Since Daredevil: Born Again was scrapped and production on it restarted from scratch, fans have been anticipating any information about the project. Being a reboot of its Netflix counterpart, Daredevil: Born Again has been a subject of huge fan expectations.
Vincent D’Onofrio has updated fans on some aspects of the show, given that he and his on-screen arch-nemesis played by Charlie Cox have been confirmed to be a part of Marvel’s next installment of the MCU, Echo, premiering January 9th, 2024. D’Onofrio seemed to be very praiseful of whatever writing he had seen, talking about the potential of the project.
Vincent D’Onofrio calls Marvel ‘clever’
Speaking about Marvel’s new banner, Marvel Spotlight, D’Onofrio opened up about the writing of such a series, given that he will be part of the premiere show in the banner, Echo. The actor said:
It’s the writing, the potential of the writing, and what I’ve been able to do for Echo, the writing of that show. And now moving forward into Daredevil: Born Again, it’s very exciting. And I think it’s the right path. I think there’s some clever people over there at Marvel that are making good choices.”
Given that D’Onofrio rushed to the show’s rescue when there was a lot of notice about extensive rewrites that Daredevil: Born Again was going through, it is safe to assume that the actor will not be party to misleading fans about the decisions being made at Marvel. Despite fan opinion being largely negative about the MCU proper’s depiction of Matt Murdock (debuting in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law), it is safe to assume that the actor will deliver a performance that is no less chilling than what Daredevil was able to do over on Netflix.
What is ‘Marvel Spotlight’?
‘Marvel Spotlight’ is a new banner, unveiled by Marvel Studios, which endeavors to focus on smaller, more character-driven stories, the first of which is set to be Echo. The tone and style of these will be similar to what Marvel and Netflix presented during their collaboration. The tone of these projects is expected to be similar to Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
The idea behind Marvel Spotlight is to create an engaging set of stories that are set in the MCU, but not so heavily entrenched that they require a ton of homework first. Essentially, the stories that are being told under this banner, will not merit viewing of extensive material before.
Essentially, when you had to watch the entirety of Phase 1 to watch the Avengers, an entry in Marvel Spotlight will not require an additional viewing before watching the show. Marvel Spotlight seems to be a bid by the studio to bring back audiences who were not able to keep up with the vast continuity of the MCU, without compromising the interconnected nature of their stories.
