Marvel Actor Charlie Cox Wants Much More Legal Drama When Matt Murdock Returns Daredevil: Born Again. Now confirmed for release on Disney+, the daredevil The reinvention series will debut on Disney+ and will run for a whopping 18 episodes. Which, according to Cox, should give the show plenty of time for more courtroom action.
“We know it’s going to be 18 episodes and I find that a bit baffling. What I hope that does is it gives us longer to really live in the characters and spend more time in Matt Murdock’s world as lawyer .”
Speak with The Hollywood ReporterCox longs to explore more of Matt Murdock’s life and hopes that such a high episode count will allow him to take center stage as a lawyer in Daredevil: Born Again. During his time on Netflix, with each series running for 13 episodes, we only saw Murdock rule the courtroom a handful of times, including defending Frank Castle, aka The Punisher in the second season.
“You know, got all the cool Daredevil superhero stuff, but to actually live in his world and base the show on the day-to-day life of someone who has a profession as a lawyer could be really interesting. A lot of fun.”
Of She-Hulk: Lawyer Currently exploring the legal side of superheroism, Matt Murdock will enter an entirely different world when he returns in Daredevil: Born Again. Murdock’s excellent skills as a lawyer have already been teased in the MCU during the events of Spider-Man: No Way Homeand no doubt daredevil fans would love to see Matt Murdock as a good lawyer as Charlie Cox.
Daredevil: Born Again won’t make the man without fear a slapstick character
Charlie Cox clearly has his own ideas about how Daredevil: Born Again will revive the Marvel character. Aside from wanting to see a lot more of Matt Murdock doing his lawyer thing, the actor has assured fans that the Disney+ reinvention won’t introduce a slapstick version of The Man Without Fear.
“I don’t think that would work. Not over the course of our entire season. Not with this character,” Cox said. “I don’t think it’s necessarily truthful enough for the source material to actually work.”
While daredevil fans can breathe a sigh of relief that Daredevil: Born Again won’t be slipping on rogue banana peels. shenanigans.
“There are plenty of comics, Daredevil comics, there are plenty of runs where there is levity,” continued Cox. “There’s lightheartedness. There’s fun. And I think with 18 episodes you have time to do a little bit of both.”
After his imminent appearance in She-Hulk: LawyerCox will next appear as Daredevil in the upcoming Disney+ series, Echo. After collaborating with both She-Hulk and Echo, Charlie Cox will lead his own series, Daredevil: Born Againwhich is expected to be released in the spring of 2024.