Mahershala Ali has joined the cast of Luke Cage as Cottonmouth. Announced on Marvel.com, the casting choice is the latest rumor to be confirmed after speculation. If you remember, it was reported about a month ago that this would be the villain in the series.
Ali’s version of Cottonmouth will be Cornell Stokes, who is the owner of a nightclub in Harlem.
Here’s what Marvel had to say:
“Mahershala is an actor of extraordinary range and gravitas. As Cottonmouth he will really let loose,” said Executive Producer/Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb in the announcement. “Luke Cage won’t know what hit him.”
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