Daredevil star Charlie Cox explains whyDaredevil: Born Again’s Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk feel like they need each other despite their mutual hatred. TheMCU’s Daredevil and Kingpin forged a fierce enmity for years before their MCU debut. Across three seasons of Netflix’sDaredevil, Murdock and Fisk came dangerously close to ruining each other’s lives. InDaredevilseason 3’s ending, Matt Murdock spared Wilson Fisk’s life after Fisk almost got Murdock killed byBenjamin Poindexter a.k.a. Bullseye. Years later, Fisk and Murdock have agreed not to step on each other’s toes, but their peace agreement clearly won’t last long.
In an interview withGQ,Charlie Cox describes Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk’s longtime feud as a relationship where Murdock and Fisk"kind of need each other.“Cox compares Murdock and Fisk’s codependent relationship to the traditional dynamics of opposing football teams, which develop a friendly but strong rivalry over a long time and would lose an important part of their identity without each other. Read Charlie Cox’s full comments below:
“I’m a big football fan, soccer. If you support a team, and you have your biggest rivals, if you could wish them into nonexistence would you? And I think the answer for most people would be no. That rivalry is imperative, is important to the fabric of your team. And I think sometimes these two feel that way about each other. Maybe unknowingly. They kind of need each other.”
What Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock And Wilson Fisk Comments Mean For Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil And Wilson Fisk Will Butt Heads Sooner Rather Than Later
Charlie Cox’s explanation of Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk’s relationship perfectly describes Fisk’s archnemesis nature. Fisk doesn’t just attack Daredevil because the vigilante interferes with his illegal activities. Some time after meeting Daredevil, Fisk developed a certain fascination with Matt Murdock’s double life and started moving his pieces with the intention of toying with Murdock’s lawyer and vigilante personas. Likewise, Wilson Fisk embodies the unconquerable corruption Daredevil hates so much.It’s impossible for Fisk to get rid of Daredevil cleanly, and it’s impossible for Daredevil to truly stop Fisk without causing more chaos around him.
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Daredevil and Wilson Fisk’s codependent dynamics are faithful to the source material. Matt Murdock is unable to bring Fisk to justice in the comics. Even after wreaking havoc as Mayor Fisk, the former Kingpin comes out of his political stint scot-free. Just like it always happens in the comics, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk will resume their feud in the MCU. As teased byDaredevil: Born Againepisode 4, it’s just a matter of time until either character breaks their agreement and goes after the other.
Our Take On Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock And Wilson Fisk Comments
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Unlike the comics, Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk can’t maintain their rivalry forever.At some point, either or both actors will want to retire, and the two characters' shared story will have to end on an appropriate note for audiences. While this point in their arcs might still be far away,Daredevil: Born Againmay lay the foundations for a climactic ending. Mayor Fisk’s war on New York vigilantes will certainly be an essential part of Fisk and Daredevil’s feud, and it will likely bring more players into the conflict, starting with Fisk’s other vigilante enemy, the Punisher.
