Speaking to Entertainment Weekly Marvel's head of TV
Jeph Loeb, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight, and star Charlie Cox (Daredevil)
offered some details on the upcoming Netflix show, including its connection to
Marvel's Cinematic Universe, the villain, and more.
"Within the Marvel universe there are thousands
of heroes of all shapes and sizes, but The Avengers are here to save the
universe and Daredevil is here to save the neighborhood," Loeb said. "It’s
a very unique look at Hell’s Kitchen in New York, where Matt Murdoch grew up
and continues to defend it from people who would harm the people that live
there."
As for the tone of the show, DeKnight references a few movies like “The French
Connection, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi
Driver, and make it very, very grounded, very gritty, very real,”
adding, “We always say we would rather lean toward The
Wire than what’s considered a classic superhero television
show.” Loeb then chimed in and said that “there aren’t going to be people
flying through the sky. There are no magic hammers.”
But worry not as Loeb reiterates that the show still
exists within Marvel's Cinematic Universe.
"It does take place in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe, it’s all connected. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we would
look up in the sky and see [Iron Man]. It’s just a different part of New York
that we have not yet seen in the Marvel movies."
In regards to the iconic "man without fear"
name, Cox says that “someone who does not have fear — literally does not experience
fear — is not that interesting. The way I like to think about it is that he is
a man with fear, but he on a daily basis
decides to confront that fear and to overcome it. So the title of ‘the man
without fear’ is almost a title that the public in his world gives
him just because of what he does. But inside himself, he’s very afraid at
times. And he finds a way to confront those fears and punch through it."
Every hero needs a villain, and Daredevil is no
different. Vincent D'Onofrio is set to play Wilson Fisk, Kingpin and according
to Loeb "this season is about both the
rise of the hero and the rise of the villain," however DeKnight adds that Kingpin
isn't just about the "conquer the city and make a lot of
money.’ In our story, we tell the story of how he met his wife Vanessa and how
they fell in love — our antagonist actually has a love story. That’s the love
story you’re following, the one you’re invested in, and seeing how that affects
him and changes him. I think Vincent just brings such depth to it, his
performance is just astounding."
Contrary to previous reports, it seems that the
addition of Bullseye to the show is still on the table, but only for a next
season.
"I wouldn’t say there’s no plans to include the
character in the series," DeKnight reveals, confirming that he won't
appear in season one. "It’s
not not to say he wouldn’t be in the series at some point. But I think if you
try to jam in too many characters, it just becomes a mess. And [Bullseye’s]
story was told in the last iteration of Daredevil that anybody saw. My feeling
was, ‘Why repeat it?’ And honestly, if you’re looking for a juicy,
multi-faceted crime drama, Wilson Fisk was the obvious choice to play the
antagonist. Bullseye is a little more cut and dry. Not to say you couldn’t make
him fantastic over 13 hours, but Fisk really felt like the right yin to the
yang for Matt, and for what we wanted to do this season."
Source - EW
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