Marvel Studios Recasts Daredevil Movie Star In New MCU Role

Marvel Studios will dive manner lower back into its records to recast an actor visible within the Daredevil movie launched 22 years in the past.

Marvel Studios will deliver a fantastic actor from the 2003 Daredevil film into the MCU to play a emblem-new role. While more than a handful of actors have more than one roles within the MCU, the franchise also boasts a pick out few actors with experience in movies outside Marvel Studios' purview. Now, that fashion will keep in a extraordinarily anticipated 2026 Disney+ entry.

Joe Pantoliano revealed that he will appear in Marvel Studios' Wonder Man collection on Disney+. During a The Cast of The Matrix panel at New York Comic-Con 2025 (via Entertainment Weekly), the actor informed a crowd of lovers celebrating his paintings, "I'm gonna be in the new Wonder Man series."

While Pantoliano did no longer display his particular position in Wonder Man, the collection marks his 2d appearance in a Marvel assignment. He previously played New York Post investigative journalist Ben Urich in 2003's Daredevil, which featured Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock and Jennifer Garner as Elektra. Vondie Curtis-Hall later played the equal person in Season 1 of the MCU's Daredevil collection on Netflix.

Wonder Man could be the MCU's first release of 2026 and the third Disney+ display launched as part of the MCU's Phase 6 slate. Pantoliano will be a part of a loaded solid of stars in this series, which include former Black Manta actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman) inside the main role of Simon Williams. Wonder Man will debut with a full 8-episode drop on Disney+ on January 27, 2026.

Wonder Man's Impressive Cast for 2026 ReleaseMarvel Studios

Alongside Pantoliano, Sir Ben Kingsley is coated up for his 1/3 MCU appearance as Trevor Slattery after supporting roles in Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This will supply him what should be his largest position to date, permitting fanatics to see Trevor in his herbal element as he auditions for the brand new Wonder Man film being developed within the MCU itself.

Also set for a position in this series is Demetrius Grosse as Simon Williams' brother, Eric Williams, who will become the villainous Grim Reaper in Marvel Comics. Other stars on the cast list include Top Gun: Maverick's Ed Harris as Simon's agent, Neal Saroyan, and Arian Moayed returning for his 1/3 MCU mission as Agent Cleary from the Department of Damage Control.

Following the release of the show's first professional trailer at some point of New York Comic-Con, fanatics look forward to finding out who Pantoliano will play and the way this tale will push the MCU to new heights.