Charlie Cox is elated that Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson have made a triumphant return to Daredevil: Born Again, describing their characters Karen and Foggy as the heart of the show.
From 2015 to 2018, Charlie Cox played Matt Murdock / Daredevil, a blind lawyer by day who fights criminals as a masked vigilante by night. Even though the series proved popular with fans, it was cancelled by Netflix after series three due to Disney acquiring the sole streaming rights to Marvel properties.
Following the cancellation, the term #SaveDaredevil began trending on social media.
It was believed that Daredevil, the show, was dead, but in March of 2022, an official reboot was announced titled Daredevil: Born Again.
Fans were left upset when neither Woll nor Henson were announced in the cast. But, after production started, their return was confirmed after all, much to the delight of Cox.
“Aw it’s so cool, man. So cool. Yeah, it was pretty heartbreaking when they weren’t around initially," the Daredevil star said at AwesomeCon.
"When we came back to filming and they had made some changes, which you guys obviously probably read about and stuff, you know, it was clear that Foggy and Karen are kind of the heartbeat of our show. They always were. So (it feels) really special to have them back. Huge shout out to Deborah and to Elden. I know there’s been photos, there were some set photos that came out, so I know I can talk about it because it's on the internet. But it was really sweet to have some scenes together again.”
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Daredevil: Born Again back on track
With Marvel and Disney now fully in charge, there was always going to be more pressure put upon showrunners, writers and directors. In this case, head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman have felt Marvel's wrath as they were let go at the end of September.
The first Daredevil series on Netflix was known for its unapologetic violence, and although the Disney version won't be as gory, it was still meant to be action-focused rather than a crime drama.
Kevin Feige and other executives previously let go of all of the writers and directors who had worked on the show.
Marvel have been criticised for how they run their television department in the same way as a movie franchise when the two platforms are completely different.
Indeed, in every major recent show including Secret Invasion, Moon Knight and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, there have been writer and director replacements in the middle of production.
Dario Scardapane is the new Daredevil: Born Again showrunner, while Loki season two's Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have been hired as directors. Scardapane previously worked on The Punisher spin-off for Netflix so is already familiar with the Daredevil universe.
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