Daredevil's Kingpin Wants Spider-Man Fight, Says Sony and Marvel Need to 'Get Their S*** Together' and Sort the Rights

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Who would win in a fight between Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin? According to the latter, we'll never know for sure unless Marvel and Sony "get their s*** together" and sort out the character rights.

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Responding to fans on social media, the veteran Daredevil: Born Again actor got onto the subject of Spider-Man (who he refers to, brilliantly, as "that insect") when asked about a potential matchup.

"If Sony and Marvel ever get their s*** together maybe," D'Onofrio said. "It's a complicated rights issue. Hope so."

D'Onofrio's character of Wilson Fisk/Kingpin is of course part of the large stable of Marvel characters owned by Disney, while Sony owns the rights to Spider-Man and most characters directly related to the beloved webslinger.

Over the years, Spider-Man's interactions within the main MCU have been dictated by Sony and Marvel's legal agreement to share the character where it makes sense — allowing a limited number of MCU characters in Spidey films, and Spidey to appear in The Avengers.

In the Marvel comics, of course, no such legal boundary exists — meaning that Kingpin can meet Spider-Man whenever he wants. On TV and in films, however, it's a different matter — even if the MCU's current storyline would really benefit.

The first season of Daredevil: Born Again showed Kingpin's rise in power while mayor of New York City, and his subsequent crackdown on superheroes — or in his words, dangerous vigilantes. This is shown to impact various MCU characters native to the show, while fellow New Yorker Spider-Man is simply not referenced.

Marvel looks to be side-stepping the issue somewhat by confirming that the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set after the events of Daredevil: Born Again's second season — meaning that the current Kingpin storyline may have wrapped up by then. Indeed, that is what some fans think last week's trailer suggests, as Fisk's assistant is seen giving Spider-Man a key to the city, suggesting the superhero crackdown is over (along with, possibly, Kingpin's reign).

Daredevil actor Charlie Cox did briefly make an appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, though only in his Matt Murdock lawyer persona. Fans (and Cox himself) have long called for a team-up between Spidey and Daredevil, though it doesn't seem to be on the agenda at present. Cox has repeatedly said he won't be part of Brand New Day — though, of course, some fans still hope he'll pop up anyway.

One character from Daredevil that is making the leap over to the big screen is Jon Bernthal's The Punisher, who will also get an hour-long Disney+ special in the coming months. Responding to fans, D'Onofrio confirmed that Bernthal was not part of Born Again's second season, but only because the actor had been too busy.

"If Jon wasn't busy making his own hour long Punisher film and hangin with that insect we would have wanted him to join us in Season 2 for sure," D'Onofrio said. "Yet he had a wonderful opportunity to do the other projects and I for one can't wait to see him in those."

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 begins streaming today on Disney+ with new episodes available weekly. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, meanwhile, launches in theaters on July 31.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

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