Original ‘Daredevil’ Showrunner Calls Out ‘Disney Scam’ of Naming New Series ‘Daredevil: Born Again’: It ‘Resets Contract Terms Back to First Season’ - eviltoast

“It’s an old Disney scam where they slightly rename a series to reset contract terms back to first season,” DeKnight wrote on X/Twitter. “Needs to be addressed by all the guilds/unions and crushed!”

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    1 year ago

    He can reset it creatively if he wants but to every actor and crew member involved it’s still just a new season of the same show.

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      I know it’s super late but I just saw this and it bothers me a little bit. I think literally anyone that was involved in the old show should be considered lucky for being able to work on the new one. It’s a different show based on the same characters that the old show was based on, with your logic, everyone involved in the Gotham show are also entitled to be involved with Pennyworth and the Penguin show with Colin Ferrell. When they made the Flash TV show with Grant Gustin, it was fun and special that the guy who played flash in the 90’s TV show played his dad. But in no way should anyone from the 90s show be entitled to anything creative or otherwise from the new one.

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        This isn’t decades later it’s a few years. And they brought back both the lead character and lead villain. The crew I understand it’s a few years most have probably found other sets to work on but foggy and Karen are also stars of that show and no one is going to think that the original series isn’t canon. They made daredevil the character he is today just as much as the guy who plays Matt, who’s name escapes me at this very moment.

        I’m not saying everyone involved in the Ben Affleck daredevil needs to be hired again.

        Yeah they are still officially canon. I understand if they play less of a role as it becomes more of an extended universe and they have to focus on daredevil and other main characters, but to completely snub them is fucked up. Doubly so if they recast them.

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          Well it was my understanding that nothing from the show will be canon and they will be recasting Foggy. If I’m mistaken and those characters from the show are canon, then I agree with you.