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Vincent D’Onofrio breaks silence on Kingpin cameo in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Newsweek · · 324 words · By Griff Griffin
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Vincent D’Onofrio, who plays the vicious villain in Disney Plus series “Daredevil: Born Again,””
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and NPR, confirm that Vincent D'Onofrio plays the Kingpin in the Disney+ series 'Daredevil: Born Again'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daredevil: Born Again is an American television series created by Dario Scardapane and Matt Corman & Chris Ord for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Daredev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first season of the American television series Daredevil: Born Again is based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Daredevil. It sees blind lawyer and former vigilante Matt Murdock's fight for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again_season_1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The third season of the American television series Daredevil: Born Again is based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Daredevil. It sees blind lawyer Matt Murdock in prison for his crimes as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again_season_3
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““Right now, they don’t have the rights,” D’Onofrio told GQ.”
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The specific quote and claim regarding rights issues for 'Avengers: Doomsday' are reported by 'tbreak', but there is no corroboration from other independent news outlets or official Marvel statements in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters from Americ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vincent D'Onofrio confirmed Kingpin will not appear in Avengers: Doomsday due to ongoing Marvel-Sony rights issues. Marvel doesn't fully own Kingpin's rights, with Sony currently using the character i…
https://tbreak.com/kingpin-avengers-doomsday-marvel-sony-rig…
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“In “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Marvel included two previous Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield returned as their respective Spider-Man versions in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Parker, also known by his alter ego Spider-Man, is a superhero character portrayed by Tobey Maguire. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, he is the protagonist of Sam Raimi's Spider-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Benjamin Parker, also known by his alias Spider-Man, is a fictional character and the protagonist of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man film series. Adapted from the Marvel Comics superhero of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Parker_(The_Amazing_Spid…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He began his career in supporting roles, before gaining international recognition and critical praise for his role a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey_Maguire
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“The film has already finished shooting, and releases Dec. 18, 2026.”
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While the release date of December 18, 2026, is verified by Wikipedia and Disney Movies, the claim that the film has 'already finished shooting' is contradicted by evidence stating filming for 'Doomsday' took place from April to September 2025 (which is in the future relative to current production timelines or indicates it is not 'already' finished in a present context).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 phenomenon was a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012. This date was regarded as the end-date of a 5,126-year-lo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Doomsday is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and AGBO, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Doomsday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the estimated likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the nonprofit organization Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Maintained …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock
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“His next opportunity comes in “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which is due out December 2027.”
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Wikipedia and official Marvel movie pages confirm 'Avengers: Secret Wars' is scheduled for release in December 2027 (specifically December 17, 2027).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, commonly known as Secret Wars, is a 12-issue American comic book crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was writte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Wars
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a group of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are American superhero films based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and AGBO, and distributed by Walt Disney St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_of_Avengers:_Doomsd…
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“One huge asset D’Onofrio has on his side is Marvel president Kevin Feige”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources explicitly state that Kevin Feige is the president of Marvel Studios.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Feige is the president of Marvel Studios and, since October 2019, Marvel Comics' Chief Creative Officer.
https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_Feige
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Feige is the president of Marvel Studios and is a member of the Producers Guild of America (p.g.a). In 2019, he was nominated for an Academy Award for producing the film Black Panther, and is we…
https://www.nyfa.edu/guest/kevin-feige/
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Feige is an American film and television producer. He has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007.
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