Marvel has just announced that
Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) has
joined the upcoming Daredevil show, and will play the villain, Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, opposite
Charlie Cox as Matt Murdoch, aka Daredevil.
Marvel and Netflix are proud
to announce that acclaimed actor Vincent D’Onofrio has joined “Marvel’s
Daredevil,” an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in
2015. Best known for his critically-lauded work in “Law & Order: Criminal
Intent,” “Men in Black, “Full Metal Jacket” and “Homicide,” D’Onofrio
will play Wilson Fisk, a powerful businessman whose interests in the future of
Hell’s Kitchen will bring him into conflict with the blind attorney Matt
Murdock and his alter ego Daredevil.
D’Onofrio joins Charlie Cox, previously announced as Matt
Murdock, in the exciting cast of “Marvel’s
Daredevil.”
“We’re incredibly proud to
have an actor with the gravitas and versatility of Vincent joining 'Marvel’s
Daredevil' in such an integral role,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head
of Television. “Wilson Fisk is an iconic villain whose cunning and power make
him the dangerous equal of our hero."
“Marvel’s Daredevil” follows the
journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary
senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the
super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
Marvel’s first original series
on Netflix is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight
(“Spartacus”, “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer”, “Angel”) and Drew Goddard
("Cabin in the Woods," "Lost," "Buffy The Vampire
Slayer," in addition to writing the first two episodes of “Marvel’s
Daredevil”), along with Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Smallville,” “Heroes”).
“Marvel’s Daredevil” is
produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
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