Vincent D'Onofrio on What He Thinks Happened to Kingpin Between AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and ENDGAME
It was a pretty cool surprise when Vincent D’Onofrino showed up as Kingpin again in Marvel’s Hawkeye series. There was a point where fans weren’t sure if we’d actually ever see D’Onofrino’s Kingpin again, but now he’s back in the MCU!
During a recent interview with the actor, he discussed what he thinks happened to Kingpin between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. This is something that fans have been curious about, and while this insight offered isn’t official, it’s still fun to see what D’Onofrino’s thoughts are. He said:
"I think he lost his power. I think that his empire fell because all this otherworldly stuff was going on. Given the opportunity, he might have been able to even grow his empire during that stage, but he wasn't given that opportunity. So I think, as far as Hawkeye goes, he's on his way back, to grabbing back what is his. It's clear, I think, from the scene with Vera [Farmiga] and the scene with [Alaqua Cox's] Maya, all the scenes with Maya, that his mind is set on being the king so that's what he's gonna be."
That makes perfect sense to me! If Kingpinb lost his power, he’s not the type of character that is going to give up. Nope, the guy is going to fight his way back to the top. The actor went on to add:
"You have to understand that anybody that plays any one of these types of characters in the MCU is gonna have an answer similar to that, because, in the comics, we never die. Only a few of the Marvel characters have lost their power, whether it be monetary or magical or superhero powers, but most of them get them back. That's the general canon of the MCU, of the comics, of Marvel Comics, so you can't expect an answer less than that from somebody who plays one of the characters."
I have no idea when or where we will see Kingpin again, but it’s good to know that he is back and ready to cause more chaos. Also, there’s no way that he’s dead after that Hawkeye season finale.
Source: ComicBook