DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Star Charlie Cox Reflects On Divisive SHE-HULK Cameo: "A Lot Of People Don't Like It..."

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Star Charlie Cox Reflects On Divisive SHE-HULK Cameo: "A Lot Of People Don't Like It..."

Daredevil's cameo in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law continues to divide opinions, and Charlie Cox has now weighed in on showcasing a very different side of the Man Without Fear in the 2022 Disney+ series...

By JoshWilding - Mar 03, 2025 02:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: IGN

In She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Matt Murdock paid a visit to Los Angeles and crossed paths with Jennifer Walters during an altercation with Leap-Frog. A She-Hulk/Daredevil team-up followed, as did a one-night stand which ended with the Man Without Fear taking the walk of shame. 

Tonally, Daredevil's cameo was very much in line with the hero's early comic book appearances and Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's critically acclaimed run. 

Despite that, it upset many fans to see Daredevil portrayed in such a comedic fashion. It was a sharp contrast from his Netflix series and raised concerns that the MCU's version of the character would be the polar opposite of what we saw when the original show launched in 2015. 

Talking to IGN, Charlie Cox confirmed his She-Hulk: Attorney at Law cameo is set place before the events of Daredevil: Born Again

"I think it's a case of whatever was going on with Matt in that period of time," the actor explained. "He was able to leave that in JFK when he got on the plane...what happens in L.A. stays in L.A."

"It's funny how many opinions I've heard about this little moment in She-Hulk," he continued. "There's the Walk of Shame, which was a last-minute idea where they set up a big green screen and just had me walk across it carrying my shoes. And a lot of people don't like it, and a lot of people love it."

For Cox, it made all the sense in the world for us to see a different side of Daredevil when he met She-Hulk. "If you take the Matt Murdock from our show and you put him in She-Hulk as-is, he's probably overly serious and becomes the butt of all jokes. So he's got to adapt to the tone. And there's precedent within the comics. There are many runs of the comics where there's a lot of levity, there's a lot of tongue-in-cheek, a lot of fun."

He added, "It's an opportunity. It's a whole different [kind of] fun with that. And maybe at some point we'll get to see the favor returned."

She-Hulk isn't set to make an appearance in Daredevil: Born Again's first season and probably wouldn't be a good fit for the tone of the second batch of episodes that began shooting this week.

The duo could reunite in Avengers: Doomsday. though we still don't know whether Matt will get to assemble alongside the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes next year. Daredevil: Born Again is viewed as a multi-season series, so who knows what will happen down the line.

You can check out an awesome new fan-made poster for the show in the X post below.

In Marvel Television's Daredevil: Born Again, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

The series also stars Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, with Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Dario Scardapane is showrunner.

Episodes are directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd; and executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Sana Amanat, Chris Gary, Dario Scardapane, Christopher Ord & Matthew Corman, and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead.

Daredevil: Born Again premieres with two episodes on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.

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Super12
Super12 - 3/3/2025, 2:29 PM
His scenes were easily the most interesting part of that show. And I wasn't trying to hate it, I wanted to like it. I failed.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 3/3/2025, 2:56 PM
@Super12 - i watched only the episode where daredevil shows up and from what i heard it's the only redeeming aspects of that show. so i am glad i only saw that episode and i actually like matt is having some fun. It makes me smile after seeing him been through alot.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 3/3/2025, 3:50 PM
@Super12 -
I enjoyed the show and especially that episode. Others didn't and that's fine.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 3/3/2025, 10:04 PM
@Goldboink - I liked it myself but you got tight azz fan boys that will never be happy with anything the MCU puts out!!!!

