Marvel Studios
Charlie Cox wasn’t fond of the “Daredevil: Born Again” storyline: “I really pushed back on the episode
The actor who plays Matt Murdock shared his skepticism about a plot that was unexpectedly very successful.
Marvel Studios’ newest series, Daredevil: Born Again, brought the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen back to us after a long wait. However, the return was not as smooth as many expected. Filming was interrupted in 2023 due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which brought many changes to the series. Despite all the changes, one of the episodes remains among Charlie Cox’s favorites.
“I don’t believe in a bank heist in 2025”
“I dunno if this is of interest, but I will say this amongst all of this, there was one episode we didn’t change at all,” Cox explained in a recent interview with The Playlist. “It’s the episode in the bank [“With Interest”], and that was part of the original [shoot]. We shot that before the strike. That was part of the original [draft], and just for my money, I wasn’t into it. I didn’t like it. It was my least favorite of the episodes, and I kind of pushed back against it as much as I felt was possible.”
In this episode, Matt Murdock gets caught up in a bank robbery while trying to borrow money for his law firm. He also meets Yusuf Khan, the father of the “Ms. Marvel” hero, Kamala Khan. This connects the show with other corners of the Marvel Universe.
Although he didn’t like the idea of this episode, mentioning that “I don’t believe in a bank heist in 2025,” Charlie Cox acknowledges that it was one of the episodes that people liked the most. “I said, ‘I don’t believe in a bank heist in 2025,’” Cox recalled. “I really pushed back on the episode, and yet I hear from so many people that they love that episode. So, it just goes to show you just don’t know. It’s so subjective,” Cox added. “Everyone’s taste is different. And I’ve heard that that episode is one of the highest-rated. Internally, when they do their ratings, it’s one of the highest-rated Disney shows that they’ve had.”
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