Marvel Studios Executive Addresses The “Fun Challenge” Of Bringing A Family-Friendly MCU Character Into The R-Rated Daredevil: Born Again

Marvel executive discusses the lighthearted MCU character who’ll appear in Daredevil: Born Again as a client of Matt Murdock’s. Since the Daredevil season 3 finale put an end to Netflix’s original series, Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock has appeared in two MCU titles, both as Daredevil and as his regular lawyer persona. Matt Murdock represented Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Daredevil fought alongside Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Now, Cox’s Matt Murdock is starring in his own MCU series, which features at least one Marvel character introduced in a previous MCU show.

In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley, Marvel Studios executive Sana Amanat addresses Yusuf Khan’s role in Daredevil: Born Again. Amanat explains that while Yusuf Khan injects some “comedic energy” into Daredevil: Born Again, he’ll fit the series’ darker tone. Amanat also teases “a couple of cool moments” that reference Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, who was last seen teaming up with Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau in The Marvels. Read Sana Amanat’s full comments below

“It was such a fun challenge, I have to say. I was laughing a lot because I do think that’s the most MCU-aspect of a cameo like that is that we brought some of that comedic energy that the MCU is known for with Yusuf Khan. The challenge is we’re not living in the Ms. Marvel world or corner. We’re living in the Daredevil corner, so just making sure that the tone compliments Matt Murdock. I think, actually, we found a lot of richness in that because Yusuf Khan’s actually familiar with superpowered beings. Even though he does not know who Matt Murdock is, it was really fun to see his reactions because he wasn’t actually as shocked as you might’ve thought. There are a couple of cool moments that we got in there that were a bit of a wink to Ms. Marvel, so hopefully, I think people are going to really enjoy that episode.”

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