DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN's New Directors Reveal Where The Project Currently Stands

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN's New Directors Reveal Where The Project Currently Stands

In October, Marvel let it be known that they were completely revamping its 18-episode live-action Daredevil series for Disney+, bringing in a new creative team.

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By MarkJulian - Nov 13, 2023 06:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: The Wrap

Just a few days ago, it was announced that Marvel Studios didn't like what they were seeing on the live-action Daredevil: Born Again TV series and that they were bringing in Dario Scardapane (The Punisher; Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan)  to replace Matt Corman and Chris Ord (Covert Affairs, The Enemy Within).

Additionally, having completed shooting on less than half of the 18-episode order, Marvel was said to be 'Frakensteining' what had wrapped before the actor and writer's strike, reordering what was already in the can and intermixing it with new footage.

Following the creative overhaul, the exact episode count for the show is unknown. The show was also described as a legal procedural (again, prior to the creative overhaul) but it's now unknown if that element remains in the show.

For the remaining episodes, Moon Knight and Loki season 2 directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are helming the remaining 9+ installments.

Speaking to The Wrap, Benson and Moorhead shared where things currently stand on the production.

"We have the best answer for you. So you see this space we’re in right now? This is our office and we just found out we have an office about 45 minutes ago. And that’s what we’re at with Daredevil."

It sounds like it's early days in the revamp process.

The duo went on to add, "It is day zero. We’re currently just consuming Daredevil content, not just the Netflix show but all the possible material. We’re just making our stew of information nice and thick."

Currently, Born Again is without an exact release date but it's said to be part of Phase Five of the MCU, which ends on February 14, 2025, with Captain America: Brave New World. Phase Six kicks off on May 2, 2025, with Fantastic Four.

However, both Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio's Kingpin will appear in the upcoming Echo, Marvel Spotlight series which premieres on January 10, 2024. D'Onofrio previously stated that the events of Echo would lead directly into Born Again.

Aside from Cox and D'Onofrio, the cast for Born Again includes Jon Bernthal as the Punisher, Sandrine Holt as Vanessa Fisk, Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blade, Margarita Levieva as Daredevil comic book love-interest Heather Glenn, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, and Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman.

Presently, there's been a large outcry from fans for Deborah Ann Woll's Karen Page and Elden Henson's Foggy Nelson to also reprise their roles from the Netflix series but there's been no confirmation.

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Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 11/13/2023, 6:25 PM
That’s right. Stir that stew up!
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/13/2023, 6:28 PM
The problem is they can't cancel anything because they need content, at worst they'll delay. Best case scenario? Make top notch content! Imagine if HBO skated by with mid content, they wouldn't be the top dog they have been for 30 years
mountainman
mountainman - 11/13/2023, 6:32 PM
@bobevanz - Max definitely has a lot of mid content, but HBO continues to put out bangers like they have since the 90’s that it’s fairly easy to overlook all the bad content.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - Apple seems like the biggest threat right now quality wise. They are making top notch productions. Too bad their reach is so limited.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/13/2023, 6:34 PM
@bobevanz - I ger and Feige have a legit mess on their hands

By constricting content in 2024, they have severely limited the interest for continued streaming subscription. I’m starting to think that this may actually be Iger’s macro-play
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/13/2023, 6:55 PM
@bobevanz - Ah yes, the infallible arbiter of quality: HBO. XD
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/13/2023, 7:01 PM
@SauronthePower - Do we want Marvel to reduce their output to focus on quality, or not? Make up your minds, people.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/13/2023, 7:15 PM
@Drace24 - to a degree

I am against the AMOUNT of overcorrection that Iger seems to be ordering

Back it off from 4 to 3 cinematic releases and 5 to 3 TV shows. Constricting down to ONE movie release is a gross overreaction (probably to balance the internal books to correct for the amount that ‘The Marvels’ looks poised to lose)
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/14/2023, 8:30 AM
@SauronthePower - First of all: I absolutely disagree. I would be fine with them not releasing anything for a year if it means they have some time to cook. And also I think we're getting really greedy if one year with fewer than 6 titles is not enough. We need to keep ourselves in check.

