Charlie Cox fought back against the Ms. Marvel tie-in episode of Daredevil: Born Again—and lost. In a recent interview, the actor revealed he “wasn’t into” the bank heist episode titled With Interest, calling it his least favorite of the bunch.
Cox said he pushed back during production, arguing that a bank robbery plot felt outdated and unrealistic.
Ironically, he said the episode ended up being one of the most well-received internally at Disney.
Charlie Cox Calls Bank Heist Episode His Least Favorite
Cox filled in The Playlist:
I dunno if this is of interest, but I will say this amongst all of this, there was one episode we didn’t change at all. It’s the episode in the bank [“With Interest”], and that was part of the original [shoot]. We shot that before the strike. That was part of the original, and just for my money, I wasn’t into it. I didn’t like it. It was my least favorite of the episodes, and I kind of pushed back against it as much as I felt was possible.
I said, “I don’t believe in a bank heist in 2025. That feels like a 1970s game. Too much technology these days for that to work.”
And also, I didn’t think the actual device used for the theft was sophisticated enough. I really pushed back on the episode, and yet I hear from so many people that they love that episode. So, it just goes to show you just don’t know. It’s so subjective. Everyone’s taste is different.
And I’ve heard that that episode is one of the highest-rated. Internally, when they do their ratings, it’s one of the highest-rated Disney shows that they’ve had.
What’s particularly interesting is that Cox revealed it’s the only episode that went untouched when Daredevil: Born Again got retooled. Cox even says they “Frankenstein-ed” the season, which may explain why some fans think this particularly episode is so good as it’s not a mess like the others. This episode happened to be more standalone and didn’t involve any of the cringe characters from the rest of the season (Heather, Kingpin, Vanessa, etc).
I even agree, as I think it’s the second-best episode of the series behind the last episode. Cox also revealed in the interview that they wrote a new pilot episode and finale, which explains things.
Season 2 will be an improvement
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 is currently in development and has been filming. Cox says the show will get better with the second season:
“I don’t want to oversell it. I do happen to think it’s some of the best writing we’ve ever had on this show. I am sure everyone always says that. I texted the showrunner, Dario, the other day and was like, ‘Obviously we’re still halfway through shooting it, but huge, huge credit to what you’ve pieced together here.’ He’s done something which I’m really excited about, which is that he’s fleshed out characters that in the previous iteration of the show often get left behind. So, it feels much more like an ensemble than it’s ever felt.”
Jon Bernthal is also developing a spinoff about The Punisher.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 is available to watch on Disney+.
