ECHO Director Says Series Will Feature "A Number Of Cameos... From Other Films And Shows"

ECHO Director Says Series Will Feature "A Number Of Cameos... From Other Films And Shows"

We know that Daredevil will make an appearance in Echo, but director Sydney Freeland has now revealed that the series will also feature other cameos from MCU shows and movies...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 03, 2024 03:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Echo

Daredevil was rumored to appear in Echo since before the show even started filming, and the marketing has made no secret of the fact that the Man Without Fear will show up for at least one extended fight scene with Alaqua Cox's Maya Lopez.

However, director Sydney Freeland has now confirmed that the Hawkeye spin-off will feature more cameos - and not just from other small-screen MCU projects.

“There are a number of cameos in our series, and fans of the MCU will see characters from other films and shows that they recognize," Freeland tells TV Line. "But at the same time, you don’t have to have done your homework coming into this. People who aren’t familiar with the MCU can still come in and watch this.”

Since he is believed to be a major supporting character in the series, we're going to assume Freeland isn't counting Kingpin (Vincent D'Onofrio), which means fans can probably expect a few surprises.

Could there be any truth to those rumors of Spider-Man swinging in to help take down Wilson Fisk? That seems like a stretch, but if the Webhead is off the table, who might Freeland be referring to?

Check out a new teaser promo below, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section.

Echo will be the first project under a new banner known as Marvel Spotlight, which takes its name from an anthology comic book series that debuted back in 1971 and was the origin of beloved Marvel characters like Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman.

“Marvel Spotlight gives us a platform to bring more grounded, character-driven stories to the screen, and in the case of Echo, focusing on street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity," said Head of Streaming Brad Winderbaum. "Just like comics fans didn’t need to read Avengers or Fantastic Four to enjoy a Ghost Rider Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”

"Marvel Studios presents Echo in which Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) struggles to reconnect with her Native American roots while balancing aspirations tied to a life of crime as successor to the brutal legacy of Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) aka Kingpin," reads the most recent synopsis. "In the first episode, we are introduced to Maya Lopez and her struggles."

In addition to Cox, D'Onofrio and Cox (Charlie), the show will also star Chaske Spencer as Henry, Tantoo Cardinal as Chula, Graham Greene as Skully, Cody Lightning as Cousin Biscuits, Devery Jacobs as Bonnie, and Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez.

The origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez (Cox), whose ruthless behaviour in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.

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HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 1/3/2024, 3:21 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - Tell me who the cameos are
Goldboink
Goldboink - 1/3/2024, 3:24 PM
@HOTSHOT -
Mephisto!
Spike101
Spike101 - 1/3/2024, 3:31 PM
@Goldboink - just what I was thinking!
tugboy
tugboy - 1/3/2024, 4:10 PM
@HOTSHOT -
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 4:23 PM
@HOTSHOT - how the hell do I know
rychlec
rychlec - 1/3/2024, 4:51 PM
@HOTSHOT - The guy from Black Widow that gets stuff.
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 1/3/2024, 4:54 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - So it's not exactly a spoiler then is it
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 6:28 PM
@HOTSHOT - thank you so much for clearing that up for me you dink. I wasn't expecting any cameos so I would have been pleasantly surprised when one showed up. Now I can expect several to show up. The surprise is spoiled. So it is exactly, by definition,
literally, a spoiler.
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 1/4/2024, 4:53 AM
@Comicmoviejunki - It's an MCU thing. If you're not expecting cameos, Idk what to tell you

The director might as well have said that water is wet
Matchesz
Matchesz - 1/3/2024, 3:06 PM
Gaia would absolutely mop the Kingpin
braunermegda
braunermegda - 1/3/2024, 4:39 PM
@Matchesz - who is gaia
Matchesz
Matchesz - 1/3/2024, 9:32 PM
@braunermegda - my point exactly..
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 3:06 PM
Would have been nice to be surprised by seeing these cameos. Nice [frick]ing spoiler
Origame
Origame - 1/3/2024, 5:45 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - ...literally no cameo is mentioned. Just that there will be cameos. Which obviously was gonna happen.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 6:30 PM
@Origame - I expected the Daredevil cameo. Wasn't expecting any surprises to be honest.
Origame
Origame - 1/3/2024, 6:37 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - ...is this the first mcu project you've seen?
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 7:43 PM
@Origame - I'm sorry, who cameos in Wandavision? Ms. Marvel? Loki season 2? Moon knight? Secret Invasion? She Hulk? So 25% of the shows have cameos means it's a given that Echo, a character with no MCU connections besides Daredevil will have several MCU cameos? Your logic?
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/3/2024, 7:45 PM
@Origame - it must be a couple Defenders.
ptick
ptick - 1/3/2024, 8:06 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - "A character with no MCU connections besides Daredevil."

Excuse me, but is this Hawkeye (the show) erasure? Certainly a Kate Bishop (or her mom or Jack) or even Yelena cameo would have a connection to Echo in the MCU.
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 1/4/2024, 4:59 AM
@Comicmoviejunki - "Who cameos in WandaVision" Evan Peters playing another speedster who everyone calls Pietro until the end.

