Charlie Cox thinks it'll be challenging for Marvel to make a 'Daredevil' movie with a PG-13 rating: 'It's a little bit more mature'
Charlie Cox told ComicBook.com that he supports Marvel if they chose to do a PG version of Daredevil.
Cox said that "it absolutely can work," but the maturity of the character would have to be preserved.
"Daredevil is never going to work as well in a PG world as Spider-Man does," he said.
Charlie Cox said that he's not sure if his Matt Murdock/Daredevil would work in the context of a PG-rated project, but he thinks that the team at Marvel Studios could figure out a way.
"I wouldn't put it past the folks at Marvel to be able to accomplish that," Cox said in a new interview with ComicBook.com. "I'm such a fan of everything they've done so far, I wouldn't underestimate them at all."
The actor added: "If they wanted to make a more PG version of Daredevil, I back them to find a way to do where it feels totally in keeping with everything we've done. And maybe there's a little less blood, maybe there's a little whatever, but I back them to do it."
Ben Affleck was the first actor to portray the blind lawyer and superhero in a live-action film in the 2003 movie "Daredevil," which was rated PG-13 and costarred Jennifer Garner as Electra.
Cox portrayed the same character in Netflix's "Daredevil," which premiered on the streaming service in 2015. The show also spawned a spin-off series called "The Punisher" with Jon Bernthal reprising his "Daredevil" role as Frank Castle/Punisher.
Netflix also released more Marvel shows —"Jessica Jones," "Luke Cage," "Iron Fist" — and the limited series "The Defenders."
Recently, Disney+ announced that the aforementioned shows would be heading to that streaming service on March 16, along with an update to its parental controls in the US due to the mature nature of the projects.
The shows were recently removed from Netflix after the streamer's license to distribute ended.
Cox told ComicBook.com that the comics are more "exciting" and "relatable when they live in a darker space," so he's not sure how that would be translated to a more kid-friendly medium while still maintaining its essence.
"It absolutely can work, but I guess what you can't deny is Daredevil is never going to work as well in a PG world as Spider-Man does. Do you know what I mean? That's the point," Cox said. "I think that the age of the character, the Christian guilt, his history with women and stuff, it's like it's a little bit more mature, it has to be."
Most recently, Cox reprised his role for a cameo in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which marked Tom Holland's third standalone film as the titular web-slinger.
In an interview with RadioTimes.com published in late February, the actor played coy about another potential return as Daredevil, saying: "I know something. I don't know much, but I know there will be something else."
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