After the cancellation of Daredevil and all of the other Marvel-Netflix shows, many thought The Defenders would never appear in the MCU again. But with the return of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, one Marvel exec isn’t entirely ruling out a return.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Brad Winderbaum, the current head of Marvel Studios’ streaming, television and animation division said that there are conversations happening about the return of Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist.
More specifically, he said that the Marvel is “exploring” the return of Mike Colter, Krysten Ritter and Finn Jones’ iteration of the iconic comic book characters.
“I can’t say much, but I’ll tell you that it’s so exciting to be able to play in that sandbox,” Winderbaum said. “Obviously we don’t have the unlimited storytelling resources like a comic book. If you can draw it, you can do it.”
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Prior to the creation and launch of Disney+, Marvel Studio has partnered with Netflix to develop several shows based on the Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, culminating in a Defenders crossover event.
Daredevil ran or three seasons between 2015 and 2018, Jessica Jones ran for three seasons between 2015 and 2019, Luke Cage ran for two seasons between 2016 and 2018, and Iron Fist ran for two seasons between 2017 and 2018. The The Defenders miniseries debuted in 2017.
After the announcement of Disney+ however, the studio decided to prioritize original programming for its parent streamer.
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Aside from Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Elden Henson and Deborah Ann Woll are also expected to reprisie their roles from the Netflix Daredevil series and other prior Marvel Studios productions, Ayalet Zurer and Wilson Bethel are also returning as Vanessa Fisk and Bullseye respectively.
Newcomers to the franchise include Michael Gandolfini, Colin Woodell, Margarita Levieva, Sandrine Holt, and Nikki M. James.
After a creative overhaul, Dario Scardapane, who was an executive producer on Netflix’s Punisher series, is the showrunner for Daredevil: Born Again. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the directing duo behind Moon Knight and season 2 of Loki are directing.
The series debuts exclusively on Disney+ on March 4th.
SOURCE: EW
