After much speculation about the future of Daredevil, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige revealed that Charlie Cox would return to portray the character in the MCU; but the MCU version of the character risks losing what made the Netflix show so great. Daredevil has been an unlucky Marvel hero in terms of never quite making into the MCU, having first been portrayed on screen by Ben Affleck in the infamous 2003 film. The character was taken to new heights when the Netflix adaptation first aired in 2015. The show focused very tightly on the double-life of Cox’s Matt Murdock and other more Daredevil-centric characters, with little to no attention given to the goings-on of the concurrently released MCU films.
The Netflix adaptation of the beloved character was well-regarded by both critics and audiences. The show took great care to portray many of the more complex aspects of the Man With No Fear, such as his relationship to the Catholic faith which in part motivates him. It featured incredibly choreographed fight sequences and didn’t shy away from the more violent aspects of its characters. Netflix’s Daredevil also produced one of the best villains of the live-action Marvel properties in Vincent D’Onofrio’s portrayal of the tempestuous Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, who is also rumored to return the MCU.
The announcement of the show’s cancellation in 2018 after season 3 brought disappointment which Feige has now turned back into excitement by his revelation that Cox will return to the role in the MCU. No detail was given about how the character will be introduced into the grander narrative of the MCU, although many suspect he will appear in Spider-Man: No Way Home. While audiences are happy to hear that Cox will receive another shot at playing a character he loves, an MCU version of the character could risk losing what was so great about Netflix’s Daredevil by appearing in a franchise focused on much grander scale plots.
One of the great things about Daredevil is that it operated on a smaller scale - based entirely in New York, and focusing on Murdock’s crime-ridden neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen. Daredevil’s stories work best on this level, allowing his abilities to shine and deeper analysis of human characters. The MCU's stories keep getting bigger over time, as made evident in the cosmic scale of Eternals’ villain. While Marvel Studios is starting to show that they can dial back the scale of threats in the MCU through Hawkeye’s storyline revolving around the Tracksuit Mafia, audiences are actively anticipating bigger and more elaborate threats, which doesn't mesh with the most engaging aspects of Daredevil as a character.
Unfortunately, Daredevil has not yet been introduced to the MCU and may not be as familiar to those who have only kept up with the movies. Because of this, it is likely that the Man With No Fear will initially feature in the MCU alongside more prominent heroes. This wouldn’t be the first time that Marvel has done this, as both Scarlet Witch and Loki have become crucial figures in the MCU after first being featured as secondary characters. But it would be more frustrating in Daredevil’s case, since Netflix proved that character is strong enough to carry a show on his own. An MCU version of the character would likely be sidelined in favor of characters who have already been in the MCU, despite the fact that Daredevil existed at the same time or even before some of them.
Finally, one of the best parts of Netflix’s Daredevil that would likely be lost in the MCU is the ability to depict the character’s fighting ability to the fullest extent. The Netflix show featured incredible fight sequences, such as the amazing single-shot hallway fight between Daredevil and a whole gang of Russian mobsters at the end of Season 1, episode 2. The MCU has had its share of good fight scenes (with the martial arts featured in Shang-Chi being a recent highlight) but the MCU has a more family-friendly reputation than Netflix’s productions of Marvel properties. This will make it really tough to translate Daredevil’s uniquely intense battle style to the MCU. Audiences will have to hope that the MCUs version can live up to the high standards set by Netflix’s incredible adaptation of Daredevil.
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