Marvel Studios Is Overhauling How It Makes TV, Daredevil Writers Fired - Report
David Wolinsky
10/11/2023
Daredevil: Born Again is undergoing a significant creative overhaul, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman have been let go, and the production is reportedly seeking new writers to breathe new life into the show.According to the report, Marvel Studios used the writers' strike as an opportunity to evaluate the show's current footage. With input from Chief Kevin Feige, it became evident that the series was not meeting expectations. Corman and Ord apparently crafted a legal procedural that diverged from the more action-packed Netflix version. Charlie Cox, portraying Matt Murdock, didn't don his costume until the fourth episode, leading Marvel to reconsider the show's initial concept, despite having already given it the green light. By late September, "fewer than half of the series' 18 episodes" were filmed, but that was enough to make the call.As a result, along with the show's head writers, the remaining directors for the season have reportedly been let go as the series embarks on a substantial rethinking. The studio is actively seeking new writers and directors. Although Daredevil remains unable to resume full-scale production due to the ongoing actors' strike, negotiations are in progress with the studios to enable their return to work. The Writers Guild of America recently reached an agreement with the studios to end the strike, with 99% of the guild's members voting in favor of the deal.Continue Reading at GameSpot...
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