Is Simone Missick Playing Misty Knight on Marvel’s Luke Cage?

Marvel’s Luke Cage series on Netflix has just locked down its leading lady, and she may be one of Marvel’s iconic heroines from the ‘70s!

According to Deadline, Simone Missick has been cast in Luke Cage. Missick’s character was called “Missy” in the Luke Cage character descriptions, but Deadline indicates that her actual role will be Misty Knight, a longtime ally of Luke Cage and his partner, Iron Fist.

Misty Knight actually has a cult following of her own, largely from her co-starring roles in Daughters of the Dragon, The Fearless Defenders, and Heroes for Hire. As created by Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones in 1975, Knight was a NYPD officer who lost her arm in a bomb attack. Instead of taking a desk job, she left the police and started her own detective agency with another heroine named Colleen Wing.

Related: Sons of Anarchy Star Theo Rossi Joins Marvel’s Luke Cage

Knight is also notable for her bionic arm, which was created by Iron Man a.k.a. Tony Stark. Given the more grounded nature of the Marvel Netflix series, we probably won’t see Knight’s bionic arm in Luke Cage. But don’t be too shocked if Knight loses her arm at some point in the Luke Cage series to set up her eventual cybernetic enhancements.

Although Missick has been active as actress for over a decade, her role in Luke Cage appears to be her most high profile gig to date. She previously made appearances in several short films, an episode of Ray Donovan and the TV movie A Taste of Romance.

Theo Rossi and Rosario Dawson were also announced as Luke Cage cast members earlier today, as they joined the previously announced Alfre Woodard and Mike Colter, the man who will portray Luke Cage himself.

Marvel’s Luke Cage will premiere on Netflix in 2016.

Comic fans, how do you feel about Missick potentially playing Misty Knight? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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