Daredevil Get's A Kingpin In Vincent D'Onofrio
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- June 10, 2014
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS)
We can all agree that the film version of Daredevil was poorly received. While the director’s cut did improve matters it still was shy of a great superhero movie. The one thing they did right was getting Michael Clarke Duncan to play the role of the Kingpin, he was an inspired choice for the role.
He was such an awesome choice that I was wondering if they would be able to top it for the Netflix miniseries– and it looks like they have. Marvel has chosen Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk (aka The Kingpin) for the Daredevil miniseries.
You would think other higher profile casting choices for other Marvel properties — like who’ll be playing Doctor Strange — but D’Onofrio as the Kingpin just fills me with so much glee. He’s been the working man’s actor for the past 30 years and has played a few roles that have either been iconic (Pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black) or the best part of a mediocre film (Carl Stargher in The Cell) and played Robert Goren for 10 years on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Marvel needs an actor who can look both collected and menacing in order to pull off Fisk. D’Onofrio can pull that off in spades. Here’s the press release from Marvel:
Marvel and Netflix are proud to announce that acclaimed actor Vincent D'Onofrio has joined "Marvel's Daredevil," an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015. Best known for his critically-lauded work in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Men in Black, "Full Metal Jacket" and "Homicide," D'Onofrio will play Wilson Fisk, a powerful businessman whose interests in the future of Hell's Kitchen will bring him into conflict with the blind attorney Matt Murdock and his alter ego Daredevil.
D'Onofrio joins Charlie Cox, previously announced as Matt Murdock, in the exciting cast of "Marvel's Daredevil."
"We're incredibly proud to have an actor with the gravitas and versatility of Vincent joining 'Marvel's Daredevil' in such an integral role," said Jeph Loeb, Marvel's Head of Television. "Wilson Fisk is an iconic villain whose cunning and power make him the dangerous equal of our hero."
"Marvel's Daredevil" follows the journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
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 "Marvel's Daredevil"), along with Marvel TV's Jeph Loeb ("Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Smallville," "Heroes").
"Marvel's Daredevil" is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
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