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Daredevil translates to “a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things”. Well, that might be true for Charlie Cox since he starred alongside Vincent D’Onofrio in the 2015 Netflix showDaredevil.
Charlie Cox loved working with Vincent D’Onofrio while filming the 2015 Netflix showDaredevil. After the announcement ofDaredevil: Born Again,Cox revealed that he was very excited to work with D’Onofrio again. However, the actor also stated that working with D’Onofrio was not an easy task.
Charlie Cox loved to give his best in every scene
Back in 2015, the world was introduced to Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in the iconic Netflix seriesDaredevil.Vincent D’Onofrio portrayed the role of crime-lord Kingpin and the two had quite an amazing villain-hero chemistry.
Running for 3 seasons,Daredevilended in 2018 and the world waited in patience for when the blind attorney would make a comeback. When it was announced that Charlie Cox would be reprising his role inDaredevil: Born Again,people also rallied for the return ofVincent D’Onofrio.
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Back in 2022, Charlie Cox sat for an interview withGQwherein he talked about how excited he was for working alongside Vincent D’Onofrio again. During their talks, Cox mentioned that he tried to get everything done in one single take.
I would attempt to do the most consistently truthful take from start to finish, almost like it’s a piece of theater. I want the director and the editor to be able to use any take of mine in its entirety.
However, Cox revealed that when he was done with his speech,Vincent D’Onofriohad to interrupt him and make a big speech himself. According to the actor, when the camera turned to the Kingpin actor, he knew that D’Onofrio wasn’t taking each take seriously.
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There was a big change in the working style of Vincent D’Onofrio andCharlie Cox. Both stars were right in their own places which resulted inDaredevilbeing such an iconic series.
Vincent D’Onofrio didn’t care much for individual takes
As the interview continued, Charlie Cox revealed how theFull Metal Jacketactor had a different way of acting out a scene. However, this method wasn’t without its fair share of flaws.
During the interview, Cox mentioned that D’Onofrio was an actor who explored multiple sides of his character. According to Cox, there would be six to seven different variations in dialogue for the same scene. Although it was a good thing, the experimentation was costing a lot of time.
There were takes where he would start, and then, halfway through without the camera cutting, he would stop. He’d go back to the beginning. He walked out of the room. He came back in, got really frustrated with himself, he then did it again.
He further continued,
He then started again. And the take went on for ages. But at the end of it, there were about seven different versions of that one speech. Some of it very icy cold, and chilling, others violent and angry.
Well, the different variations were certainly not in vain asDaredevilreceived a rating of 8.6/10 onIMDband a whopping 92% onRotten Tomatoesafter its release. Even now, many fans consider Netflix’sDaredevilas peak cinema.
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On the other hand, Charlie Cox is set to return to his iconic role alongside Jon Bernthal, Vincent D’Onofrio, and many more in the upcoming MCU show.Daredevil: Born Againis set for a release date of March 2025 and will be available to stream on Disney+.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
