This morning Netflix unveiled our first look at Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin in the forthcoming “Daredevil” series. The release of the series on April 10th looms near and Netflix is ramping up its promotional pull as a result. In two images released today we get to see Wilson Fisk, the man who aims to clean up Hells Kitchen in his own way. Fisk is easily one of hornhead’s most iconic villains, and man does D’Onofrio look good being bad.
The shadowy figure behind organized crime in Hell’s Kitchen, Wilson Fisk has one mission in mind: to save Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter the cost. This immediately puts him at odds with Matt Murdock’s vigilante alter-ego, who also seeks to protect the city – but sees the criminal element as the root of the city’s problems. Central to this conflict is that Fisk truly believes he’s doing good for Hell’s Kitchen and at times may seem more of a hero to its people than Daredevil. Intelligent, complex and physically imposing, Wilson Fisk is the perfect foil for Matt Murdock, and the two will collide dramatically in Marvel’s Daredevil.
It sounds as if Daredevil (Charlie Cox) and Kingpin will both share a desire to clean up Hells Kitchen. But, each of them will go about it in vastly different ways. This is something Wilson Fisk needs to be a truly interesting villain.This isn’t just Daredevil’s origin, but Kingpin’s as well. Making his story a truly emotional one could have been difficult, but it looks like we may be at odds on who to root for come April.
As more promotional material continues to pour in my excitement for this series goes into overdrive. Daredevil also stars Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Vondie Curtis Hall as Ben Ulrich, Scott Glenn as Stick, Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna, Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsey, and Toby Leonard Moore as Wesley.
The Netflix series is set to debut April 10th at 12:01 a.m. PT.