She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Production VFX Supervisor Shannon Justison explains how Marvel's secrecy surrounding Daredevil resulted in some fairly major changes to the hero's fight with Jennifer Walters. The most recent MCU show to land on Disney+, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, follows Tatiana Maslany as Walters, a lawyer attempting to balance her career with her newfound ability to turn into a hulk. While Walters is the central focus for the entirety of the show, episode 8 features the return of Charlie Cox's Daredevil. The episode features the two characters fighting in a parking garage before eventually teaming up and becoming romantically involved.

In a recent interview with Daredevil's return in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law impacted the character's fight scene with Walters. According to Justison, Cox is mostly CG in the fight scene due to the need to keep things under wraps. Check out Justison's full comment below:

"It’s probably not invisible to other VFX professionals, but most of the She-Hulk vs Daredevil fight in episode 8 is CG. This was largely due to the secrecy around Daredevil—we weren’t allowed to bring his costume out on location, so we were only able to shoot clean plates and the stunt-driving shots at the garage. We scanned the heck out of that garage knowing we’d have to rebuild it digitally. Then there was only a single day to shoot Charlie’s close-ups on blue."

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How She-Hulk Could Set Up Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil and Jennifer Walters laughing in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Before his introduction into the MCU in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Cox's Daredevil was last seen in a show of the same name on Netflix. The series, which was a big hit with fans and ran for 3 seasons before it was unceremoniously canceled, presented a dark and brooding version of the character, often featuring very graphic violence and a serious tone. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, however, revealed a Daredevil that was much lighter and more comedic, in addition to featuring a more acrobatic version of the character. It's possible that this new version of Cox's hero is representative of how he will be portrayed in his reboot series.

While some fans have already decried this reimagining of Cox's hero, recent photos of the actor training with an MMA fighter suggest that Daredevil: Born Again will still maintain some of what made the original Netflix show so beloved. Currently, very little is known about the reboot show, but Vincent D'Onofrio is expected to reprise his role as Kingpin after last appearing in last winter's Hawkeye. With Daredevil: Born Again expected to be connected to the greater MCU, it's also possible that the series will address Matt Murdock's new romantic dynamic with She-Hulk in some way. As is tradition in MCU shows, it's likely that the reboot will also tease characters and storylines to come.

The latest MCU Disney+ show was evidently not a hit with all Marvel fans, but it did show off an interesting new side to Cox's hero. It remains to be seen what the tone of Daredevil: Born Again will be, but it seems likely that it will fall somewhere between She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the character's original show on Netflix. With Daredevil's appearance not being kept as a secret, it's also possible that the reboot will feature fewer all-CGI versions of the character.

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