Casting Marvel's 10 Next Superhero Movies

6. Iron Fist €“ Timothy Olyphant

Iron Olyphant In my eyes, Timothy Olyphant€™s action film career is a lot like a fart in a Cathedral €“ brief, distinctive, but not sticking around for long. I must be one of only three people who thought he was effective in Hitman and Die Hard (yeah, you heard me), but for whatever reason, he seems to back the losing horse and get forced back to square one. And with all this in mind, what could be better for him than to have his prospects rejuvenated by a Marvel-backed film. Yes, you heard that right €“ according to Kevin Feige, Luke Cage€™s partner might be getting his own movie, and really, I can think of no-one better than Olyphant to play the part. Competent in action films and more-than-willing to chuck himself into the choreography required to play Danny Rand €“ who, lest we forget, is a master martial artist €“ Olyphant€™s record as a middling action star has him pretty much made up for the role. If you take into account his ddraamatic chops €“ honed from his seasons in Deadwood €“ and his classical, clean-cut good lucks, he also would make a decent fist of playing an orphaned, money-garnished playboy who€™s actually suffering all sorts of emotional torment (and no, he€™s not Batman..)
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