Maybe fans are getting a little ahead of themselves here, but since it’s now been established that the Marvel Netflix shows are canon with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s not too early to start thinking of the possibility of a futureDaredevilfilm, especially since Charlie Cox certainly is.
After it was announced thatDaredevilwas officiallymoving over to Disney Plus, Cox didn’t waste any time giving his opinion on what Marvel should do next with the man without fear. While some fans are wary of a water-downed version of Daredevil joining the MCU, it appears Cox doesn’t share their concern.
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In an interview with Comicbook, it’s apparent that Cox all for incorporating his interpretation of Daredevil into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, he would also be down to star in a movie as the character. “I wouldn’t put it past the folks at Marvel to be able to accomplish that. I’m such a fan of everything they’ve done so far, I wouldn’t underestimate them at all,” Cox said. Granted, with such a transition, theDaredevilproject would have to be a little more family-friendly than how it was executed when it was on Netflix, something that Cox acknowledges. “So if they wanted to make a more PG version of Daredevil, I back them to find a way to do where it feels totally in keeping with everything we’ve done. And maybe there’s a little less blood, maybe there’s a little whatever, but I back them to do it.”
Nonetheless, Cox believes that his character would work better in a more adult, PG-13 setting compared to other, more high-profile heroes who, despite fighting in similar situations, are more family-friendly,like Spider-Man.“It absolutely can work, but I guess what you can’t deny is Daredevil is never going to work as well in a PG world as Spider-Man does,” Cox said. “I think that the age of the character, the Christian guilt, his history with women and stuff, it’s like it’s a little bit more mature, it has to be.”
Cox has a point here. Even thoughDaredevil is a vigilantewho patrols the streets of New York much like Spider-Man does, he has much more mature themes than the wall-crawler, which is why he isn’t who kids typically think of when they think of Marvel superheroes. It honestly might be more imperative for Marvel to differentiate Daredevil from Spider-Man as much as possible since the main criticism the franchise routinely gets is that it has a repetitive formula.
No matter what Marvel decides to do with Daredevil, the major headline here is that Cox is definitely ready for whatever Marvel throws his way. The iconic portrayal he gaveboth as Daredevil and Matt Murdockdid not deserve the abrupt cancellation that it got, so Disney should be just as ecstatic as the fanbase is that he is back, ready for more, and is willing to do whatever the company asks from him. If they want to get the most out of Cox, it might be in their best interest to abide by his opinions of the Devil in Hell’s Kitchen.
Daredevilwill start streaming on Disney Plus on March 16th.
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