It’s funny how the landscape quickly changes, especially at Marvel Studios. A couple of years ago, when the Netflix shows were all canceled and Kevin Feige took over, it didn’t seem like there was any chance we’d see Daredevil or any of those characters in the MCU. Fans kept saying it would happen, and Feige either played coy or denied it, even as rumors persisted that Daredevil star Charlie Cox would show up in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Well, those fans were wrong at the time, but now? Feige just made them all correct.
In an interview with Cinemablend, Feige was asked about the possibility of Charlie Cox playing Matt Murdock/Daredevil in a future Marvel project. This time, Feige all but assured fans that it will happen. Someday.
“If you were to see Daredevil in upcoming things, Charlie Cox, yes, would be the actor playing Daredevil,” confirmed Feige. “Where we see that, how we see that, when we see that, remains to be seen.”
Okay, that “If” is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Feige could have the confidence to make this statement because there are no plans to use Daredevil at all. But then, he goes the extra mile by adding a “where, how, and when” to the equation. In addition, a ScreenRant interview with Feige has him saying that more Netflix characters could show up…
“I always say that whenever a character comes back into the Marvel sandbox, it becomes another tool in the storytelling ability of the MCU. As I said before, the good news is, all will be revealed when people actually finally watch.”
The Netflix shows are officially non-canon to the MCU, so if and when we see these characters they could be different. That Feige went so far as to confirm that Cox would be playing Daredevil is a big step on his part. He could have easily recast the role, or put Cox in the MCU as an entirely different character. Rumors of a Daredevil reboot have been going around unconfirmed for weeks.
In other words, keep an eye out for Matt Murdock to show up in Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 17th, possibly as Peter Parker’s attorney.
