Since The Russo Brothers said that they had 67 characters in Avengers: Infinity War – a number they clarified was figurative – fans began to speculate who was going to be in the ensemble cast. Hell, we even did it ourselves. Many fans jumped to the conclusion that the Netflix side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist – must surely be involved.
Well Daredevil himself, Charlie Cox, has said that he’s not had the call from Kevin Feige just yet. But even if Marvel did decide to have Daredevil in Avengers: Infinity War, it doesn’t have to be Charlie Cox in the role.
“Marvel TV and Marvel Studios are two very different things,” he told ET. “So even if the character were to appear in that film, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I would appear in that film. I will pick a fight with the guy that they choose.”
Watch the interview below:
Given how closely tied the Netflix series – as well as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter – are to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would seem unlikely that Marvel would recast the roles of Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage should they join the fight in Avengers: Infinity War. However, it’s something to bear in mind.
Would you want to see Daredevil recast should he appear in Avengers: Infinity War?
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LeightonJones says
I can’t see that happening.
Luke Owen says
Same here.
Vos_L says
These bloggers will do anything for page hits, lmfao. The dude just said he’s not guaranteed to play Daredevil even if they put the character in the movies. That’s it. You guys and the 10 other sites blogging about this make it sound like Marvel is putting Daredevil in Infinity War and considering re-casting him. Despite the fact that different people are in charge of the day to day ops of the movies and the TV shows, they are completely integrated as far as universe and characters. The TV shows constantly reference the movies….and you have Coulson, Agent Carter, Howard Stark, Lady Sif and Nick Fury who have appeared on the TV shows. This isn’t WB….they aren’t re-casting characters that appear in both the movies and TV shows.
Luke Owen says
I don’t think its bad to report on this, he did make the point that they *could* recast him if they wanted to. But they clearly won’t. As you say – and as it says in the article – the two entities are so tied together so it would be silly to recast any of them.
Gary@FlickeringMyth says
I disagree with your comments that the post implies what you say. It presents the comments, and says recasting would be unlikely. Unless I’m missing something?
Now…
The TV shows constantly reference the movies, but the movies have not once referenced a TV show. Joss Whedon said that he considers Coulson to be dead, and he co-created Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
In other words, I’m not completely sold on the idea that it is a completely integrated universe. The TV side surely wants it to be, but of course they are going to market themselves that way – “watch our show, we’re part of the biggest movie franchise of the past decade!” As for the movie side, I doubt they really care what is going on on ABC.
It’s only a matter of time before the movies contradict the TV side. That being said, if Marvel Studios is going to take notice of any of the TV side, it will be the Netflix shows.
Now, I don’t think Charlie Cox will be recast if Daredevil appeared in Infinity War, but it can’t be ruled out entirely. Marvel Studios isn’t afraid to recast (see Bruce Banner, Rhodey), and if some huge A-lister expressed an interest in playing Daredevil, they’d consider it I’m sure.