Mahershala Ali Cast as As The Villainous Cottonmouth in Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’

Mahershala Ali has joined the cast of ‘Luke Cage’, as the not so reputable Harlem night club owner, Cottonmouth. There is a lot of history between him and Luke Cage. Cottonmouth was the drug lord who was responsible for framing Luke Cage and getting him sent to jail.

This new follows the rumored cast additions for “Luke Cage” include Alfre Woodard as a powerful politician who impacts Luke’s life; Theo Rossi as street criminal Shades; Simone Missick, who may be playing Marvel comic book character Misty Knight, and Rosario Dawson, who is expected to reprise her role as Claire Temple following appearances in “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones.”

‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’ will premiere in 2016