerate with the original source material in the first place

 

[Billy]

Oh, interesting, I'm not very familiar with the books, so I didn't realize that. Hopefully, they can do Iron Fist justice, but if not, it's always so tough to recast. I wish they had just been more considerate with the original source material in the first place

No, Danny Rand is indeed the original Iron Fist in the comics, and he is not Asian by any means, although he is succeeded by Lin Lie, the Asian version that picks up the Iron Fist after Rand. My only problem with Finn Jones is that he never loses the privileged rich kid persona throughout the show, making the character look plastic at best.
Recasting with an Asian actor as Lin Lie will be perfectly in line with the comics. They should get someone who embraces the role better though