Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist are not barred from the MCU.The next season of Daredevil is fast approaching and the creators are already thinking about what’s next, even maybe a Defenders reunion.
In a big profile on EW. Marvel Studios’ head of streaming and TV Brad Winderbaum is certainly exploring the opportunity to reunite the street level heroes of Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist, better known as The Defenders.
While there’s nothing officially set in stone, Winderbaum tells EW, “It’s certainly exciting to be able to play in that sandbox… Obviously, we don’t have the unlimited storytelling resources like a comic book, [where] if you can draw it, you can do it. We’re dealing with actors and time and the massive scale of production in order to build a cinematic universe, especially on television.”
He adds, “But I can just say that all those variables taken into account, it is certainly something that is creatively extremely exciting and that we are very much exploring.”
We already know Daredevil: Born Again will be a direct continuation of the Daredevil story started on Netflix. And that Netflix did briefly host their own Marvel universe albeit on a smaller scale thanks to shows like Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. Based on Winderbaum’s comments, Daredevil: Born Again could be a launchpad to revive all those characters on Disney’s own terms through Disney Plus. After all, the new season already includes Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, so that’s another Netflix hero officially transferred over.
For now, we’ll have to see what happens in Daredevil: Born Again when it premieres on March 4 before speculating how Daredevil can tie into the larger MCU.
Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor.
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