HAWKEYE: Marvel Studios Considered Doing A "Heavier Set" Version Of Kingpin For His MCU Debut

HAWKEYE: Marvel Studios Considered Doing A "Heavier Set" Version Of Kingpin For His MCU Debut

Vincent D'Onofrio made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Wilson Fisk in Hawkeye, and it's now been revealed that Marvel Studios did consider making the villain appear a little larger than life...

By JoshWilding - Feb 12, 2022 12:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Hawkeye

On Wednesday, Marvel Studios released Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye on Disney+. Despite only being an hour long, the special managed to explore many facets of Hawkeye, including Vincent D'Onofrio's return as The Kingpin. While the actor has maintained that this is the same Wilson Fisk he portrayed in Daredevil, the villain had gone through some big changes since we last saw him.

For starters, he was quite a bit stronger, tearing a car door off with his bare hands and surviving being shot with an arrow and subsequently blown up. Some fans have wondered whether Fisk might have taken Power Broke's Super Soldier Serum, but despite some clever camera angles making D'Onofrio appear larger than life, his Kingpin was the size of a normal, albeit intimidatingly large, man.

It turns out Marvel Studios did consider a more comic-accurate take on the Kingpin of Crime, as Hawkeye producer Trinh Tran explains. "We had talked about doing a heavier set version of Kingpin," she confirms. "But ultimately, we wanted to go completely different... in a different direction for this character. To put him in that Hawaiian shirt was kind of like a dream come true."

D'Onofrio has previously revealed that he gained 20lbs for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, and he's undeniably intimidating even without VFX or a fat suit. Recreating the Kingpin from the comics on screen would be no easy feat, particularly as people simply don't look like that in real life. Of course, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse did manage to deliver a very stylised take on Fisk thanks to animation. 

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regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/12/2022, 12:05 PM
They could’ve made him fatter and still kept him in the Hawaiian?

Regardless the character design wasn’t my issue with the Hawkeye finale. Really wanted to like that show more than I did.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 2/12/2022, 12:12 PM
@regularmovieguy - No they couldn't. Its ilegal.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/12/2022, 12:09 PM
MrKeyzerSoze
MrKeyzerSoze - 2/12/2022, 12:20 PM
@BlackBeltJones - she was on top
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/12/2022, 12:33 PM
@MrKeyzerSoze - still dangerous lol
Origame
Origame - 2/12/2022, 12:45 PM
@BlackBeltJones - adamantium hip bone.
MrKeyzerSoze
MrKeyzerSoze - 2/12/2022, 1:09 PM
@BlackBeltJones - look how happy he is in the photo. totally satisfied
dragon316
dragon316 - 2/12/2022, 1:51 PM
@BlackBeltJones - he looks like perfect plant sphere bowling ball planet
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 2/12/2022, 3:53 PM
@BlackBeltJones - Obligatory:
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 2/12/2022, 6:54 PM
@Feralwookiee - 👀👀👀
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/12/2022, 8:32 PM
@Feralwookiee - bruh
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 2/12/2022, 8:39 PM
@BlackBeltJones - lol You're welcome!
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 2/13/2022, 7:13 AM
@MrKeyzerSoze - it's like riding an chaotic elephant.
The1st
The1st - 2/14/2022, 8:15 AM
@BlackBeltJones -
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 2/12/2022, 12:25 PM
WHY THE HELL NOT!?!?!?
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 2/12/2022, 4:30 PM
@Marveladdict - They absolutely should have.
Kurban
Kurban - 2/12/2022, 12:25 PM
They should have done a smarter version of Kingpin who wouldn’t be dumb enough to go out and try to kill Kate’s mom himself and then get beaten in a stupid fight in a toy store.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 2/12/2022, 1:08 PM
@Kurban - all of his men were at Rockefeller plaza. He had multiple contingencies for killing Kate’s mom but because of The Hawkeyes intervention she managed to get away, leaving him no option but to do it himself, at least that’s my guess.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 2/12/2022, 12:46 PM
"To put him in that Hawaiian shirt was kind of like a dream come true"

Honestly this is very far from a dream come true, lol. It looked super silly on this version of Kingpin given how intense he is.

And people defend it saying it's from the comics. That's like putting Robert Pattinson Batman in the Rainbow Batman suit and just excusing it by saying it's from some comic. If it doesn't fit the specific version then it doesn't work.

Origame
Origame - 2/12/2022, 12:50 PM
I think this was a good call. Keeps hope alive that it's still the Netflix version (or at least let's audiences decide for themselves), and I really don't think a sudden cgi monster of a man in the climax would've been the best thing for the show.

Honestly could've given him some more weight though, and definitely depower him for the final fight.
m1doriya
m1doriya - 2/12/2022, 12:51 PM
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 2/12/2022, 1:14 PM
@m1doriya -



m1doriya
m1doriya - 2/12/2022, 3:30 PM
@DrReedRichards - rotten tomatoes lol

3 Daredevil seasons>>>>all the Disney+ shows combined
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 2/12/2022, 4:04 PM
@m1doriya -

Same Daredevil show that is now MCU canon? Sure you wanna use that?

m1doriya
m1doriya - 2/12/2022, 6:33 PM
@DrReedRichards - And?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 2/12/2022, 6:37 PM
@m1doriya -

m1doriya
m1doriya - 2/12/2022, 6:39 PM
@DrReedRichards - Yeah, the 3 Daredevil seasons are better than all the Disney+ shows combined.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 2/12/2022, 6:50 PM
@m1doriya -

So, was that originally supposed meant as a simple observation or an outright insult? 'Cause it honestly comes across as an accidental compliment instead. Whether or not it is true remains to be discussed, though, but for now let's focus on the intent behind that statement.
m1doriya
m1doriya - 2/12/2022, 6:55 PM
@DrReedRichards - Cry about it

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