Much to the delight of fans everywhere, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin returned in Hawkeye and while the show’s depiction of him wasn’t as strong as what we saw in Daredevil, it was still nice to have him back. But why did Marvel Studios decide to include him in the first place?
Well, according to EP Brad Winderbaum, they were looking for a really big threat. Speaking in a recent interview, he said:
“We were all on a call, me and Kevin and Trinh, and we were talking about the Tracksuit Mafia and the criminal organization behind this story, and we needed a really big threat, like something that, you know, would make Eleanor Bishop shake in her boots and Hawkeye, you know, get a little bit afraid. It had to be someone powerful.”
Kevin Feige then stated that when you think about crime in the Marvel universe, and need someone to fill the role of a villain, there’s really only 1 person who comes to mind.
“When you talk about organized crime in the Marvel universe and you talk about the seedy underbelly of New York City, there is one primary character that comes to mind.”
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Hawkeye producer Trinh Tran also chimed in, explaining how they were unsure if they could get D’Onofrio back to play the part.
“Kevin threw out the idea that ‘What if this could be Kingpin?’ And I think all of our jaws just kind of dropping our Zoom meetings, and we’re kinda like, ‘Wait, you’re joking, right? This can’t be serious. Are you serious? This is… You really think that there’s a chance that we can actually get Vincent D’Onofrio, who plays Kingpin in Daredevil in the series, as a cameo for a couple of scenes? Like, he is our big boss?’ And Kevin made a call to Vincent.”
Hawkeye is now streaming on Disney Plus.
Source: The Direct
