Charlie Cox never thought the Daredevil television series would be revived after being cancelled by Netflix.
From 2015 to 2018, Charlie Cox played Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer by day who fights criminals as a masked vigilante by night. Even though the series proved popular with fans, it was cancelled by Netflix after series three due to Disney acquiring the sole streaming rights to Marvel properties.
Following the cancellation, the term #SaveDaredevil began trending on social media.
It was believed that Daredevil, the show, was dead, but in March of 2022, an official reboot was announced titled Daredevil: Born Again.
Cox was surprised at the turn of events, even if his co-star Vincent D'Onofrio never lost hope.
"I really thought that ship had sailed, you know? I thought it was over," Cox said during an appearance at Wales Comic Con.
"It had been a couple of years. What I didn’t know was there was an embargo on that. So, there was an amount of time – I think it was probably two years – after the show was cancelled before Disney and Marvel could approach us.
"So, during that time, I didn’t know that. I just thought it was over. And Vincent, who plays Wilson Fisk, he and I would chat occasionally on the phone. And he would kind of say, 'I’m sure they’re gonna bring us back.' I’d be on the phone being, like, 'Mate, the guy’s delusional! He’s got to let it go.'"
Daredevil: Born Again back on track
With Marvel and Disney now fully in charge, there was always going to be more pressure put upon showrunners, writers and directors. In this case, head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman have felt Marvel's wrath as they were let go at the end of September.
The first Daredevil series on Netflix was known for its unapologetic violence, and although the Disney version won't be as gory, it was still meant to be action-focused rather than a crime drama.
Kevin Feige and other executives previously let go of all of the writers and directors who had worked on the show.
Marvel have been criticised for how they run their television department in the same way as a movie franchise when the two platforms are completely different.
Indeed, in every major recent show including Secret Invasion, Moon Knight and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, there have been writer and director replacements in the middle of production.
Dario Scardapane is the new Daredevil: Born Again showrunner, while Loki season two's Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have been hired as directors. Scardapane previously worked on The Punisher spin-off for Netflix so is already familiar with the Daredevil universe.
Comments (0)