Marvel Was Right To Give Daredevil Such A Small Role In No Way Home
Limiting Daredevil to a small role in Spider-Man: No Way Home was ultimately the right choice by Marvel. Theaters erupted in cheers when Charlie Cox appeared on the big screen, reprising his iconic role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in an official Marvel Studios project. After Netflix canceled the Daredevil series back in 2018, there was worry about the character's future. It is still unknown if this is the same iteration from the Netflix series or a variant, but it's a welcome addition either way.
New reports have come out that the writers of Spider-Man: No Way Home discussed giving Daredevil more screentime. During an interview (via The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith), writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers admitted they desired to feature more Daredevil scenes in No Way Home. However, they ultimately decided it was better to keep him to a minor role and keep the focus on Peter Parker. In the film, Matt Murdock was hired as Peter Parker's lawyer in the aftermath of Mysterio outing him as Spider-Man, and accusing him of being a murderer. Matt showed off his super-human abilities during the scene by catching a brick thrown at Peter with cat-like reflexes.
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While it was initially discussed to give Daredevil more screentime, it would have been a disservice to the overall No Way Home story. More scenes and focus given to Daredevil would have muddied the flow of the narrative. After all, the film already had several characters to juggle. More screentime given to Charlie Cox's Daredevil would have taken away from the three different Spider-Man iterations, five villains, Doctor Strange, and the other prominent side characters MJ, Ned, and Aunt May. All those characters served a
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