Charlie Cox's involvement as Daredevil in 'She-Hulk' felt like 'cruel joke' at first, says writer
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: As Marvel superhero series ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ on Disney + is gearing up for release, there has been a buzz about Charlie Cox’s ‘Daredevil’ character making its appearance in the series. While the news left fans surprised, it turns out ‘She-Hulk’ creator and head-writer Jessica Gao too was shocked to learn that Marvel has officially allowed their character ‘Daredevil’ to make an appearance in the legal-dramedy fantasy series.
In an interview with The Direct on August 12, Jessica Gao finally opened up on rumors of Matt Murdock / 'Daredevil' character making an appearance in the Marvel series. Gao said that she couldn't believe that the character, to be played by Charlie Cox, would be used in the series and was shocked at the makers' decision.
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Gao said, “Well, first of all, we were shocked that we were able to use him. Like, when we first heard that he was on the table, I mean, we couldn’t believe it. We kept thinking like, ’Okay, at some point, someone’s gonna say Just kidding. Like, It’s a cruel joke, and you actually can’t have him.’ And it just kept going and kept going.”
Praising the actor Charlie Cox for his spontaneity, Gao added, “And Charlie is so wonderful. He’s so game to do whatever, and he’s such a wonderful actor, and a wonderful human being. What was so fun about bringing him and Daredevil into our world is that people have already seen a Daredevil who is very dramatic, little bit on the heavy side, very dark, brooding.”
Shedding some light related to the character Daredevil in the series, Gao said, “And it was so fun to be able to do–and we do this with every character cameo from the MCU–is we take them from the environment that you know them from, which is a much more dramatic and action-oriented role, much more on the serious side, and we bring them into our world and they get to play in the tone of She-Hulk. And they got to explore and we get to see a lighter side of that character.”
‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ drops globally on August 18, 2022 on Disney +. The series stars Mark Ruffalo, Tatiana Maslany and Charlie Cox in leading roles.