Originally published June 19, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
Last month it was announced that Rosario Dawson will be reprising the role of Claire Temple for the second season of Daredevil (as well as potentially featuring in any of Netflix’s other Marvel series) and now the actress has been speaking to MTV about what the future holds for her character.
“She’s funny, she’s wry, she’s strong — she’s built for that world, because she’s great under pressure. She’s someone — hero or not — you’d want to have in a dire situation… I really just liked her arc all the way through. I’m looking forward to seeing where that goes, because her eyes have been opened up to this other world — and she’s crossed the line. You know, this is someone who helps people, and she’s been violent now but seeing the need for it. I think there’s a lot that she’s having to grapple with, and I think that’s what’s exciting about using this show to explore street-level characters: it makes it that much more closer to us.”
Dawson went on to discuss how her character differs from the comic books, along with the potential for crossing over into future Marvel shows: “Even just having Night Nurse and Claire Temple come together was already changing the Marvel Universe. So it just feels like, A) I finally get to join Marvel. I get to do it in a way that’s completely altering the universe, which is awesome. And then, B) I have no idea where it’s going to go, because here I was having a fling with Matt Murdock, and now Luke Cage is coming up, and Jessica Jones. I have no idea how they’re wanting me to come back or in which way, shape or form but it’s nice to know that I’ve got a character who does kind of string everyone together and bring all those worlds together.”
And finally, she also shared her excitement over the news that The Punisher will make his MCU debut in the second season of Daredevil, played by Jon Bernthal: “That’s going to raise the stakes so much more, because Matt Murdock almost behaves like the Punisher in the first season. [Matt] crosses the line quite often, so it’s going to be really interesting to see how they differentiate them and where that goes.”
The second season of Daredevil will arrive on Netflix next year, while Jessica Jones is set to land this fall.
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