Last year, a creative overhaul saw The Punisher's Dario Scardapane replace Matt Corman and Chris Ord as Daredevil: Born Again's showrunner. Now, all signs point to the Marvel Studios series delivering the take on the Man Without Fear we've been waiting to see in the MCU.
TV Line caught up with Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio at the Upfronts in New York yesterday and asked the former whether the retooling has brought Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk more in line with Netflix's Daredevil.
"Not exactly the same, but much closer," Cox teased. "And potentially much improved."
D'Onofrio added, "It’s hard to comment because I want to say so much about both the [Netflix] show and this show, and the change that happened, but in the end, the last few months of work we did was written beautifully and directed beautifully. Personally, I think it’s as intense as we’ve ever been."
Cox then shares his thoughts on reuniting with Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson, two actors who weren't expected to factor into the previous version of Daredevil: Born Again (while Foggy Nelson might have made a cameo, Karen Page was expected to be completely sidelined).
Calling it "pretty emotional" to share the screen with his Daredevil co-stars again, he added, "They are such a heartbeat of the show, and always have been." D'Onofrio similarly praised the "extremely talented" Ayelet Zurer who reprises her role as Vanessa Fisk after initially being replaced by Sandrine Holt.
Specific plot details haven't been revealed for Daredevil: Born Again, but we can piece together a rough idea from set photos and plot leaks. Matt Murdock will be defending White Tiger in court, The Kingpin is New York City Mayor, and The Punisher is hunting down corrupt cops using his logo.
Oh, and Bullseye is on the loose and finally in costume!
"It was pretty heartbreaking when [Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson] weren’t around initially," Cox said during a convention appearance earlier this year. "When we came back to filming, and they had made some changes, which you guys have probably read about and stuff, it was clear that Foggy and Karen are kind of the heartbeat of our show, and always were."
Starring Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Margarita Levieva, Michael Gandolfini, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Jeremy Earl, and Ayelet Zurer, Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Disney+ next March.