Vincent D’Onofrio, greatest identified for portraying Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has expressed curiosity in becoming a member of the DC Universe (DCU) as Swamp Factor.
D’Onofrio has performed Kingpin throughout a number of Marvel projects, starting with Netflix’s Daredevil sequence and persevering with into Disney+ reveals reminiscent of Hawkeye and Echo.
Regardless of his deep reference to the Marvel world, the actor stays open to exploring the DCU, which is presently being reshaped by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
When requested on social media platform X if there was one other character he’d like to painting, Vincent D’Onofrio gave a easy but intriguing reply: “Swamp Factor.”
DC universe Swamp Factor, created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, first appeared in Home of Secrets and techniques #92 in 1971.
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The character gained immense recognition through the Eighties, notably below the legendary run by Alan Moore.
Swamp Factor has been an everyday in Justice League Darkish comics and has starred in varied diversifications over the a long time.
The character was delivered to the display in 1982 with Ray Smart and Dick Durock portraying totally different points of the creature.
Durock returned for the 1989 sequel The Return of Swamp Factor. In 2019, Swamp Factor was reimagined for a tv sequence starring Andy Bean and Derek Mears, but it surely was short-lived.
Now, a brand new Swamp Factor movie is in growth and shall be a part of the DCU. Directed and written by James Mangold (A Full Unknown), the undertaking has not but solid its lead or set a launch date.
The DCU formally launches this July with Gunn’s Superman, adopted by Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow in June 2026. Whether or not D’Onofrio will get his want stays to be seen.
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