Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock aka Daredevil, Jon Bernthal returns as the Punisher, and Vincent D’Onofrio returns as colossal crime boss Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin: three returnees from the formerly hugely popular Netflix franchise The “Daredevil” series is long-standing and has appeared in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “She-Hulk” and “Hawkeye”. But that doesn’t mean that the three seasons of the Netflix series “Daredevil” are all part of the MCU canon. This is now also reflected in the change in a key workforce for the upcoming MCU series “Daredevil: Born Again”.
The US industry magazine reported in December 2022 namely that for “Born Again” two new actresses signed as screen partners for Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio: Margaret Leleveva And Sandrine Holt. However, it was still unclear at the time what roles the two would play.
New Vanessa Fisk for “Daredevil: Born Again”
At least however, in the case of Sandrine Holt, it is now clear that she will play Vanessa Fisk – the character who appeared in the old “Daredevil” series from Ayelet Zuerer has been played. This is reported by the American trade magazine . That’s the first proper recast for Daredevil: Born Again – and another indication that the MCU versions of Daredevil, Punisher, and Kingpin aren’t exactly the same as those in the former Netflix series.
In theory, it would in any case be conceivable that it is the same Vanessa and that only a new actress has been cast – for example because Ayelet Zurer was not available or interested in returning, or because those responsible for the series had a had a new face. wanted for the role. There have also been such recasts of established characters in the MCU (e.g. War Machine, which was first played by Terrence Howard and is now played by Don Cheadle).
However, it remains to be seen what role Margarita Levieva will play and whether she will also take on a well-known role. Like that of Matt Murdock’s friend, co-worker and love interest Karen Page, who was played by Deborah Ann Woll in the old “Daredevil” series. However, some fans also speculate that Levieva was cast as Mary Walker, aka Typhoid Mary, who is in a relationship with Matt Murdock in the Marvel Comics and is an adversary to Daredevil.
Daredevil: Born Again is expected to release on Disney+ in late 2024 or early 2025. We’ll know more by then…