Daredevil: Born Again adds Sopranos prequel actor Michael Gandolfini in major role

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He joins Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in the Disney Plus series

Michael Gandolfini and Alessandro Nivolo in The Many Saints of Newark
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Daredevil: Born Again, the upcoming Disney Plus series starring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, has added a new actor to its cast – Michael Gandolfini is the latest to join Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in the new Marvel TV show.

Details of Gandolfini's character are being kept under wraps, although Deadline reports that he will play an ambitious man from Staten Island named Liam. The new season will consist of 18 episodes, which will be written by Covert Affairs creators Matt Corman and Chris Ord. D'Onofrio will reprise his role as Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin.

As for Gandolfini, he rose to prominence playing a younger version of his real-life father's character Tony Soprano in The Sopranos prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark. He's also set to appear alongside Joaquin Phoenix in Disappointment Blvd., the next movie from Hereditary director Ari Aster. 

Emily Garbutt
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