There's a huge amount of excitement for Daredevil: Born Again before it arrives on Disney+ next year, and while the series will respect what's come before, it certainly won't be beholden to it.
We are, of course, referring to Marvel Television and Netflix's Daredevil. That show ran for three seasons and even got a spin-off in The Defenders, but not everyone from that corner of the Multiverse is set to return. Deborah Ann Woll has strongly hinted that her time as Karen Page is over and it turns out Charlie Cox's stuntman also won't be back.
Christopher Brewster may have flown under the radar while working on the series, but that's the point of a stuntman. They're not supposed to be noticed, but their work is pivotal in bringing superheroes to life on screen in a way that makes comic book fans happy.
In the Tweet below, Brewster reveals, "Unfortunately, Marvel not only hired somebody else; they wouldn’t even let me interview for the job."
Now, that sounds pretty damning and it would be all too easy to vilify the evil corporation. As unfair as this may seem, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law made it clear the MCU will deliver a very different take on Daredevil. The character is now more in line with his comic book counterpart, and a bigger budget means the CGI is there to enhance what the stunt team does.
Marvel Studios also has its own talented group of stuntpeople, and while it's a real shame for Brewster, we're sure he'll land on his feet with a new gig. While his involvement in Daredevil: Born Again would have been a nice way of maintaining continuity, this is a different Matt Murdock.
The show is shrouded in secrecy, but we do know that, along with Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio, it will star Michael Gandolfini and Nikki M. James.
Daredevil: Born Again premieres on Disney+ next summer.