Charlie Cox didn't know how Marvel contracts worked and thought Vincent D'Onofrio was "delusional" for thinking Daredevil could return

Nov. 24, 2023

“I’d be on the phone being, like, ‘Mate, the guy’s delusional! He’s got to let it go’”

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The business of non-MCU characters coming under theMarvel Studiosumbrella isn’t a simple one – as Daredevil star Charlie Cox can vouch.

“I really thought that ship had sailed, you know? I thought it was over,” Cox said during an appearance atWales Comic Conabout the prospect of his character returning. “It had been a couple of years since [Netflix’s Daredevil had been canceled]. What I didn’t know was there was an embargo on that. So, there was an amount of time – I think it was probably two years – after the show was canceled beforeDisneyand Marvel could approach us.”

Cox continued: “So, during that time, I didn’t know that. I just thought it was over. And Vincent [D’Onofrio], who plays Wilson Fisk, him and I would chat occasionally on the phone. And he would kind of say, ‘I’m sure they’re gonna bring us back.’ I’d be on the phone being, like, ‘Mate, the guy’s delusional! He’s got to let it go.'”

Both Cox and D’Onofrio will reprise their Daredevil roles in Daredevil: Born Again, along with Frank Castle (AKA the Punisher) actor Jon Bernthal. Fan favorite characters likeFoggy and Karen will not be returning, however, andWilson Fisk’s wife Vanessa has been recast.

Daredevil: Born Again doesn’t have a release date just yet. While we wait for the show to arrive onDisney Plus, get ahead of everything still to come in the MCU with our guides toMarvel Phase 5andMarvel Phase 6.

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