You may know Charlie Cox from his starring role as Tristan Thorne in Stardust or Owen Sleater on the HBO Series Boardwalk Empire, but you may soon know him as the Man Without Fear. This past weekend El Mayimbe of Latino Review was the first to break the news that Drew Goddard ("Cabin in the Woods") had departed Marvel's Daredevil Netflix series and now he has another juicy scoop pertaining to the Hero of Hell's Kitchen.

"I am hearing that Charlie Cox, the English actor best known for his starring role as Tristan Thorne in Stardust and more recently for his supporting role in the second and third seasons of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, is looking like he is going to be Marvel's Daredevil! " - El Mayimbe

And now Variety has confirmed the news.

"British actor Charlie Cox has secured the titular role of “Daredevil” in Marvel/Netflix’s upcoming live-action series, sources confirm to Variety." - Variety

Marvel is proud to announce that acclaimed writer, director and producer Steven S. DeKnight ("Spartacus," "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer," "Angel") has joined "Marvel's Daredevil" as Executive Producer & Showrunner on the all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015. Drew Goddard, who also wrote the first two episodes, will continue to serve as Executive Producer on "Marvel"s Daredevil" as he writes and preps Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man" spin-off film, "The Sinister Six."