The British actor revealed an injury suffered during the filming of one of Marvel’s most epic scenes on television

When you think Daredevilprobably the first thing that comes to mind That aerial sequence in the corridorin which Matt Murdock distributes justice based on punches and kicks with a dirty and exhausting realism. Well, we now know that it was not only exhausting for the spectators … He was also for his protagonist. Charlie Cox said he was wounded during the filming of that already legendary sceneAnd it was not precisely a minor wound.

The brutal scene that gave a real touch to Daredevil’s pain

During a recent apparition in the section Action replay de gq, Charlie Cox met some of the most iconic sequences of the series againTogether with your cast partner Vincent d’Onofrio (The imposing Wilson Fush). When it was time to remember The fighting of the room in the second episodeThe actor released the bomb: The little finger was damaged in one of the blows.

“We shot that scene very early. It was the end of episode 2, but I was still updated with the theme of acrobatics and the training of martial arts,” Cox explained. “In one of the first shots, I struck and I struck the small key against a bar. I was injured in that scene.”

It is not surprising that something similar happened: The famous sequence plan has no obvious cuts and puts Cox (or rather, Daredevil) In a constant fight against a group of criminals. Each blow, falling and aximant seems authentic … And in part it was.

Daredevil and his triumphant return to Disney+

And what Daredevil: born again Has already been released His first four episodes in Disney+, The nostalgia for the original Netflix series is more alive than ever. Charlie Cox’s return like Hell’s Kitchen Guard It is one of the things that has excited the most UCM. And this type of anecdotes Feel the myth of the character.

The original series, from its debut in 2015, was One of the first to demonstrate that superheroes could also move on raw, dark and realistic soil. The struggle in the room became A television action contact personand since then Many other productions have tried to replicate this styleWith greater or lesser fortune.

The physical sacrifice behind Daredevil

The interesting thing about this confession of Cox is that it shows something that is often overlooked: Action actors not only learn choreography, but also the type. Although in many scenes there are doubles (and in Daredevil There are, of course),, The involvement of the British actor has always been total. And this, in the end, shows.

“I was not ready to have much of that struggle, because everything is recorded as a Oner (a continuous grip) “, admitted Cox. There were no cuts to rest, repeat the blows or change the camera. What you see is what is there. And what is there is a brutal physical choreography which, if you are not in shape or trained, can take its toll… as happened to your little finger.

The result, however, was glorious. That scene is one of the most remembered of the genreNot only within the Marvel universe, but in the recent history of the series of actions. And now, knowing that there was a real pain in the middleMaybe the next time we see her hurt even a little.

A legacy of punches and shadows

Cox’s return with Daredevil: born again Open a new stage for the characterNow Completely integrated into the UCM. Although the new series has a slightly different tone and moves away from the most desolate style of the original, The emotional connection of the fans with that first version is still very alive.

The room was only the beginning. Then there would be fighting on stairs, prisons and other claustrophobic scenarios where Violence seemed almost documentary. But That first comparison, in an Aodina and the poorly enlightened building, taught us who Daredevil wasAnd because he deserved a place among the greats of the genre.

And now we know, to reach it, Charlie Cox literally had to leave the skin ….