Rosario Dawson Talks DAREDEVIL Season 2 & The Inclusion Of THE PUNISHER
Dawson's Claire Temple didn't show up that often in the first season of Netflix's Daredevil, but it sounds like we can expect to see a bit more of her in season 2. The actress is also looking forward to seeing what Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle/The Punisher will bring to the show...
Claire Temple didn't play a huge role in season one of Daredevil, but she still proved to be very popular and definitely seemed to resonate with fans. When MTV caught up with Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Top Five) at E3 this week they asked her why she thinks that is, and what we can expect to see from Miss Temple in the future. “She’s funny, she’s wry, she’s strong — she’s built for that world, because she’s great under pressure," Dawson said of her character. "She’s someone — hero or not — you’d want to have in a dire situation… I really just liked her arc all the way through."
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Matt Murdock gave Claire a good look at the dark underside of Hell's Kitchen, but also showed her that it's possible to fight back. Is there a chance that Claire could evolve more towards the "Night Nurse" character from the Marvel comics she's been amalgamated with for the show? “I’m looking forward to seeing where that goes, because her eyes have been opened up to this other world — and she’s crossed the line," explains the actress. "You know, this is someone who helps people, and she’s been violent now but seeing the need for it. I think there’s a lot that she’s having to grapple with, and I think that’s what’s exciting about using this show to explore street-level characters: it makes it that much more closer to us.”
One of the most popular and exciting casting announcements came last week when we found out that Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) would be playing Frank Castle in season 2 of Daredevil, and Dawson is looking forward to seeing him in action as much as the rest of us. With the inclusion of The Punisher bound to shake things up considerably, how does she see the dynamic with Charlie Cox's Man Without Fear playing put? “That’s going to raise the stakes so much more, because Matt Murdock almost behaves like the Punisher in the first season,” she said. “[Matt] crosses the line quite often, so it’s going to be really interesting to see how they differentiate them and where that goes.”
In the comics Claire Temple also has a relationship with Luke Cage, and with that character set to get his own series along with the likes of Jessica Jones, could Temple become a kind of Nick Fury of the Marvel TV Universe? Find put what she has to say about that at the link below.