IRON FIST Star Finn Jones Says No Shou-Lao In Season 1; Teases Steel Serpent Appearance
In news likely to disappoint fans of Iron Fist's comic book adventures, Finn Jones confirms that the dragon who Danny Rand gets his powers from won't appear. However, we may be getting Steel Serpent.
It's already been confirmed that Danny Rand won't wear his iconic costume in the first season of Iron Fist and now even more disappointing news about the Marvel series has surfaced. As you may already know, the hero gains his powers in the comic books by plunging his fist into the heart of Shou-Lao, a powerful dragon he's forced to battle while staying in the hidden city of K'un-Lun.
Talking to Yahoo News, Iron Fist star Finn Jones revealed that budgetary issues meant that they were unable to shoot this sequence, something which may mean we won't see much of K'un-Lun either.
"I’d love to have the budget for these shows to have a full-on Game of Thrones style dragon," the actor, who previously appeared in that HBO series, said. "But unfortunately you know, we have budget restraints. That’s the nature of the show. We do allude to it in Iron Fist, in a very intelligent way. And definitely in The Defenders… but I think, you know, we’ve got to be realistic."
Whatever the answer may be, at least we have some potentially exciting news about a different character from the source material. During another interview with the site, both Jones and co-star Jessica Henwick revealed that two unannounced characters appear in the second half of the season, and when the former was asked directly if that means Steel Serpent is on the way, he teased:
"Maybe that’s what we were just errr… My publicist is looking at me with devil eyes," the actor laughed. "Hey look, that’s going to be announced very soon so I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s announced before these [interviews] even come to print." Nothing has been revealed yet, but the appearance of a character like this could be what the show needs after some reviewers complained about Iron Fist's slow start and the focus on Danny's return to New York rather than action!
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