Charlie Cox doesn’t want Daredevil: Born Again to portray a comedic version of the hero, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room for lightheartedness.
It has now been confirmed that Charlie Cox will return in Daredevil: Born Again, with both the actor and character all set to participate fully in the MCU. The news has some fans concerned about how the character will be portrayed, and many worried that The Man Without Fear could get way too comical. Well, talking to VarietyCharlie Cox has assured fans that Daredevil isn’t going to be a slapstick…although there could be a lot more lightheartedness.
“I don’t think that would work. Not over the course of our entire season. Not with this character. I don’t think it’s necessarily truthful enough for the source material to actually work.”
Cox appeared on D23 and stated that: Daredevil: Born Again won’t go the sitcom route of She-Hulk: Lawyer. The actor suggested that the soft reboot Disney+ series will retain some of the same darkness from the Netflix show, while adding that there’s still room for some more laughs.
“There’s a lot of comics, Daredevil comics, there’s a lot of runs where there’s levity. There’s lightheartedness. There’s fun. And I think with 18 episodes you have time to do a little bit of both.”
Marvel fans are treated to even more daredevil action amid a lighter tone in She-Hulk: Lawyer, in which Charlie Cox reprises the role of Matt Murdock, thus joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While we don’t yet know how prominent Cox’s role in She-Hulk: Lawyer we know he’ll be donning a red-and-yellow suit while working with She-Hulk to solve a case.
Daredevil: Born Again More like a reboot than a fourth season
After his appearance in She-Hulk: Lawyeras well as an expected installment in the Disney+ series Echo, Charlie Cox will lead the way in his own Disney+ series. titled Daredevil: Born Again, the actor has revealed several new details about the series, including that it will be something new rather than a season 4 of the highly regarded Netflix show. “It’s a season 1, it’s not a season 4, so it’s something very new,” Cox explained at D23 Expo. “Which I think is the right way. If you’re going to do it again, do it differently.”
Cox also explained the meaning behind the title, revealing that it doesn’t mean that Daredevil: Born Again will adapt the 1986 comic strip line by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. “I don’t think this means we’re going to tell the Frank Miller story of Born Again in the comics,” he said. ‘I don’t think it means that. I think it – you know we have the . have made [Netflix] show, it ended, years passed, and we make another show. It’s a perfect title.”
Daredevil: Born Again will consist of 18 episodes, far more than Netflix or Disney+ series are usually given, with Charlie Cox hoping to play a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future. “I see him as an important member of the Avengers, necessary for everything they do,” the actor said when asked if the street-level vigilante will ever fight alongside Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the rest of The Avengers.
Daredevil: Born Again should be released in the spring of 2024.