Spider-Man: Brand New Day won't include Daredevil's Claire Temple after Rosario Dawson confirms her character's scenes were cut.
Speaking at GalaxyCon, Dawson said she "shot a scene" for Brand New Day but it "got cut out."
One attendee said there was a "collective gasp of excitement" at the reveal, followed quickly by "a collective groan" when it dawned on fans that Temple – a nurse operating in New York who finds herself in close proximity to many Marvel street-level heroes – wouldn't be appearing in the fourth Spider-Man MCU movie.
Claire Temple, though, wasn't just Matt Murdock's healer and confidant in Daredevil. Rosario's healthcare worker also became the connective tissue between all of Netflix's Marvel projects, going on to make an appearance in Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and, ultimately, The Defenders.
Despite Dawson's absence from the project, Spider-Man: Brand New Day at least brings Jon Bernthal's Punisher onto the big screen. There has been plenty of speculation about Daredevil arriving, not least of all because of The Hand's presence, a curiously-edited trailer shot, and a prison-set scene in the wake of Daredevil: Born Again season 2's ending.
Those disappointed not to see Dawson reprise one franchise role can rest assured that she's still in a galaxy far, far away as lead of Ahsoka season 2 – which is expected to release next year on Disney Plus.
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