Here’s What Daredevil & Kingpin’s Shame Rooms In Thunderbolts Would’ve Looked Like, According to Charlie Cox & Vincent D’Onofrio (Exclusive)

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In the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again, Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio talked about how their characters, Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk, experienced the Void’s attack. The Void, first seen in Thunderbolts*, is a powerful alternate form of The Sentry. It traps people in personal ‘shame rooms’ – mental prisons where they are forced to repeatedly relive their most painful memories and face their deepest flaws, with no way to escape. For example, Bucky Barnes was shown reliving his traumatic Winter Soldier training within a Hydra facility.

After the Void’s shame rooms appeared in New York City, people wondered if local heroes and villains – such as Daredevil and Kingpin – had also been trapped in those same, trauma-based pocket dimensions, similar to what the Thunderbolts and New Avengers faced.

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio recently told TopMob what their Marvel characters, Daredevil and Kingpin, would have gone through in the ‘shame rooms’ if they’d been involved in the events of the upcoming Thunderbolts movie. They shared this information while discussing Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again.

Cox explained that Matt Murdock would have repeatedly replayed Foggy’s death in his mind, haunted by the fact that he didn’t heed crucial warnings and therefore couldn’t protect his friend.

TopMob is asking: Last year in ‘Thunderbolts,’ the hero Sentry transformed into the villain The Void, causing a city-wide blackout. This darkness forced everyone to confront their worst memories or biggest regrets. What would your characters have seen or experienced during that time?

Charlie Cox believes any storyline involving Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson would need to focus on Foggy dealing with his guilt over not recognizing warning signs and failing to protect someone he cares about. He feels Foggy regrets not being able to prevent harm to a loved one.

In the first season of Daredevil: Born Again, Foggy Nelson is killed by Bullseye with a gunshot to the chest. This was a surprising moment for viewers, as Foggy was one of Matt Murdock’s closest friends and a key source of his moral compass. It’s fitting that Murdock’s ‘shame room’ focuses on Foggy, as he embodies Matt’s deepest regrets and self-hatred.

According to D’Onofrio, Kingpin doesn’t often feel remorse, but his ‘shame room’ will center on the memory of his father’s death.

Vincent D’Onofrio believes his character, Fisk, doesn’t currently have many regrets. However, he predicts Fisk will eventually face consequences and feel remorse, as that’s just human nature. He doesn’t foresee this happening immediately, and suggests Fisk might reflect on the trauma of his father’s murder when it does.

According to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a young Wilson Fisk, later known as Kingpin, tragically killed his father, Bill, with a hammer. This brutal act marked a turning point, transforming him from an innocent child into the ruthless criminal he would become – a monster, in his own view.

Okay, so I’m really excited for Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again. It looks like things are really heating up between Daredevil and Kingpin – their feud is going to be central again. But this time, it’s bigger than just street-level fights. Fisk is really consolidating power, basically putting New York under martial law, and that’s sparked a full-blown resistance movement. It’s shaping up to be a seriously intense showdown.

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ on Tuesday, March 24.

Why These Shame Rooms Expose Daredevil & Kingpin’s Vulnerabilities 

When the Void attacked New York and plunged the city into darkness, people questioned where the local heroes like Daredevil and Spider-Man were while civilians needed help.

It’s likely Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk were held in the ‘shame rooms’ described by Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, which accounts for why they weren’t seen during the trouble.

Because Matt Murdock blames himself for not being able to save Foggy, and believes he’s beyond redemption, the Void would have used this guilt against him. It likely forced Matt to relive Foggy’s death repeatedly, attempting to overwhelm him with shame.

Seeing Wilson Fisk truly broken and vulnerable in a space reflecting his own shame would shatter his carefully constructed image of invincibility, despite his enormous ego. He’s famous for making others feel ashamed, so being trapped in a ‘shame room’ himself, forced to confront his own guilt without any way out, would be particularly devastating. It would likely intensify his deep-seated fear of appearing weak.

It would have been compelling to see Murdock and Fisk confront their personal struggles on screen, further exploring the trauma that shaped them and revealing their vulnerabilities.

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2026-03-22 21:11