When the news came out than Vincent D’Onofrio was cast as Daredevil’s arch-enemy, Wilson Fisk (aka The Kingpin), my response was, of course! Netflix has released the first photo of D’Onofrio in character and it looks pretty much as I’d imagined. Check it out after the jump.
Netflix will release Daredevil on April 10th at 12:01 am.
Season one of MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL will premiere with thirteen (13) one-hour episodes in 4K on April 10, 2015 at 12:01 AM PT in all territories where Netflix is available.
Synopsis: Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.
The shadowy figure behind organized crime in Hell’s Kitchen, Wilson Fisk has one mission in mind: to save Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter the cost. This immediately puts him at odds with Matt Murdock’s vigilante alter-ego, who also seeks to protect the city – but sees the criminal element as the root of the city’s problems. Central to this conflict is that Fisk truly believes he’s doing good for Hell’s Kitchen and at times may seem more of a hero to its people than Daredevil. Intelligent, complex and physically imposing, Wilson Fisk is the perfect foil for Matt Murdock, and the two will collide dramatically in Marvel’s Daredevil.
- Marvel’s Daredevil is a grounded, authentic, suspenseful and edgy action drama featuring a great cast that includes:
o Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
o Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk
o Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
o Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
o Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
o Vondie Curtis Hall as Ben Ulrich
o Scott Glenn as Stick
o Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna
o Bob Gunton and Leland Owlsey
o Toby Leonard Moore as Wesley
- Marvel’s Daredevil is one of the best known properties of the street level heroes and will be the the first of four epic live-action adventure series (Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Marvel’s Luke Cage, all leading up to the teaming of the main characters in Marvel’s The Defenders) that delves into the backstory of how Matt Murdock evolves into Daredevil.
- Marvel’s first original series on Netflix is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight (“Spartacus”, “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer”, “Angel”) and Drew Goddard ( “Cabin in the Woods,” “Lost,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”, in addition to writing the first two episodes of Daredevil), along with Jeph Loeb (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Smallville,” “Heroes”), who also serves as Marvel’s Head of Television. The series is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
For more information on MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL in the coming weeks, please go to: netflix.com/daredevil and visit the official social pages:
Twitter: @Daredevil (http://twitter.com/Daredevil)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Daredevil
For all Marvel News: www.marvel.com
Netflix press site: https://pr.netflix.com