Second: Deadpool being the only movie next year is most likely not part of the correction effort, but simply a neccessity due to the strikes.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/14/2023, 10:14 AM
@Drace24 - I have to disagree

They should not need a full year to course correct movies already heavily filmed, regardless of quantity of necessary reshoots

Also, Iger needs to balance the quantity/quality coefficient to justify streaming being at $12.99/mo.

Marvel and Star Wars are the flagships of the brand. Too much constriction of content is a very dangerous play in that people may tune out and cancel, which will tank the shares

Iger needs to maintain somewhat of a spread schedule to maintain subscriber retention but also may be trying to wash the losses on ‘The Marvels’ by restricting conematic budgets for one year in order to right-size that part of the shareholder portfolio
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/14/2023, 6:09 PM
@SauronthePower - "They should not need a full year"

...Well, they do. So that's pointless criticism.

"Also, Iger needs to balance the quantity/quality coefficient"

Okay, you can use normal words here, it's fine. XD But good news, he is doing that. And why the heck are we talking about shares? Who here owns Disney shares, seriously? Don't worry. Pretty sure the investors are never far from the executives mind, lol.

"Iger needs to maintain somewhat of a spread schedule to maintain subscriber retention but also may be trying to wash the losses on ‘The Marvels’ by restricting conematic budgets for one year in order to right-size that part of the shareholder portfolio"

Yes, but don't forget the wobble-effect on the booger-denominator, so maybe he needs to boost all the gobbledegook-dividends for the shmobble-shmoops and then grabblegribble the fudgebudge! Then he can activate his trap card, collect all the seven Dragonballs and become Pokémon master!
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/14/2023, 7:16 PM
@Drace24 - dude…you ruined a couple of genuinely good discourse points with the immaturity of that last paragraph.

And, make no mistake, immaturity can be great, when cleverly done

Which you did not 🤷‍♂️

You ARE aware that Iger is in a severe proxy fight for his leadership role at the moment, no???

You know what that translates out to?

That means that Iger HAS to schmooze the shareholders, and is consequently walking on serious eggshells right now

The LAST thing that Iger needs is negative press slamming the brand, but that is EXACTLY what Iger is dealing with right now.

THAT all makes Iger severely prone, beholden, and nervous so, yes, washing the books to ‘right-size’ brand bugeting IS most definitely in-play after the anticipated losses that ‘The Marvels’ looks fairly certain to accrue

As far as your first paragraph, Marvel has historically been able to spin out high quality (ie pre Phase 4) product with less than twelve months project time from first frame being filmed till Post being completed, so do not delude yourself into thinking that the year delay is actually based on some sort of pre-established industry benchmark.

Much of NWO has already been filmed.

Reshoots do not take a year.

THIS is about forcing the base to ‘want,’ ie ‘DESIRE’ the MCU brand once again and yes, it represents a gross overcorrection on Iger’s part
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/15/2023, 4:33 PM
@SauronthePower - What, you can't take me serious now, because I rattled down a bunch of pretentious nonsense instead of talking like a normal person? ...Yeah. That's the joke.

"You ARE aware that Iger is in a severe proxy fight for his leadership role at the moment, no???"

No, he is not. He has already retired. He came back as an emergency replacement because the board wanted to get rid of Chapek, signed on for two years after which a replacement is supposed to take over. He is in no need to fight for his job at Disney.

"Do do not delude yourself into thinking that the year delay is actually based on some sort of pre-established industry benchmark."

Not sure what benchmark you are talking about. The strikes forced Marvel to push back its titles. Obviously. And a bit more breathing does them well. The brand will survive one year with only one movie and like two shows. Wouldn't even be it's worst year.

