

Two days ago, a second Daredevil trailer dropped (which you can watch by going here). While the first teaser trailer focused mainly on Matt Murdock/Daredevil (played by Charlie Cox), only offering us fleeting glimpses of Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, this second trailer focused more on Fisk. Along with helping to showcase the tone of the series, the new trailer also gave us a better understanding of Fisk in the show, and how D’Onofrio will portray the character. (I think we can all agree that his casting was pretty much perfect casting, yes?)

While promoting his new film, “Broken Horses”, Uproxx was able to chat with him a bit about Daredevil. They talked about what fans should expect from the show, as well as how enthusiastic is about the upcoming series.

Does the intensity have anything to do with the fact it’s on Netflix? Does that allow more freedom than network television?

I think you’re right. I think it has something to do with that. You know, it’s been done in the movie, too. I mean, Robert Downey Jr.’s character has been explored pretty extensively and they’re trying to do the same thing with Captain America. And with all the new stuff coming up in the next five to seven years from now, it will get intricately emotional and much deeper than it is already. Our show, to your point, we have 13 episodes of content to take our time because of Netflix. Under the umbrella of Netflix, they’re very supportive, and it’s not like doing a TV series at all. It’s like doing a 13-hour film. So, I think that lends itself to being able to be much more specific and take your time in telling this long story. Now, having said that, they at the same time have to deliver a superhero aspect – a Marvel aspect to it – which, as we all know, is so dynamic and cool. So, that was the trick, to deliver the dynamic kind of Marvel superhero show and, at the same time, make it a serial that’s interesting and emotional and a real story. I mean, I could go on about it, but everybody can judge it for themselves – but, in my opinion, everybody was firing on all cylinders and just doing a great job.

In the trailer, there are references to Iron Man and Thor, so people in the Daredevil series are aware of what’s happening in the movies. I’ve posted bits of the interview below.

Yeah, we’re definitely all in the same universe. It’s definitely happening all around us, which I think is a very cool thing because it’s two very kind of different approaches, but they’re in the same world. I think that’s very cool.

Will The Kingpin show up in the other Netflix Marvel series, like Luke Cage?

I actually have no idea. Marvel doesn’t tell you about their plans, they just tell you how happy they are with you and give you all of this creative freedom and stuff. But, the one thing they keep secret is what their plans are. They tell you eventually, but not while it’s all still in the planning stage. They keep it to themselves. I actually have no idea.