Vincent D'Onofrio Teases Kingpin's Return in Marvel's Netflix Shows
Fans loved Vincent D'Onofrio's performance as Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin, in the first season of Marvel's Netflix series Daredevil. He didn't have as big of an impact in season two, but in a new interview with Latino Review, the actor is teasing the character's return in a future Marvel show. But which one?
First, D'Onofrio mentioned that he isn't signed to a multi-season contract like some of the other actors (misspellings are LR's):
"Marvel, the company, and especially Jeff Loeb, who runs Marvel Television, he's a clever dude. All those people over there are pretty clever and they love talent. There's no giant commitment for me at Daredevil. Like I didn't have to sign my life away at all. When Jeff tells me there's something coming up and if I'm available, I'll be there. And because it's written so well, I'm going to show up. I'm going to do everything I can because the writing is so good. And then there's a company like Netflix and they're not pressuring you either. They just want good material, good content. They give you money to make good content, so they're not pressuring actors to sign their life away either.... I think that there's this common ground where they say, 'Look, if the material is good are you going to show up?' and I said, 'Definitely'."
Guys: the man's name is "Jeph" Loeb, not "Jeff." Putting that aside, D'Onofrio teased that he knows when the Kingpin will be back:
"That I can't answer. I do know, but I can't answer... so take that how you will. Jeff and Charlie (Cox) and Netflix love Kingpin, and so, Kingpin is good for Marvel's television stuff and I think they agree."
The most obvious show for him to pop back up seems to be The Defenders, but since all of these shows take place in New York City, there's a chance he could make an appearance in...well, really in any of them (including a possible surprise appearance in Luke Cage, which hits the streaming service on September 30th). In which show do you think Kingpin will make his next appearance? Place your bets in the comments.