Charlie Cox made his long-awaited debut in the the Marvel Cinematic Universe films when he appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home. While many fans loved the moment, Cox himself didn’t believe it was happening when he initially got the call.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cox remembered back to when Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige called him in June 2020 to discuss the possibility of him appearing in the film.
“It was a pretty surreal moment, I’m not going to lie,” Cox said. “Bear in mind that it’s been a few years. And I was pretty convinced it was over. Kevin said, ‘We’ve got some ideas, but I wanted to make sure that you, in principle, are interested.’ And I was like, ‘I’m very interested.’ And then I didn’t hear from anyone for two months. And I got to the point where I wondered if I dreamt it.”
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While Cox didn’t get the chance to suit up in No Way Home, he did get to share a scene with Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, where Matt Murdock offered him a bit of legal advice. According to Cox, slipping back into the role of Murdock wasn’t too difficult.
“I felt pretty comfortable being able to fit into that scene,” said Cox. “I played the character almost every day for four years. I feel like his essence is deep within me now, I didn’t worry too much about it, but I was still pretty nervous on the day, which I haven’t been for a while.”
Of course, there was still some trepidation on Cox’s part, especially with the perceived stakes of the role. “It’s a big moment, not just for me, but for the character. I felt a real sense of responsibility,” Cox explained. “If that scene works, if it’s cool, if it seems in place, then the sky’s the limit where this could go. And it would be great for me, naturally, but it would be great for Matt. I feel attached to him, even though that sounds a bit strange.”
Thankfully for him, the return drew extremely positive feedback from the fans, something that Cox noted was specifically planned for when they filmed the scene.
“[Jon Watts, the director of the film] said, ‘I have built in this moment where we reveal you, and no one speaks for a few beats because the audience will have a big reaction,” Cox said. “I was a bit embarrassed, like, ‘Are you sure?’ I was going with the flow, but thinking, ‘I hope it’s not a letdown.’ But I got a lot of texts from friends who were at the premiere or saw it opening weekend, who told me there was a cool vocal reaction when that scene came on. It’s a strange feeling, but I am so grateful.”
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While it’s unknown what the future holds for Daredevil in the MCU, Cox does now expect to see more of him in the future, especially with Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin returning to the world of Marvel as well. Speculation is running wild, especially given how the Marvel shows on Netflix are leaving the service quite soon.
“Look, I don’t have any idea what anyone’s plans are at this stage, but I presume there’s more for us to do,” Cox hinted. “I know a little bit — not a huge amount — but a little bit. I am imagining, I am hoping, that our worlds will collide again because the stuff we’ve done in the past was tremendous fun to do, and he’s such an incredible actor. We have to start every conversation with, ‘What do you know?’ because you have to be careful. It’s really exciting.”