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whoknows
whoknows - 3/4/2025, 4:17 AM
@Super12 - I think if it were done after us seeing season 4 daredevil and know Disney can do the same tone as Netflix. Then we’d be more understanding of him switching to comedy in the comedy show, but because it was our first time seeing him, it made us worried and not able to enjoy the moment. That’s how I felt at least.
Watcher199
Watcher199 - 3/4/2025, 5:16 AM
@Super12 - I get what you mean—his scenes really did stand out. It’s always disappointing when you really want to enjoy something, but it just doesn’t click. It’s tough when a show has potential but doesn’t quite live up to expectations. Hopefully, there’ll be something else that hits the mark for you!
Goldboink
Goldboink - 3/4/2025, 9:18 AM
@incredibleTalk -
It was the horniest thing the MCU ever did. Girl got after it, which should appeal to those cats.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 3/5/2025, 9:45 AM
@incredibleTalk - the problem is a lot of guys flipping out over something they weren't really the target audience for.
Like the comics, the MCU branched out to cover more ground. Many people don't seem to understand that or that the playground is big enough for multiple games to be played so to speak
Slotherin
Slotherin - 3/5/2025, 9:46 AM
@Super12 - hey, important part is giving a fair chance before jumping to judgment. At least you did that.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 3/3/2025, 2:31 PM
He was the best part of that show. I have no issues with them sweeping She-Hulk under the rug. Terrible show.
cubrn
cubrn - 3/3/2025, 2:31 PM
She-Hulk was great. Anybody still crying about it needs therapy.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/3/2025, 2:36 PM
@cubrn - Given your comment history you should prioritize therapy for yourself first before being concerned with others.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/3/2025, 2:39 PM
@cubrn - meme take.
cubrn
cubrn - 3/3/2025, 2:49 PM
@DarthAlgar - yes, my posting history of telling whiny bitches not to cry over fantasy films just as I am now saying to do the same over a television show that came out three years ago. Go to therapy.
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 3/3/2025, 2:51 PM
@cubrn - She Hulk sucked. And most people are indifferent about it today.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/3/2025, 2:58 PM
@cubrn - Labeling others as whiny while displaying the same behavior. Tsk. Tsk.

You seem to get easily annoyed when people don’t share your tastes, and even more so when they criticize them. Get that sand out of your vagina and just chill. You're not changing anyone's mind.

People like you might benefit from more than just therapy—maybe even some mild ECT.
cubrn
cubrn - 3/3/2025, 3:03 PM
@DarthAlgar - It’s never been about my tastes or sharing my tastes, it’s been if you don’t like something then don’t keep actively seeking it out to complain. You will never see me comment in a story that doesn’t interest me. People that always comments on the things they hate need therapy.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/3/2025, 3:14 PM
@cubrn - Show had some great moments, enjoyed the episodic nature of it and the humor, kinda fell apart in the end imho. Anyone who feels the need to freak out at people for having different opinions/tastes need a therapist fer sure lol
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 3/3/2025, 4:53 PM
@cubrn - "Given your comment history you should prioritize therapy for yourself first before being concerned with others."

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cubrn
cubrn - 3/3/2025, 4:53 PM
@UncleHarm1 - it goes beyond having different opinions. It is the constant droning on and on for 3+ years. We get it, you didn't like it. Move on with your life.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/3/2025, 4:59 PM
@cubrn -

This is life now.

People will complain for several years/decades.

Kind of like how lefties complain for years and decades about conservative things.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/3/2025, 7:58 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - You don't have to resign yourself to it bro, that's really sad. Like he said there's therapy for this sort of thing.

If you need to talk about what's really got you so upset I'm here for you man.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/3/2025, 8:00 PM
@cubrn - Careful, if they don't get their way a bunch of idiots wearing viking horns will storm the CBM offices and demand revisionist history. Oh look, there's one now in his natural habitat, taking a sh!t in the comments section right below your post.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 3/3/2025, 9:00 PM
@cubrn - User Comment Image
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 3/3/2025, 10:02 PM
@cubrn - Your statement applies to 80% of CBM and, in reality, is a common occurrence in any fandom. Now, I would find it hard to believe you're unaware of the constant criticism that comes with fandom culture.

If you can't tolerate it, that's your issue and not anyone else's. Unfortunately for you, that's just how fandoms work.

So deal with it.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/3/2025, 2:33 PM
It was the only cool part of the show ...now we can forget It even happened
Scarilian
Scarilian - 3/3/2025, 5:32 PM
@Malatrova15 -
The nature of a connected universe means you can't simply ignore it, at least from a writers perspective. She-Hulk re-wrote the nature of the universe itself and forced Matt Murdock to be her boyfriend in her warped 'happily ever after' as opposed to him just being a one-night stand. That would have to carry over, the same way her ability to alter reality would need to carry over.

