“My God, We’re Gonna Be Okay:” Kingpin Actor Vincent D’Onofrio Reveals The Moment He Knew Charlie Cox Was His Perfect Scene Partner As Daredevil

Wilson Fisk actor Vincent D’Onofrio reveals the exact moment when he realized Daredevil: Born Again co-star Charlie Cox was the perfect fit for the role of Marvel‘s Matt Murdock. Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox have developed Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock’s feud for ten years, from Netflix’s 2015 Daredevil season 1 to Marvel Studios’ 2025 Daredevil: Born Again. Although Daredevil and Kingpin agreed to a truce in Daredevil season 3’s ending, another confrontation is inevitable at some point in Daredevil: Born Again.

In an interview with GQ, Wilson Fisk actor Vincent D’Onofrio recalls the moment he met Charlie Cox on the set of Daredevil season 1. According to D’Onofrio, hearing Cox deliver his lines off-camera in Daredevil season 1 episode 6 reassured him the series would succeed. D’Onofrio’s first thought seeing Charlie Cox play Matt Murdock was “My God, we’re gonna be okay.” Read Vincent D’Onofrio’s full comments below:

“He’s talking to me on the walkie, and I’m off camera. And we’d never worked together. So I had no idea, he could have been the shittiest actor I’d ever worked with. So, I was hiding behind some crates or something, doing off camera, so he couldn’t see me, but I could see him. And we’re talking, and he’s doing really good with the dialogue and stuff, ’cause he’s a great actor.”

“This is Kingpin and Daredevil, and it’s gonna be great. And it was my first real feeling of ‘My God, we’re gonna be okay.’ Because Daredevil works. It was amazing.”

Wilson Fisk And Matt Murdock’s Chemistry Was Make Or Break For Netflix’s Daredevil

All three seasons of Netflix’s Daredevil hinged on Matt Murdock’s feud with Wilson Fisk, not just in terms of physical fights, but especially in their battle of wits. Wilson Fisk is one of the few archnemesis villains in the whole MCU, having made Matt Murdock’s life a living hell for several years at this point. Daredevil and Kingpin’s enmity wouldn’t be as effective if Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio didn’t have a natural chemistry.

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Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox’s performances stand on their own as well, and they’ve been praised since Daredevil season 1. Cox has shined solo in the MCU’s Spider-Man: No Way Home as lawyer Matt Murdock, in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law as vigilante Daredevil, and in Daredevil: Born Again as both. D’Onofrio’s Kingpin showed a different side of himself in Hawkeye and Echo, where he proved he can be just as interesting when Daredevil isn’t around.

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Charlie Cox immediately made a positive impression back in Daredevil season 1, and he kept winning audiences over throughout seasons 2 and 3. At this point, it’s difficult to imagine any other actor playing Daredevil as masterfully as Charlie Cox. Surely, Cox’s performances played a central role in Marvel Studios’ integration of Netflix’s Daredevil and Defenders lore into the MCU.

Source: GQ

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