Daredevil

To mark Charlie Cox's return to the MCU on She-Hulk, we're counting down his best Daredevil brawls, from hallways to stairwells to prisons.

Daredevil pops in and out of frame, ducking into doorways only to emerge, seconds later, fighting off more goons. Toward the end, you can feel his exhaustion as he leans against a wall and heaves for breath before pushing himself, hips first, forward to finish off the last enemy. Metaphorically, it challenged other superhero shows—and action shows in general—to rise to this masterclass in direction and choreography. the Hallway Fight) the Russian Mob (A.K.A. Daredevil season three was uneven as a whole, but it also reached some impressive highs. The judicious use of slow-mo emphasizes the viciousness of the scene, which is aided by Nobu’s mastery of his signature weapon, a kyoketsu-shoge. That makes it all the more heartbreaking, then, when the odds continue to mount and Elektra sacrifices herself to save Matt from a killing blow. The brilliance of this scene comes from the difference between their fighting styles: Kingpin is all rage and power, a charging bull, while Daredevil is more lithe and nimble, flipping over and around Kingpin’s bulkier form. Daredevil vs. [She-Hulk](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/she-hulk-attorney-at-law-2022) and, while the appearance mostly gets his character right, Daredevil still has a huge on-screen legacy to live up to. Netflix’s [Daredevil](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/daredevil-2015) series was well-received in general, but it was Charlie Cox’s grounded, haunted performance as the Man Without Fear and the show’s [incredible](https://www.avclub.com/marvel-s-daredevil-cut-man-1798183410) [fight](https://www.avclub.com/daredevil-spends-time-on-rooftops-and-in-hallways-1798245338) [choreography](https://www.avclub.com/daredevil-s-latest-one-take-fight-sequence-is-riotously-1829829929) that catapulted it to legendary status among MCU fans.

Marvel fans have been asking which episode of She-Hulk would see the reintroduction of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. What they may not have expected is that he's ...

Marvel into caped-crusading variations of [Juno](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDTT9KaSTo) (minus the hamburger phone). Marvel has rewired Matt Murdock to fit in She-Hulk, and in this new version of the MCU. [undermine the drama at every turn](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23191901/thor-love-and-thunder-review-taika-waititi-chris-hemsworth). And another vet of the animated series, Michael Waldron, penned both Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness before landing the gig to write [Avengers: Secret Wars](https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/23275883/marvel-phase-6-secret-wars-kang-dynasty). Details on the series are nonexistent, except that Cox [will suit back up in spring 2024](https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/23275835/marvel-mcu-phase-5-schedule-calendar-upcoming-ant-man). [not to move forward with season 4](https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/10/22/18008654/daredevil-season-3-ending-season-4-renewal), hundreds of save-the-show campaigns exploded across the internet like a fleet of Chitauri warriors out of a Marvel portal. The show was grimdark in the most unironic sense of the world. Harmon punching up the Doctor Strange script back in 2016 seemed to open a pipeline for Rick and Morty veterans to join the Marvel team and rethink how the studio played in its own sandbox. Across three seasons, Daredevil grappled [with the towering Wilson Fisk](https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/15/8421775/daredevil-netflix-kingpin-marvel), crossed paths [with The Punisher](https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/9/16628110/the-punisher-daredevil-season-2-recap), outmaneuvered [a version of Bullseye posing as his double](https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/12/17965780/daredevil-season-3-review-bullseye-kingpin-born-again-new-costume), and teamed up with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist to take on the ancient syndicate known as The Hand. The Daredevil fervor was so palpable that with nearly every round of Avengers-related PR, Feige was pelted with questions about a potential Cox cameo or revival. [tailor-to-the-heroes Luke Jacobson](https://www.polygon.com/23354740/she-hulk-luke-jacobson-actor-griffin-matthews-marvel) from the whiny Leap-Frog, he lays on the charm. [The Defenders](https://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/7/28/16054448/defenders-review-netflix-marvel) remains MCU canon (which, based on The Kingpin’s appearance in Hawkeye, seems to be a yes).

