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Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker Originally Planned To Have Prince Appear On LUKE CAGE |
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Thursday, 06 October 2016 05:30 |
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One of the smaller running jokes in Netflix and Marvel's Luke Cage was Pop's Swear Jar. The jar's purpose in the show seemed pretty simple; a small coffee canister, being used to collect dollar bills from anyone who used foul language in Pop's Barbershop, all while symbolizing Pop's status as the moral centre of a crime-filled Harlem.
As it turns out, showrunner Cheo Coker had a greater plan for the jar outside of the show's narrative, as he wanted to use it as a means to attract legendary musician, Prince, for the show's final episode. "The "Swear Jar" was for Prince. I was going to show him the first two episodes and convince him to play in episode 13," Coker revealed on his Twitter page.
Prince, who was a devout Jehovah's witness, was known for keeping a swear jar of his own at his home in Paisley Park, Toronto. Sadly, as we all know, Prince passed away in his home on April 21, 2016 before Read more: |
