Though it doesn't sound like it's going to be an ongoing issue, production on Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again has been disrupted by the Writers' Strike.
“WGA members on strike set up a sunrise picket at Silvercup East, where they’re supposed to be filming Daredevil, but members of the Teamster Local 817 and IATSE Locals 829 and 52 are refusing to cross the picket line,” WGA East said on Twitter earlier today.
“Looks like we’re done for the day at Silvercup East as Daredevil has called their day in response to a #WGASTRONG picket with line help from @SAGAFTRA and #Local802,” added veteran showrunner (and WGA strike captain) Warren Leight.
The series reportedly wrapped for the day after 1 PM ET, with no scenes shot. Filming is slated to continue tomorrow, but who's to say they won't run into the same problems? Born Again is two months into an eight-month shoot, so there's still plenty of work to do.
Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Vincent D'Onofrio (Wilson Fisk) and Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle) will reprise their respective roles from the Netflix series, along with new cast members Michael Gandolfini, Nikki M. James and Sandrine Holt.
We recently learned that Holt will play The Kingpin's wife, Vanessa Fisk, while James is rumored to be playing assistant DA Kristen McDuffie.
The show will be loosely based on the '80s Marvel Comics series of the same name by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli, but is not expected to be an overly faithful adaptation. Despite some significant changes to the story, "Daredevil versus Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, remains the focal point."
Matt Corman and Chris Ord are on board as writers and executive producers. No premiere date has been announced, but the show is expected to bow in the spring of 2024.