"Ms Marvel" Captain Marvel, as well as the Damage Control crew from No Way Home

"Loki Season 2" You had to bring up Season 2 because Season 1 had cameos. So the show did meet that criteria already

"Moon Knight" I'll give you that. Rare exception

"Secret Invasion" Maria Hill, The real Rhodey, The dude from Black Widow

"She-Hulk" Daredevil, Wong, Kevin Fiege himself

The majority of the things you stated had cameos, showcasing that it's to be expected.

Literally the only show so far to not have cameos is Moon Knight, showing that it's the exception that proves the rule.
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 1/4/2024, 5:03 AM
@Comicmoviejunki - Oh I also forgot to mention the Wrecking Crew, Man-Bull, Porcupine, Skaar, Leap Frog, and other characters that cameo'd in She-Hulk. All people I recognize from the comics.
HumanRubiksCube
HumanRubiksCube - 1/3/2024, 3:07 PM
luke cage and jessica jones most likely, iron fist M.I.A. LMAO
xfan320
xfan320 - 1/3/2024, 3:08 PM
It's gonna be somebody from the supporting cast, probably
mountainman
mountainman - 1/3/2024, 3:09 PM
Pulling out all the stops to promote this one!

If it really does have a Netflix vibe, this could be one of their best shows yet.

But it’s very likely to have very low viewership based on how they are behaving (releasing all at once, pushing the cameos, marketing its dark and grittiness, etc).
SATW42
SATW42 - 1/3/2024, 3:22 PM
@mountainman - as someone who really doesn't like the weekly model for all shows, I'm ecstatic all 5 episodes are dropping at once.

Everyone holds the Netflix shows in such high regard, but ignore how good and popular they were being released all at once...
mountainman
mountainman - 1/3/2024, 3:51 PM
@SATW42 - I personally don’t have the free time to binge stuff, so I prefer weekly so I can keep up without worry of spoilers.

But whether something is released weekly or not has no bearing on its quality. Netflix produces a lot of trash released all at once and HBO/Disney/Amazon/Apple have all produced great stuff released weekly.

Glad you are getting the release type you like
but we won’t know if this is good or not until it comes out.
SATW42
SATW42 - 1/3/2024, 5:32 PM
@mountainman - but you’ve said several times the release schedule is a sign it will suck
mountainman
mountainman - 1/3/2024, 6:31 PM
@SATW42 - Disney releases weekly. They do this (same with HBO, Apple and Amazon) because it extends out how long a show will air new episodes. For high priority shows, this ensures subscribers stay longer. That tells us that they don’t believe that this show would be keeping people subscribed even if they had it running longer.

The other theory is that they thought it would have bad reviews and they wanted to minimize the amount of time people talk about it. There is the review embargo that could back this theory, but reviewers tend to be kinder to female POC led projects in general so I don’t know if I buy this theory.

It’s a different release model than their other stuff. And it isn’t as if they are changing to all at once in general. Percy Jackson is releasing right now weekly. It appears that they have more faith in that property than they do in Echo.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 1/3/2024, 3:10 PM
They’re getting desperate to get people to watch it….
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/3/2024, 3:14 PM
Most likely it's RDJ or at least Chris Evans
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 1/3/2024, 3:14 PM
It will have unforgettable cameos such as:

Hydra Trooper #3 from Captain America: The First Avenger

Scared Citizen #8 from Avengers: Age of Ultron

SHIELD Agent Playing Galaga from The Avengers.
RedFury
RedFury - 1/3/2024, 4:16 PM
@CorndogBurglar - lol this is exactly what I thought when I read this.

We can all hope for big, cool, and fun cameos. But the budget probably wouldn't allow for that. So chances are we're going to get cameos of characters that are affordable on a TV budget. Maybe one big name, but probably not too big.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/3/2024, 3:15 PM
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 1/3/2024, 3:51 PM
@GhostDog - this is the only right answer and it needs to happen
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/3/2024, 4:46 PM
@GhostDog - and next time we saw him, he got clubbed in the face. Those were the greatest cross-over times
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/3/2024, 3:16 PM
Can't wait for 5 more articles later that detail who the cameos actually were lol
Vigor
Vigor - 1/3/2024, 3:22 PM
@TheFinestSmack - Josh is already ahead of you lol
JoeInTheBox
JoeInTheBox - 1/3/2024, 3:17 PM
Give me Bullseye and Typhoid Mary. Cameo by Punisher, but I bet they are saving him for Born Again.
Vigor
Vigor - 1/3/2024, 3:21 PM
I think I'm understanding why echo was made. They needed a less risky character to test out R rates spotlight side of the mcu

If it wasn't received well or if the Disney parents coalition lobbied hard against it, it's only Echo. A nobody
But if disney jumped in with both feet for punisher or daredevil without this "pilot" first, it's a much bigger risk

I'm not a scooper or anything. I'm just talking out my ass. But i did get my graduates degree in business and that DOES make business sense so 🤷🏾‍♂️
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 1/3/2024, 3:53 PM
@Vigor - definitely makes sense. Dipping your toe in to test the temperature. With this and Deadpool on the way, they’ll learn a lot
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