Marvel Studios executive Brad Winderbaum has opened up about Scream alum Matthew Lillard‘s new character in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. The Disney+ revival is scheduled to make its return on March 4, 2026, with eight new episodes.
What do we know about Matthew Lillard’s MCU character?
During a recent interview with EW, Winderbaum finally shared some new details about Lillard’s character, teasing his key role in Wilson Fisk/Kingpin’s storyline for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2. He confirmed that the Five Nights at Freddy’s star will serve as Fisk’s newest enemy, who is also as influential and powerful as him.
“He plays a character named Mr. Charles. The story is about power. When Wilson Fisk takes over New York, not just as a mayor but as a king in a way, it puts him in a new class of power players on the international stage,” Winderbaum said. “Matthew Lillard’s character represents that. So he’s a bit of a new antagonist on the field, but he’s as influential in many ways as Fisk is. That power negotiation at a very high level of politics and international diplomacy is also fun to watch. He is dealing with Mr. Charles up here and Daredevil down here for different reasons. So he’s getting squeezed a little bit.”
Daredevil: Born Again is executive-produced by showrunner Dario Scardapane, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, and more. The ensemble cast includes Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Margarita Levieva as Heather, Genneya Walton as BB Urich, Nikki M. James as Kirsten, Clark Johnson as Cherry, and Michael Gandolfini as Daniel.
Besides Lillard, Season 2 will also introduce The Conjuring star Lili Taylor as a new cast member, along with returning Marvel star Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones. Ahead of Season 2’s premiere, it has already been confirmed that the show will be coming back for a third season.
(Source: EW)
Originally reported by Maggie Dela Paz at SuperHeroHype.