Anything else?
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/15/2023, 5:16 PM
@Drace24 - you literally have no clue how any of this works, do you??

* * “No, he is not. He has already retired. He came back as an emergency replacement because the board wanted to get rid of Chapek, signed on for two years after which a replacement is supposed to take over. He is in no need to fight for his job at Disney” * *

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-ceo-bob-iger-new-contract-extension-1235533307/amp/

- - ‘You ARE aware that Iger is in a severe proxy fight for his leadership role at the moment, no???’ - -

* * “No, he is not. He has already retired. He came back as an emergency replacement because the board wanted to get rid of Chapek” * *

https://www.economist.com/business/2023/11/09/the-bob-iger-v-nelson-peltz-rematch


https://fortune.com/2023/11/07/wizard-illusionist-bob-iger-challenge-disney-employees-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-personal-vendetta-iconic-ceo-sonnenfeld-tian/amp/


https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/media/disney-drama-builds-for-bob-iger-as-valueact-builds-large-stake/amp/

Looks like it’s back to crayons, snack, and nap time for you little man

Please feel free to sit in deep, contemplative reflection about the manifest errors in your intellectual logic train on what is sure to be shaping up as a VERY long ride on the short bus home.
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/15/2023, 7:24 PM
@SauronthePower - Oh, so you're saying his employment is safe for even longer than two years. My bad. But thanks for invalidating the entire rest of your argument. Made it much easier for me.

Man, you try so hard to sound smart and land a sick burn. It's adorable. If only you could actually earn it.
So unless you can say something that actually matters for someone other than some rich guys, I think I'm done here.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/15/2023, 8:11 PM
@Drace24 - you were done the moment you fancied that you possessed the chops to treat with me intellectually

You hurl meaningless, impotent non-sequiters, I lay out multiple concrete links that singlehandedly, and meticulously, annihilate each and every one of your rather limp-wristed attempts at a ‘point’

Instead of maximizing on the opportunity that was graciously gifted to you; to bask in the light of my correction, and possibly reflect upon how to utilize that to elevate your own game; you simply chose to hurl the soiled diaper of your own bruised ego, like a whiny child throwing a tantrum because your cred was spanked

The only reason that you are done is because you need to provide cover to scurry like a scalded rat away from the light of your own failings
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/16/2023, 8:14 AM
@SauronthePower -

Don't do drugs, kids. Don't be this guy.
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 11/16/2023, 1:26 PM
@Drace24 -
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 11/13/2023, 6:28 PM
That's cool that Michael Gandolfini gets to be in this twice.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/13/2023, 6:34 PM
Whatever.
I'd take Nathan's Guy Gardner over the blind boy any day.



TheLobster
TheLobster - 11/13/2023, 6:41 PM
"We have the best answer for you. So you see this space we’re in right now? This is our office and we just found out we have an office about 45 minutes ago. And that’s what we’re at with Daredevil."

JFC Marvel is turning into WB/DC levels of mismanagement and it’s embarrassing as shit.
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/13/2023, 7:00 PM
@TheLobster - What the [frick] even is that "muh, marvel bad" narrative even at this point? They saw their show didn't work and instead of frankensteining it or releasing a subpar product, they went back to the drawing board. Just how is that a bad thing? Isn't that what we want them to do? To make sure their stuff is as good as it can be before releasing it? People keep screaming at them to overhaul their approach, then they do that and the same people scream again. What the [frick] is that?
dagenspear
dagenspear - 11/13/2023, 7:06 PM
@Drace24 - Arguably, maybe they could've managed it better in the first place instead, as far as I remember reading/hearing, not had a showrunner or some other stuff, maybe.
Drace24
Drace24 - 11/13/2023, 7:11 PM
@dagenspear - That's not how anything works. You can't address mistakes before you made them. Do you want Marvel to prioritize quality or not? Caz that's what that looks like.
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