With the end of the writers’ strike—and the seemingly near conclusion of the actors’ union work stoppage—it seemed like the Hollywood giants were finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. However, after a series of projects that fail to convince, the House of Ideas will no longer tempt the heart. Even if it means taking drastic measures. For example? The layoffs of the entire creative team of Daredevil: Born Again.
It’s official: at the end of September, Marvel Studios quietly released lead writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman, as well as its entire staff of writers and directors, from their responsibilities. In accordance with The Hollywood Reporterthe studio is already looking for new creative talent for a major reboot of the Disney Plus series.
With this new direction, we seek to right a ship that is burdened with very high expectations from the fandom. And this production will see the return of Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Darevevil), Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk/Kingpin) and John Bernthal (Frank Castle/The Punisher). His performances captivated viewers in his acclaimed Marvel Television series for Netflix.
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Before production stopped last June due to strikes, just under half of the 18 episodes of Born Again. But The footage was not liked by Marvel executives, including Kevin Feige. The evaluation was conclusive: lThe series did not work.
According to his sources, Chris Ord and Matt Cormancreative partners in series like Secret Matters either The Brave, They created a legal drama that had little to do with the version of the “Devil of Hell’s Kitchen” that we saw on Netflix. Cox didn’t even wear the Daredevil outfit until the fourth episode. While the House of Ideas greenlit that concept in the first place, the poor performance of their latest series forced them to rethink the show’s original intention.
However, the layoffs of the creative team at Daredevil: Born Again They do not mean a total clean slate. The studio plans to keep some scenes and episodes already recorded. Additionally, Corman and Ord will become executive producers.
Daredevil: Born Again It pointed to a premiere at the end of 2024, which no longer seems likely. In any case, it had already been speculated that the series would be delayed until 2025 as a result of the strikes.