With shooting now underway on Disney+‘sDaredevil: Born Againseries, news of who will be returning from Netflix’sDaredevilcontinues to pour in.Charlie Coxfirst reprized his role as the show’s titular hero inSpider-Man: No Way Home, before appearing again in last year’sShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Now fans can expect to see him joined by returneesVincent D’Onofrio(who marked his return as The Kingpin in Disney+‘sHawkeye)andJon Bernthalas The Punisher.
However, fans have been disappointed to learn that, among the continued debate of the original Netflix series’ place in the widerMarvel Cinematic Universecanon, not everyone will be reprising theirDaredevilroles. This includesAyelet Zurer, who portrayed Vanessa Fisk, wife of The Kingpin, asnews recently brokethat the role was now going to be played byBetter Call Saul’sSandrine Holt. Now, Zurer has taken to Instagram to express her disappointment that she won’t be returning to the role.
Sharing an excerpt of an article praising her performance as the character, which read “she made the best possible choices to bring Vanessa to life”, the actor added that she was “sad to not take part” in the new show, but celebrated her co-star as she added she would “always be [Vincent D’Onofrio’s] biggest fan.” Zurer played The Kingpin’s love interest and eventual wife in all three seasons of the Netflix show.
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Zurer’s recasting fuels the fire of speculation regarding the new Disney+ show’s connection to itsNetflix counterpart, asThe Hollywood Reporteralso revealed that series mainstaysDeborah Ann WollandElden Hensonwould not be returning as Karen Page and Foggy Nelson respectively. While Marvel’s Disney+ shows remain solidly in canon with the studio’s cinematic outings, the connection between the MCU and Netflix’s marvel shows has always remained tentative at best, with seemingly no official answer provided either way as to whether the Netflix series were officialMCU canon or not. Additionally, Netflix’s Marvel content took a notably darker and more violent tone than one would expect from usual family-friendly Disney fare. With this in mind, it remains unclear to what extentBorn Againwill be a direct continuation of Cox’s initial portrayal of the character.
Daredevil: Born AgainWill Feature New Faces
Daredevil: Born Againis slated to star not only the aforementioned returning cast, but also Tony Award-winning actorNikki M. JamesandExtrapolotionsstarMichael Gandolfini.Though it is still unknown as to who each actor will be portraying, Gandolfini teased toColliderthat all he could reveal is that the character “is from Staten Island, and that’s about it.”
All three seasons ofDaredevilare available to stream on Disney+ now ahead ofDaredevil: Born Again’srelease in early 2024.Check out Collider’s interview withBorn Againstar, Gandolfini, below:
