When OG Ghostface killer Matthew Lillard joined the cast of Daredevil: Born Again in March 2025 ahead of production on Season 2, fans theorized that the modern day horror icon might be playing Daredevil baddie Mister Fear. A bit of a Scarecrow analog, the moniker of Mister Fear has been filled by four different characters over the years and unless there’s a real big lie being told, Lillard won’t be playing any of those when the series hits D+ next March.
In an interview with EW, Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum revealed that Lillard will be playing named Mister Charles, an international power player and an antagonistic force working against Wilson Fisk.
“The story is about power. When Wilson Fisk takes over New York, not just as a mayor but as a king in a way, it puts him in a new class of power players on the international stage,” said Winderbaum of Season 2.
“Matthew Lillard’s character represents that. So he’s a bit of a new antagonist on the field, but he’s as influential in many ways as Fisk is. That power negotiation at a very high level of politics and international diplomacy is also fun to watch. He is dealing with Mr. Charles up here and Daredevil down here for different reasons. So he’s getting squeezed a little bit.”
While he’s certainly not Marvel’s most famous Charles, a Mr. Charles does exist in the comics, having made just one appearance in 2013’s AAFES #15. Interestingly, though he was entirely inconsequential on the page, Mr. Charles was affiliated with the powerful Roxxon Corporation which could indeed become involved with Fisk’s bourgeoning empire as attempts to expand offshore.
Though it hasn’t even had a major presence in the MCU, Roxxon appeared in all three Iron Man films and played a more significant role in the Netflix Defenders-verse series.
Source: EW
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