‘Iron Fist’ Creator Roy Thomas on Controversy: ‘He Wasn’t Intended to Stand for Any Race’

At issue was the decision to cast Game of Thrones star Finn Jones as martial arts master Danny Rand — a character who has always been Caucasian in the comics, but who many hoped would receive a revised origin story that would better reflect the diversity of modern-day fandom. In fact, Vulture recently reported that Asian-American actor Lewis Tan very nearly landed the role before Jones was ultimately chosen.