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Luke Cage Showrunner Upset By Disney+ Removal of Actor Tribute

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Over the past few weeks, Marvel fans have flocked to Disney+ to revisit the six shows formerly hosted on Netflix that joined together to make the Defenders Saga. From Charlie Cox's Daredevil to Mike Colter's Luke Cage, these shows are making a return to prominence after their streaming move. However, not all the press surrounding the transition is positive. When the series jumped from Netflix to Disney+, some interesting changes were made, even though none of the brutal violence was taken out. The Netflix logo was removed from the opening sequences for all six shows, bringing laughs with the new visuals, but one big removal has some fans up in arms. ADVERTISEMENT A tribute to the late Stan Lee was removed from the Season 2 finale of The Punisher , as was a similar tribute to Reg E. Cathey from the last episode of Luke Cage Season 2. Now, this move has induced questions on the matter from the showrunner who helped bring Luke Cage to life. Luke ...

Netflix's Luke Cage Creator Voices Censorship Concerns Amid Disney+ Rumors

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In mid-February, Netflix announced that it would be losing the streaming rights to all of its Marvel shows by the end of the month. This would include its original slate of series, which made up an entire Marvel era in and of themselves.  Daredevil ,  Jessica Jones ,  Luke Cage , and  Iron Fist  will all be finding a new home. The only problem is: nobody knows where that'll be. One of the biggest roadblocks that keep them from making a simple switch over to Disney+ is the content held within. The Netflix shows were always meant to be for a mature audience; it's part of what separated them from the other MCU projects, aside from being television series. ADVERTISEMENT That sadly doesn't mix with the service Disney+ tends to be, nor does it match the image Disney has classically tried to stick with. People getting their heads smashed in by car doors doesn't really fit the family-friendly narrative. Well, now the creator of Netflix's  Lu...