Credit: Inside the MagicPerhaps we should have seen this coming.
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Presently, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is in the midst of Phase Five, the second chapter of the post-Avengers: Endgame story called the Multiverse Saga. Within The Walt Disney Company’s realm, Marvel Studios has attempted to broaden its narrative horizons, incorporating a variety of superhero groups beyond the core Avengers.
At the San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Kevin Feige revealed that the MCU intends to introduce specialized teams equipped to tackle diverse threats, spanning cosmic-level, supernatural-level, and street-level challenges.
At the forefront of expanding superhero narratives on Earth stand Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Charlie Cox‘s Matt Murdock/Daredevil, now appointed as Marvel’s leaders for the street-level branch of the MCU.
Marvel Studios has the responsibility of reintroducing the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen to the present MCU audience, considering the character’s absence since the conclusion of the Netflix Marvel Daredevil series in 2015, based on Frank Miller’s comic book hero of the same name, which was abruptly halted in 2018 following the announcement of Disney+ (Disney Plus).
Previously, Marvel President Kevin Feige had promised fans that the Man Without Fear would be joining the MCU for an 18-episode run for the first season of the newly rebooted Daredevil: Born Again.
Originally, the series was meant to be more of a soft reboot of the film, serving as “Season One, not Season Four” of the Netflix series — but now, it seems like the MCU is edging ever closer to a full-on Netflix callback.
Disney Returns to Marvel’s Netflix Roots
It seems almost inevitable now that Disney has become terrified of its Marvel Studios audience.
The last few years, post Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), have not been particularly kind to the superhero giant.
Perhaps most critically, they’ve proven that Marvel fans are unwilling to turn up for every Marvel-branded release purely on the strength of the Avengers adjacent IP alone. Instead, they’ve proven they will vote with their wallets to favor quality over quantity should Marvel standards ever dip.
Now, it seems like Disney has learned that lesson, as their upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series, slated for 2025, will harken back to a simpler time — when the Marvel studio had an exclusive deal with Netflix to develop MCU’s “street-level” heroes — of which the original Daredevil series was a flagship series.
The Cine Geek shares the Instagram story from the Newton Brothers (@TheNewtonBros), set to tackle the music for the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again. Based on the composers’ social media video, it seems like the original Netflix Daredevil theme from the first three seasons of the show, originally “thrown out” by Kevin Feige until the recent rework, will feature in Born Again — much to Marvel fans’ delight:
‘DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN’ composers The Newton Brothers have released a new video featuring a new remixed version of the original #Daredevil theme from the series’ first 3 seasons.
(Via: @TheNewtonBros on Insta)
‘DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN’ composers The Newton Brothers have released a new video featuring a new remixed version of the original #Daredevil theme from the series’ first 3 seasons.
(Via: @TheNewtonBros on Insta) pic.twitter.com/sKvjbOd5CP
— The Cine Geek (@CineGeekNews) September 13, 2024
Initially, fans were disappointed with the direction of the Daredevil follow-up, especially due to controversial recasting choices, such as Sandrine Holt replacing Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, and the absence of key characters like Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) and Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), who were important allies of Matt Murdock.
Amid growing fan concerns and the recent underwhelming reception of Marvel Studios’ projects, Kevin Feige ultimately decided to scrap the initial half-season of Born Again, as it no longer aligned with the studio’s vision. This led to the firing of all the writers and creatives involved, with plans to bring in a completely new creative team to reshape the project.
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