As such, She-Hulk, by definition of the story - is required to show up in Daredevil: Born Again. It's infeasible that he'd be able to willingly break-up with She-Hulk as she re-wrote his personality to be her boyfriend and it's also infeasible that the clingy neurotic and extremely emotionally unstable She-Hulk we saw would ever allow him to be away from her or in danger.

It's why Avengers Doomsday/Secret Wars can't work, because these characters all have interconnections and to account for them all would require a cast too massive to function. In a similar regard it's reason for why She-Hulk shouldn't appear again because her powers break the entirety of the multiverse - you've never got any stakes if your main characters is actively self-aware and capable of rewriting the plot and has done so for incredibly trivial reasons in the past.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/3/2025, 6:12 PM
@Scarilian - then we are prepared for She Hulk to never be acknowledged ever again apart from a fun cameo on Avengers movie or some prop in the background of the next nothing burger television series (most likely Iron Heart).
AlexGSpeaks
AlexGSpeaks - 3/3/2025, 8:28 PM
@Scarilian - Gotta love it when people who never actually read She-Hulk comment on her character. Her entire series in the 80s-90s was her doing exactly what she in that show. She knew she was in a comic. She was constantly beating up the writers and editors to craft her story the way she wanted it and/or they doing the same to her. Guess what? It never once broke the Marvel multiverse. She appeared in FF and Avengers with zero issue. Don't see why live-action would be any different.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/3/2025, 2:33 PM
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RolandD
RolandD - 3/3/2025, 6:18 PM
@Wahhvacado - I presume this is the same user that has been using that thumbnail. Love your new username.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/3/2025, 6:43 PM
@RolandD - Thanks! Decided on some rebranding
RolandD
RolandD - 3/3/2025, 7:38 PM
@Wahhvacado - I thought that still had to be you, especially since it’s a proprietary thumbnail if I recall from another post.
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/3/2025, 9:06 PM
@RolandD - Yep! Made it from an AI image generator
krayzeman
krayzeman - 3/3/2025, 2:34 PM
Stop trying to limit these characters and stories to tones. They can fit ANYWHERE if done right just like in the comics. Matt had sex with Jen not She-Hulk so there's really no reason for her to turn into She-Hulk on Daredevil but Jen can fit RIGHT IN for a couple scenes to return the favor if she's in town. The scenes dont have to carry She=Hulk tone because its on Daredevil show and home court!
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/3/2025, 4:27 PM
@krayzeman - It's almost like people do not comprehend that human beings or characters aren't restricted to one layer. Look at Luigi Mangione, When he assassinated the CEO of United Healthcare he was locked in. But days before that he was joking and flirting with an employee at a Hostel and then years before that traveling the world and living his life. Does his past somehow negate his experiences and what he did? Absolutely not. It just shows that even the darkest individuals have moments of peace and happiness.
eagc1995
eagc1995 - 3/3/2025, 5:06 PM
@krayzeman - By some reason people think if the character comes from a more serious show/movie that they have to stay serious and can't never ever ever ever show a lighter side of them that we never get to see.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 3/3/2025, 5:39 PM
@krayzeman -
She-Hulk warped the fabric of reality and forced a re-write to Daredevil's character to be her boyfriend because she was neurotic, insecure and clingy. By definition, Daredevil/Matt should be her top priority meaning she would interact with him as both Jen & She-Hulk when needed to protect him - thus breaking any potential for a cohesive narrative of Daredevil: Born Again when taken into context with She-Hulk.

You can't have a physical threat to Matt Murdock when Jen has control of the script. The climax to She-Hulk's storyline was that she re-wrote reality so the villain turned himself in to go to jail, why would she not do that for Kingpin?

Why would she endanger her forced boyfriend/toy? It's like Wonder Woman 1984 all over again, freewill of everyone is non-existent and the only justification for Daredevil to be with her is because she wanted him to be and made him to be. I also doubt he'd be allowed to split from her because the entire point is that it's what She-Hulk wanted.
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 3/3/2025, 8:07 PM
@Scarilian - Have you even read a comic book? Spiderman literally sold his soul to the devil lol went right back to being friendly neighborhood guy.

By your logic every movie should end with the Avengers solving everyone's problems for them.
krayzeman
krayzeman - 3/4/2025, 10:48 AM
@Scarilian - If she was in town for a lawyers conference and wanted to catch up with Matt by hooking up why would she need to turn into She-Hulk? Dont over complicate something so simple.
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