Mahershala Ali is a boss in House of Cards. He knows everyone on Capitol Hill as President Underwood’s protege and the show won’t be the same without his character in Season 5. Good news? You’ll get your Remy Danton fix from Luke Cage, if this latest clip is any indication.
Ali plays Cornell ‘Cottonmouth’ Strokes in Luke Cage. Instead of the smooth-talking political genius he played in House of Cards, he’s a crime boss. But let’s be honest, he’s still probably a smooth-talking political genius. It’s Mahershala Ali we're talking about.
“You like my Biggie photo?” he asks a man half beaten to death. “Me too,” he says after the man stays silent. “You know what draws your eye when you look at that? The crown.”
“You wanna know why,” Cottonmouth asks as one of his associates punch the man in the face. “Cuz everybody wants to be king.”
Cottonmouth runs a nightclub in Harlem, but when his criminal activities threaten Luke’s agenda, the two will probably butt heads.
Luke Cage premieres Sept. 30 on Netflix.