Ever since the re-introduction of Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin in Hawkeye and Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have been aggressively ...

it's the same as a lot of the MCU stuff that's done, that Kevin [Feige] does, and all the incredible filmmakers, you know, they try to connect to the original stuff as much as they can. Jessica Gao, the head writer of the series, was thrilled to learn that the show could use both Matt Murdock and his hero counterpart, Daredevil. It was somehow already opened to the page he was talking about, and was waving it around and pointing at the panels that he was referring to. Now, thanks to commentary from Marvel.com, the topic of Daredevil’s canon has come up again—but does it give a concrete answer? Ever since the re-introduction of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin in Hawkeye and Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have been aggressively arguing if the characters' previous shows on Netflix are entirely canon to the MCU. This includes fan-favorite shows like Agents of SHIELD and The Runaways, and, most relevant to today’s MCU content, Netflix's Daredevil.

Jen Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) teams up with Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox) in "She-Hulk" Episode 8 on Disney+.

Between this and “No Way Home” and the original “Marvel’s Daredevil” on Netflix, one thing Marvel can now bank on is Daredevil’s versatility within the MCU and that the character fits into film, television, and varying genres. Matt and Jen might not be the next Marvel power couple, but Maslany and Cox make a compelling pair both in physical chemistry and with their easy rapport. Matt’s walk of shame the next morning — in a full Daredevil suit, shoes in hand — is one of the show’s funniest visual gags so far. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Jane’s (Natalie Portman) tepid love story got a resurgence in 2022’s “Love & Thunder,” and “WandaVision” proved to be a worthwhile experiment, but Phase 4 has otherwise continued the MCU tradition of shoehorned or absent partnerships. The same goes for pulling back on romance when the TV and film climate is more open and diverse than ever. Matt Murdock (who cameoed in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home”) and his superhero alter ego Daredevil appears in “ [She-Hulk](https://www.indiewire.com/t/she-hulk/)” Episode 8, “Ribbit and Rip it,” and what a comeback it is.

When "She-Hulk" met Daredevil... things got super-flirty. But did a weird closing sequence throw cold water on the rousing episode?

(What, is a “red” Hulk about to be revealed, she has to wonder.) The action leaps to that evening’s gala, where She-Hulk in her Luke Jacobson original struts the carpet. She then is left to stand there, surrendering herself to the cops, sheepish and rightly mortified. [The morning after, as Daredevil does a hilarious, supersuited-yet-barefoot “walk of shame” through the neighborhood, Jen remarks upon Nikki’s arrival for Female Lawyer of the Year gala beautification that the episode sure seemed to have reached a (ahem) satisfying conclusion, so she is puzzled about what is going on now. Once their job is done (and Jen has made amends with go-to tailor Luke), Matt and Jen kick back against a billboard. ‘tween them, Daredevil sets out to take down one bunch of baddies, but when a second group comes at him, She-Hulk drops through (and I do mean through) the ceiling to smash them. Each hero gives as good as they get, and some some damage is done to the garage by She-Hulk’s smashy ways, but She-Hulk winds up with the upper hand, at which point she unmasks her opponent to discover it’s Matt.

MCU Daredevil finally appeared on She-Hulk. But did the episode confirm if this Matt Murdock is the same one we know and love from Netflix?

We suppose they might say that the Matt Murdock we meet in She-Hulk is a Daredevil variant from [the Multiverse](https://nerdist.com/article/marvel-multiverse-explained-doctor-strange-wandavision-loki-mcu/). Conversely, there’s really nothing in the Netflix Daredevil series that contradicted the MCU as we know it. If those two characters refer to their past as adversaries and their final showdown in the Daredevil series finale, that will finally confirm one way or the other if the Netflix show remains canon. The Pro Bono work that he and Foggy did was a huge part of the Daredevil Netflix series narrative. The question all of Marvel fandom has right now is this: Is this version of Matt Murdock the same Daredevil we know from the Netflix series, which ran from 2015 to 2018? [Luke Jacobson](https://nerdist.com/article/luke-jacobson-she-hulk-mcu-tailor-superhero-designer-marvel-comics-history-inspirations-explained-leo-zelinsky-daredevil/), and Jen represented the wannabe hero [Leap-Frog](https://nerdist.com/article/leap-frog-she-hulk-marvel-comics-history-who-is-leap-frog/), who was suing him.

In the wake of fans speculating Eiza Gonzalez had been cast as Elektra in Daredevil: Born Again, the actress shut down rumors and asked fans to stop ...

