43-year-old actor Charlie Cox, who brought the character Daredevil to life, opened up about how his son reacted to the show’s ending. Starring in ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ Cox opened up about how he knew that saying goodbye to the character would be hard for him; however, he was left in a state of shock over the reaction his six-year-old son had to the news.
Charlie Cox on how his son reacted to finding out that ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ will not come back
While attending the New York Comic Con earlier this month, Cox opened up about the beloved show’s ending and how he had a hard time dealing with accepting the fact that ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ is ending. Talking to PEOPLE, he shared that his son also had quite a strong reaction to the entire thing.“I don’t think I am prepared for it. It’s been 12 years of my life. I think it’s very likely that at the end of my career, whenever that is, this character will be the most important to me. I don’t know if you can prepare yourself for that. I’m trying to prepare my son for it more than I’m preparing myself. He’s devastated,” he commented. He also commented on how his son was only just coming to terms with the fact that his father was playing the role of a superhero.He added, “He’s 6. So he’s just coming on to the ‘my dad’s a superhero’ kind of stuff. When I told him, the color drained from his face. It didn’t occur to me that he’d be so impacted by it, so it’s very sweet.”
Charlie Cox on how it feels for him to transition out of the superhero role
During the interview, he also talked about how the transition and the show’s ending feel for him, adding, “I think it’s going to be weird. But at the moment, I’m just so grateful for the time that we’ve had, all the stories we’ve got to tell, and all the hours and hours. I think I’ve played Daredevil for 70 hours or something crazy. It has been such a gift and the great honor of my career.”He also talked about how the show changed his life and how he met his wife, Samantha Thomas, on the first day of filming for ‘Daredevil,’ and everything has been going great for them since then. Thompson and Cox have been together for 12 years now. He then concluded, “It’s been an absolute journey.”Charlie Cox has played Daredevil for 11 years, starting in 2015, when the first OTT series, ‘Daredevil,’ was released. He also appeared in ‘The Defenders’ and had brief cameo appearances in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ and ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.’
