DAREDEVIL: New Details On 'Bullseye', 'The Kingpin', And Ties To The Marvel Cinematic Universe
New Daredevil details have been revealed, including how Matt Murdock fits into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, why he's not necessarily a "Man Without Fear" in the Netflix series, and how both villains like The Kingpin and Bullseye will fit into this season and beyond...
Changing the subject somewhat, Charlie Cox (who plays the titular character) weighed in on how his take on Daredevil isn't necessarily a "Man Without Fear", something which isn't a huge departure from how he's been portrayed in the comics in recent years. "Someone who does not have fear — literally does not experience fear — is not that interesting. The way I like to think about it is that he is a man with fear, but he on a daily basis decides to confront that fear and to overcome it. So the title of ‘the man without fear’ is almost a title that the public in his world gives him just because of what he does. But inside himself, he’s very afraid at times. And he finds a way to confront those fears and punch through it." It should be interesting to see how much the series plays on Daredevil's depression and the like, but regardless of whether they tackle those issues at such an early stage, we do know that The Kingpin will be making his life a hell.
"I wouldn’t say there’s no plans to include the character in the series," DeKnight reveals, confirming that he won't appear in season one. "It’s not not to say he wouldn’t be in the series at some point. But I think if you try to jam in too many characters, it just becomes a mess. And [Bullseye’s] story was told in the last iteration of Daredevil that anybody saw. My feeling was, ‘Why repeat it?’ And honestly, if you’re looking for a juicy, multi-faceted crime drama, Wilson Fisk was the obvious choice to play the antagonist. Bullseye is a little more cut and dry. Not to say you couldn’t make him fantastic over 13 hours, but Fisk really felt like the right yin to the yang for Matt, and for what we wanted to do this season." What do you guys think of these comments?