The distribution of Daredevil: Born Again continues to prepare for the new filming. Marvel Studios fired the project’s writers and directors a few months ago, discarding almost all the material already obtained. The direction the series had taken was far removed from what fans of the Man Without Fear could expect. For this reason, the House of Ideas has chosen to recover the essence of the original series of Netflix. And that includes its main cast.
Of course, in Daredevil: Born Again will be Charlie Cox as the great protagonist. Also Vincent D’Onofrio as the evil Wilson Fisk, Kingpin; and Jon Bernthal like The Punisher. And just a few days ago the presence of Elden Henson and Deborah Ann, Foggy and Karen. Now, as confirmed ComicBook.comhas joined Wilson Bethel. The actor appeared in the series Netflix in its third season. But his participation was key, since he gave life to Benjamin Poindexter. This tormented FBI agent is better known by his villainous alias, Bullseye.
Poindexter It was the last trick of kingpin to get rid of Daredevil. The gangster allied himself with the character of Bethel with the idea that he would supplant the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen. With a suit just like the hero’s, Poindexter He committed the worst possible misdeeds: he tortured, threatened and murdered several people. Some acts that were attributed to the protagonist, who came to be considered a dangerous criminal. In fact, when he tried to stop Bullseye and clear his name, Matt Murdock He found that the psychopath had combat skills almost as good as his own.
However, the master plan of kingpin It didn’t end as he expected. In the end, the two villains faced each other. The result gave the winner to fiskwhich with a strong blow broke the back of Poindexter, leaving him paralyzed. At the end of the series, a last scene showed the villain of Bethel undergoing surgery while a target – the hallmark of Bullseye– appeared in his eyes. After the canonization of the series of Netflix within the MCU, that will presumably be the starting point that the character will take into account. Daredevil: Born Again.
Bullseye’s return in Daredevil: Born Again
In addition to confirmation of your return, deadline has also pointed out that Bethel will return, probably, for three episodes of the series. Although sources attempted to contact Marvel Studios, the company has refused to comment on the matter. And the production is still finishing designing its strategy. So much so that even the total number of chapters has been modified.
In the first moment, Kevin Feige assured that Daredevil: Born Again It would have 18 episodes. That made it the longest series in the entire series. Marvel Cinematic Universe. But after the layoffs and the restart of development, the situation has changed. The studio has not officially confirmed it, but rumors suggest that now the plan is to resemble the original series of Netflix even in its duration. That would entail an estimated 13 chapters. To see them, yes, we will still have to wait, because the project will not come to fruition. Disney+ until 2025.