Lofti Pixels got into a brief online argument with Cheo Hodari Coker on the social media website X, as the VTuber criticized the Luke Cage showrunner for calling out critics of Sony Pictures’ recent Marvel dud: Madame Web.
Cheo Hodari Coker responded to X user Rayrayfireball, who posted “imagine being this guy” with a picture of Madame Web writer Matt Sazama and the box office bombs he was involved with, including Morbius and Saban’s Power Rangers.
The Luke Cage showrunner snapped back by quote tweeting him and posting “You mean 6 movies with his name on the poster? Legend. You don’t understand the battles man, and just how hard it is to get one movie made. Who knows if those films reflect his scripts at all.”
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Lofti Pixels replied in a quote post said “Lol. Simply being a multi-millionaire while contributing nothing of cultural value (your words not mine) doesn’t even warrant ‘relevant’ status let alone ‘legend.'”
This prompted Cheo Hodari Coker to challenge Lofti directly. “You wanna come at me?” the Luke Cage showrunner responded. “I’m here under my name. I actually have time today.”
Lofti Pixels offered to bring him on the livestream he was currently on, and Coker suggested they have a cell phone conversation instead. Lofti replied “We’re live now with almost 1k people if you wanna come on and chat about whatever you want?”
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Coker declined. “You come at me and would rather have a conversation in front of a thousand people instead of a regular conversation with one? Really?”
Lofti took him up on the offer and the two spoke over the phone.
In a surprising twist to this story, their offline conversation was cordial, and the two were able to hash out their differences. Coker even agreed to go on stream with Lofti.
In a statement to Fandom Pulse, Lofti Pixels had the following to say:
“I was surprised when he agreed to come on our stream. Industry creatives have a history of ignoring criticism or actively feeding into the ‘toxic harassment’ narrative whenever a show or film isn’t well received by audiences.”
We had a great discussion. It wasn’t always agreeable but I wish more writers would be willing to communicate this way. It sends a wholesome message of good faith transparency rather than the antagonistic condescension we see most of the time directed at fans.”
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Cheo Hodari Coker later joined Lofti Pixels on The Best Show in the Universe on YouTube to talk to him and the rest of the panel about whether or not you should blame writers when a project fails at the box office.
“Lofti and I talked, and you know, we kind of bro hugged and made up. I mean it wasn’t angry anyway, so I apologize for any kind of snarkiness” said the Luke Cage showrunner.
Lofti also apologized. “I apologize for the people calling you coward under my tweets, it’s like, it makes me look bad, it doesn’t add anything to the conversation.”
In contrast, writer Joe Russo, (not the Russo brother,) would challenge several film critics, including Lofti Pixels and Nerdrotic, and had no intention of having a two-sided conversation.
Lofti offered to discuss the situation with Russo as he did earlier with Cheo Hodari Coker. “We just had [Coker] on our stream last night and we talked about this for a good 2 hours. Was a great discussion.”
Rather than hash it out, Russo declined and said the following: “I don’t need to do his stream. Everything that needs to be said is on my podcast. I can’t help it if you’re too dense to understand it.”
Lofti would respond in a quote post: “It’s astonishing how industry creatives act like this and then cry about ‘toxic trolls.'”
Lofti Pixels is a VTuber and film critic that makes viral meme videos on X, and has been a featured guest on several YouTube shows such as Friday Night Tights, FlashCast, and the Anime Boomers Podcast. His videos and livestreams can be found on YouTube.
Luke Cage, helmed by showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, was released in 2016 as part of Netflix’s Marvel collaboration, which included Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders miniseries.
Luke Cage received two seasons before the Marvel Netflix projects were terminated, and their place in Marvel Cinematic Universe canon was questionable until recently.
With Marvel Netflix characters such as Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk now appearing in MCU works, and the Netflix shows being officially added to the Marvel timeline, it may only be a matter of time before Coker’s version of Luke Cage, with actor Mike Colter reprising the role, makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut.
What do you think about Lofti and Coker’s conversation? Do you think other writers and directors should hash it out with critics? Do you side with Joe Russo and think it’s a waste of time? Let us know in the comments.
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