Actor Vincent D’Onofrio, who plays the Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has revealed why fans will not get to see him in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day or any other MCU movie, debunking recent rumours of a cameo.

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In the comics, the Kingpin, also known as Wilson Fisk, and Spider-Man have gone against each other multiple times. And fans were hoping to see the two face off against each other at some point in the future.

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Marvel and Sony's rights issues

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In a recent interview, D’Onofrio shared that due to complicated rights issues between Marvel and Sony, who owns the rights to the beloved web-slinger, the Kingpin cannot appear in any MCU movies.

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Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said, “It’s a very hard thing to do for Marvel to use my character. It’s a very hard thing to do because of ownership and stuff.”

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“Right now, I’m only usable for television series. Not even a one-off Fisk movie or anything like that. It’s all caught up in rights and stuff,” he added. So it will be a while before we see Tom Holland's Spider-Man face off against one of his infamous villains.

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D’Onofrio shines in Daredevil: Born Again

Meanwhile, Vincent D’Onofrio’s performance as the Kingpin in the ongoing first season of Daredevil: Born Again has been widely acclaimed by critics and fans. The series is a continuation of Netflix's Daredevil series and follows the blind vigilante Daredevil and his allies as they take on the Kingpin, who has become the Mayor of New York.

Daredevil: Born Again is currently streaming on Disney+.

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