Trending News|February 10, 2015 11:31 EST
'Daredevil' Netflix Series Spoilers, News: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight Spills Details in Interview
Earlier this week Marvel released their first ever trailer for their upcoming Netflix series 'Daredevil', showing fans a lot of what they can expect to see on the show.
It would seem that feedback was well received and anticipation for the release has only grown, but in a recent interview with IGN showrunner Steven S. DeKnight has decided to finally open up about some of the details.
DeKnight started off speaking on the original costume we'll see Matt Murdock in:
"Really, the reason we start with this version -- which is hugely influenced by Man Without Fear -- is for two reasons. One, this really is the beginning, the formation of Matt Murdock a Daredevil. On the flip side, it's the formation of Wilson Fisk becoming Kingpin. It's very much a parallel arc. We didn't want to start him in the [red] suit. We wanted the early days of him figuring out what he was doing and making mistakes and getting the crap beat out of him on a regular basis. His suit, which we call his vigilante outfit, in the beginning - we tried practically everything, design-wise. We experimented with a lot of different head pieces. One version was a ski mask with the eyes sewn shut. We tried everything until we found something that just felt right. And also, really going back to that Man Without Fear, I can't say where his costume ends up, where it goes, but there is definitely an evolution."
It was revealed early on that Vincent D'Onofrio would be playing Kingpin in the series. DeKnight goes on to discuss his character.
"When we first meet him, he's a very mysterious figure, as you can gather from the teaser. Absolutely, a lynchpin of Season 1. I think there's a no better way to start of the series than a formative Matt Murdock coming up against a formative Wilson Fisk. We were so incredibly lucky to get Vincent D'Onofrio, who is not only a phenomenal actor and an amazing person to be around, so very generous as an actor and performer, but I don't know if there's another human being on the planet that embodies WIlson Fisk, physically, like in the comics. I think, honestly, he is as close as you're going to get, unless you're doing an animated series. We just marveled. We were like holy s**t, it is Wilson Fisk come to life! Even in the teaser, when you just see him from behind, standing in front of that painting, you just get the feeling that it's Wilson Fisk, the future Kingpin. Fisk plays a crucial role in Season 1, as the adversary of Matt Murdock. Also, on the flip side, Matt Murdock is the fly in Fisk's ointment. What I love about this show is we're able to explore some gray areas of who is really good, who is really bad, and which person is really better for the city in the long run. It's a question we really examine."
DeKnight goes on to talk about a lot more interesting topics in the interview such as Daredevil's Catholic faith and how it plays out within the show, the brutality the series will portray, weapons, and etc.
Head over to IGN for the full interview.