Mike Colter, the star of Marvel's Luke Cage , has expressed an interest in becoming a fully-fledged member of The Avengers.

"Sure, if scheduling permitted," Colter told IGN. "They’ve got me working pretty hard over at Marvel Television. I think Jeph Loeb [Executive VP of Marvel Television] said it best: there isn’t a master plan – or maybe there is and they just won’t tell us what it is, and that’s fine – but I think ultimately, we have a schedule and things are planned so far in advance, so how do you make sure this is actually going to happen."

"I’m all for it if it happens, but I’m very comfortable where I am as well."

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In recent years, Cage has become a recurring and influential figure in the comic book incarnation of The Avengers. Back in 2005, when writer Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch launched The New Avengers, Cage was a founding member of the re-formed team. He has remained associated with The Avengers in various roles ever since.The Avengers line-up is certainly not set in stone, with new characters being added to the roster in recent movies. Yesterday we also learned that Marvel's next onscreen character Doctor Strange is set to appear in Avengers: Infinity War.Marvel's Luke Cage debuts on Netflix globally on September 30th, and you can read our review of the first episode here

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