These Targaryens have hit their stride.](/articles/house-of-the-dragon-episode-8-review) [Daily Deals: Nintendo Switch OLED On Sale, Discounts on Joy-Con Controllers, and More7h ago - Plus, deals on some of the best Alienware gaming laptops.](/articles/daily-deals-nintendo-switch-oled-on-sale-discounts-on-joy-con-controllers-and-more) [Keanu Reeves' Dream MCU Role is One That Fans Want Him to Play Too1d ago - Johnny Blaze in the MCU? The show will [start filming next year](/articles/daredevil-born-again-d23) and will have 18 episodes. [a few Tweets](https://twitter.com/eizamusica/status/1577722711115272235) yesterday, Gonzalez clarified that she's not playing Elektra in [Daredevil](/tv/daredevil). Space travel, world building, rendering technology, and more are all covered here in our IGN Performance Preview.](/videos/starfield-performance-preview) Some fans complained about the rumored casting decision — in the comic books, Elektra is Greek, but Gonzalez is Latina, which led some fans to accuse her of "stealing" the role. I feel like I’m just gonna get it out of the way because, One I’m confused as for the amount of hate over this and two I feel like it saves people energy.

Charlie Cox will reprise his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil from the Netflix series, and Daredevil's Vincent D'Onofrio will also return to the series as Wilson ...

We are also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. Nonetheless, the series received an 18-episode commitment so the future sounds bright for the blind vigilante. Meanwhile, I’ll be watching Daredevil and sending that cast all the love [Daredevil: Born Again](https://superherohype.com/tag/daredevil-born-again). Unfortunately, González received harmful messages regarding the buzz surrounding Elektra. I feel like I’m just gonna get it out of the way because, One I’m confused as for the amount of hate over this and two I feel like it saves people energy.

a role that I don't even know about. Thank you and wishing you all the best." While she hopes "to play a cool superhero at one point of my career," the actress ...

Not much else is known about Born Again at this time, including whether Elektra will appear, but [Elodie Yung ](https://ew.com/person/elodie-yung/)portrayed the assassin opposite Cox in the 2015 Daredevil series on Netflix, which ran for three seasons. While she hopes "to play a cool superhero at one point of my career," the actress said she'll be tuning into Daredevil "and sending that cast all the love." Thank you and wishing you all the best." "I feel like I'm just gonna get it out of the way because one I'm confused as for the amount of hate over this and two I feel like it saves people energy," she wrote on Twitter Wednesday. "No I'm not cast as Elektra in Daredevil." [Ambulance](https://ew.com/movies/ambulance-jake-gyllenhaal-michael-bay-roundtable/) actress denied rumors that she has been cast as the Greek assassin Elektra in the forthcoming [Daredevil: Born Again](https://ew.com/events/comic-con/charlie-cox-vincent-donofrio-return-mcu-daredevil-born-again-comic-con-2022/), sharing that she has received a lot of hate in response to the rumors.

The Man Without Fear finally makes his long-anticipated appearance in a team-up episode with big implications for Jen and the MCU at large.

For the moment, though, we have to applaud the way the episode mixed the high of a superhero team-up (complete with a more intimate connection) and this absolutely devastating low. But perhaps that is a bit premature and something to consider next week after the finale. And for some of the jokes to land in this week’s She-Hulk — namely the ones about his brooding, abilities, and hallway fights – then a few key moments of Daredevil must have occurred. [Oscar Isaac](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/oscar-isaac)) and Ms. As always, there is the question of just how much of the older show actually occurred in the MCU. Daredevil is still an obscure hero at the time of the episode. For a public hero like Tony Stark ( [Robert Downey Jr.](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/robert_downey_jr)), a disclosure like that was no big deal, but for a Scott Lang ( [Paul Rudd](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/paul_stephen_rudd)), it could be ruinous. But it remains to be seen if this chummier, charming Matt will return to a darker tone in the eventual Daredevil: Born Again series on Disney+. [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/she_hulk_attorney_at_law) finally debuted Matt Murdoch ( [Charlie Cox](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1155812-charlie_cox)) in its penultimate episode. Marvel, it seemed as though the US Department of Damage Control was in charge of Accords compliance with their interest in Kamala and her powers. And were the Accords revoked relatively recently to the Jacobson case? That sensibility now extends to Daredevil with his brooding and tendency to fight goons (or henchmen) in hallways lovingly lampooned.

Netflix's Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight shared his honest thoughts about Charlie Cox's appearance in She-Hulk.

Thanks for taking such fantastic care of the character!" Huge props to the She-Hulk team for taking what we did with Daredevil and running with it. However, the character's appearance in the Disney+ series raised more questions than answers on whether or not the events of Netflix's Daredevil are canon to the MCU.