‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Interview: Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio

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(L to R) Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio star in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’.

Premiering on Disney+ March 4th is ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, which is a continuation of the Netflix series ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’, and once again stars Charlie Cox (‘Spider-Man: No Way Home‘) as Matt Murdock / Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio (‘Hawkeye’) as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin.

In addition to Cox and D’Onofrio, the series also features the return of Deborah Ann Woll (‘True Blood’) as Karen Page, Elden Henson (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson, Ayelet Zurer (‘Man of Steel’) as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk, and Jon Bernthal (‘The Accountant’) as Frank Castle / Punisher.

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio about their work on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’, returning to the series, how their characters have changed, Fisk’s political aspirations and his estranged relationship with his wife, and keeping the tone of the fight scenes from the original series.

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Daredevil/Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) in Marvel Television's 'Daredevil: Born Again', exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.

Moviefone: To begin with, Charlie, what has it been like for you to get the chance to return to this character with this new series, and how has Matt changed since the original show?

Charlie Cox: It’s such an honor. I don’t think it can be overstated. In 2018, when the show was canceled, I really thought that that was the end of the road for us, and to be honest, I’m still pinching myself that we’re back here and we’re making this show. We’re about to start season two (of ‘Born Again’) or season five (of the entire series), however you want to look at it. It’s such a great job. It’s such an honor to play this character, and I genuinely love every minute. I think I can speak for Vincent when I say that, as well. There’s a kind of catalyst at the beginning of this new season that changes Matt’s direction quite substantially. I think what we find is a man who is trying desperately to re-find an identity that he can latch onto, and some of the things that he has done to right-size himself ultimately end up being Band-Aids that he must pull off. So, look, it’s still the same Matt from the show that we made over on Netflix all those years ago, but a lot has happened in that time. I think you’re so changed by your experiences that there are some differences to the Matt we remember.

Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) in Marvel Television's 'Daredevil: Born Again', exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Giovanni Rufino. © 2024 Marvel.

MF: Vincent, what has it been like for you to return to this character and explore his political aspirations with this new series? Do you think Wilson Fisk will be a good mayor?

Vincent D’Onfrio: He’s going to be a great mayor. Well, if I’m going to step outside of it and think about it, he would be a self-serving mayor. But if I’m staying in it, I would say he’s going to do great things for the city. It’s a great character to play. You put this character in circumstances that are different than you’ve seen him before. He becomes more interesting and that whole fish out of water thing, I really like a lot, and it works well with a character like Fisk.

Kingpin/Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) in Marvel Television's 'Daredevil: Born Again', exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Giovanni Rufino. © 2024 Marvel.

MF: Vincent, can you talk about Fisk’s estranged relationship with his wife Vanessa and where we find them when the series begins?

VD: I mean, they’re a couple that are very much in love. But he disappears for a while, and he must answer for that. It’s part of the ‘Echo’ timeline to our show. So, he’s disappeared for a while. He must explain himself, and then, I don’t want to do any spoilers, but it becomes very exciting.

MF: Finally, Charlie, can you talk about filming the action sequences for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ and the challenges of retaining the same tone as the original series?

CC: That was always important to us, and one of the first conversations that Vincent and I had back in 2021 and 2022 when they started talking about this show. The identity of the show that we made is, and a large part of the success was the dark, sinister tone that we found. I think it plays well with the source material. Daredevil, on the page, works best when it’s very dark, and gritty, and sinister, and translating that onto screen, I think the fans really appreciated that. Credit to Marvel, this amazing company we work for. They were willing to do that and put that on Disney+. My feeling is I think the fans will be really pleased. There’s a couple of gnarly moments.

“The devil’s work is never done.”

TV-MA1 SeasonsMarch 4th, 2025

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own… Read the Plot

What is the plot of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’?

Blind lawyer Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights for justice while former crime boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) pursues his campaign as the mayor of New York City, causing their past identities to collide.