This type of consolation casting has become quite common in superhero universes (such as Cillian Murphy becoming Scarecrow in The Dark Knight trilogy after losing out on Batman to Christian Bale), but the heritage differences between Tan and Jones are particularly noticeable in this case.
If you have ever interviewed for a job, then you already know what it’s like to come in for a follow-up interview.
Now imagine doing that over and over again — only to not get it.
That’s the experience that Lewis Tan related to Vulture during a recent interview, and although he eventually did get to star in Iron Fist as one of the villains of the series — and the one who had arguably the best fight sequence in the whole season — he apparently had a very real shot at playing Danny Rand.