Kingpin Actor Vincent D’Onofrio Reveals Surprising Dream Role In The DC Universe

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Could Vincent D’Onofrio be joining the DC Universe? The beloved Kingpin of crime reveals a surprising dream comic book character he’d want to play outside of Daredevil.

Vincent D’Onofrio will go down in history as one of the most adored actors in a superhero project due to his role as Kingpin in Daredevil. However, it seems the actor has ambitions beyond the role he’s already perfected. When speaking during a recent appearance at Dragon Con, D’Onofrio revealed that he’d love to track a crack at Swamp Thing in the DC Universe.

“These days, I don’t know why…I don’t if you guys are into DC like I am,” D’Onofrio said. “Obviously I’m into Marvel too because that’s my job. My comic books when I was a kid was Captain America, Spider-Man, Swamp Thing, Batman…So Swamp Thing. I would really like to play Swamp Thing.”

While it may seem odd, Swamp Thing isn’t too far off from the role he plays in Daredevil. Aside from them both being big bald men, both Kingpin and Swamp Thing are tragic figures ruling over a domain they were forged into by circumstance. And while Swamp Thing is perhaps more benevolent than Wilson Fisk, it would certainly be interesting to see Vincent D’Onofrio play the character in some form of the DC Universe.

Swamp Thing Grows Into The DC Universe

While it may seem like a pipedream for Vincent D’Onofrio to jump from Daredevil to the DC Universe, it’s not entirely out of the question. It’s been confirmed that Swamp Thing will be headed back to the silver screen in a movie written and directed by James Mangold. Given the film is still early in production, it’s more than possible that D’Onofrio is able to find the time to audition and land the role before filming starts on it.

However, that filming likely isn’t going to happen for a long time. James Mangold is currently filming a Bob Dylan biopic, and afterwards has obligations to helm a Star Wars project. This means Swamp Thing isn’t due for a DC Universe debut for another three years at least. Though in a silver lining, it does mean Vincent D’Onofrio has time to wrap season 2 of the Daredevil reboot before taking on a role outside of Kingpin!

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Anthony Singletary

Anthony Singletary

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