New 'Iron Fist' Photos Show Danny Rand in Action, Actor Responds to White-Washing Controversy
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Claiming that he knows where critics comes from, Finn Jones says, 'Danny Rand is not a white savior. Danny Rand can hardly save himself, let alone an entire race of people.'

AceShowbiz - "Marvel's Iron Fist" is coming to Netflix in less than a month. With the approaching date, the streaming service has released some new photos which see the hero in action. In both pictures, Danny Rand a.k.a. Iron Fist is seen defending himself from thugs who try to stab him with a knife. One of the images is released via Empire.

Speaking to the magazine about how other characters will react to Danny's return after he was presumed dead, Finn Jones who plays the titular character says, "Danny has to deal with society's reaction. He comes back and says: 'Hey, guess what? I've been in this place called K'un Lun for years, I've got this thing called the Iron Fist and I met a dragon!' And everybody's like, 'What the f**k are you talking about? You're insane.' "

He also reveals that injuries are something which he can't avoid when filming fighting scenes for the TV series. "It's about choreography, because really you're doing a dance," he shares. "You're learning the steps and working with your partner. When you're in the midst of fights your adrenaline's so pumped you don't think about what you're doing to your body until you wake up the next day and think, 'F**king hell!' It comes with the territory. If you're doing two or three fights per week for six months you're going to get some injuries."

In another interview with Buzzfeed, Jones addresses criticisms which arose when the show cast a white actor in the role while Netflix had a chance to retcon Iron Fist's controversial 'White Savior' reputation by casting an Asian American. "You know, here is what I'm going to say about it. I get where that frustration comes from. I get the need for diversity and equality in television and film... well, actually in every aspect of life," he says. "Right now we live in a culture and a world where we are very unequal in politics, in economics, and in culture. We are being f**ked over massively by the top dudes. I stand up for people, I stand up for people across all borders."

Jones adds, "Danny Rand is not a white savior. Danny Rand can hardly save himself, let alone an entire race of people. He is a very complicated, vulnerable individual. He doesn't just show up, like, 'Hey dudes, I've just learned martial arts! I'm going to save the world.' Actually, it's the complete opposite. He's gone through and suffered immense trauma and he is struggling to claim his own sanity and identity back."

"We are human beings on this planet, and we all individually have different attributes. We're not stereotypes, and hopefully, that's what the show does. Hopefully the show doesn't - I don't think it does - deal in stereotypes, which I think people are worried about," he concludes.

Jessica Henwick, meanwhile, has her own concern about playing Colleen Wing, who raised criticisms about typecasting and stereotyping. "For me, when they approached me about Colleen, I was a little bit like, huh, do I want to play an Asian woman who does martial arts who's a love interest?" she tells Collider. "Do I want to do those three things? Because I've always shied away from it."

She then explains her decision to take the part, "But I reached a stage last year where I said, I want to start telling Asian stories, I want a young Asian girl to go, oh my god, that reminds me of my relationship with my mom." And when she spoke with producer Jeph Loeb about her concern, he responded, "We're going to take the stereotype, and we're going to - we're not going to avoid it, we're going to inspect it."

"Iron Fist" also stars Jessica Stroup as Joy Meachum, Tom Pelphrey as Joy's brother Ward Meachum, and David Wenham as Joy and Ward's father Harold Meachum. Carrie-Anne Moss reprises her "Marvel's Jessica Jones" role, Jeri Hogarth, and Rosario Dawson returns as Claire Temple.

The new series will be released on March 17 on Netflix.

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