Public filming of Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 continues to reveal major plot details for next year's episodes — while its current, second season is still on air.
Earlier this month, the return of several major Marvel characters was confirmed by set photos showing the actors on set. Now, public filming has revealed the fate of Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, via another batch of on-set pictures.
Warning! Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again follow.
Images from Season 3 filming show Kingpin now sporting a prominent white beard, like Santa Claus, standing on a New York street. The suggestion here is that the character is keeping a low profile following his stint as mayor — and, notably, not behind bars.
We already know, from comments by Dardevil actor Charlie Cox, that Season 2 will feature the culmination of Born Again's Mayor Fisk arc. Still, we don't know exactly how it will all play out. With several episodes of Season 2 still to air, and Kingpin now even more unstable following the death of his beloved Vanessa, fans are eagerly anticipating a major clash between the character and Daredevil.
A photo posted (and then swiftly deleted) on Instagram earlier this month showed returning Luke Cage actor Mike Colter posing with Cox — who was wearing a prison outfit. This major spoiler (which may also play into the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day) strongly suggests that Matt Murdock ends Season 2 behind bars — and yet, curiously, Fisk appears to be a free man.
Exactly what happens next in Season 2, we'll have to see. But these curiously well-timed shots captured by Getty Images certainly add to the intrigue as to what will unfold.
One other observation from the pictures: the prominent campaign ads for Sheila Rivera, currently Fisk's mayoral aide, who is now running for mayor herself. This absolutely ties into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, as her character was seen handing Spidey the key to New York in the movie's first trailer.
Presumably, then, next year's Season 3 is set before the events of this summer's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, if Rivera is yet to become mayor. Alternatively, the character could have interacted with Spidey as an interim figure, who is now seeking a formal re-election.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2's last two episodes will air over the next couple of weeks, with its season finale set for May 5. That's the same day as The Punisher: One Last Kill, which will reveal what Frank Castle has been up to all season, ahead of his leap to the big screen for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
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