Today, Marvel announced that acclaimed actress Rosario Dawson, age 35, will be joining Daredevil. Dawson's role has not yet been specified but we have been given this description, "Rosario Dawson will play a dedicated young woman whose quest to heal the wounds of Hell's Kitchen brings Matt Murdock unexpectedly crashing into her life, while her own journey forever alters the course of his battle against the injustices of this broken city."
Dawson has been in many films. She will be appearing in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For later this year. She has also had roles in Zookeeper, Unstoppable, Seven Pounds, Eagle Eye, Sin City, Men in Black II, and He Got Game. She won the 2004 Rising Star Award from the American Black Film Festival and the 2009 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Seven Pounds to name a few.
While her role has yet to be revealed, there are a few that seem to be the most likely: Elektra, Echo, and Jessica Jones. This is all pure speculation but each make sense for various ways.
Elektra, Elektra Natchios, is a former girlfriend of Matt Murdock. She broke up with Murdock after her father died and she began a life of crime. She worked for the Kingpin, who will also be in the Netflix series, for quite some time in the comics. She eventually turned to become an ally of Daredevil.
Echo, Maya Lopez, was raised by Kingpin after he killed her father. He raised her under the belief that Daredevil was the one to kill her father, and she trained in hopes of one day getting her revenge. She has been deaf her entire life. She eventually learned the truth about her father's death, killed Kingpin, and joined the Avengers as Ronin.
Jessica Jones has had the powers of flight and strength since she was a teenager. She grew up becoming a journalist and then a private investigator. She is married to Luke Cage and together with Daredevil and Iron Fist form the Heroes For Hire. This character is the closest to the official description of the three. Another nugget from the description and Jessica's origin story is how they say "Matt Murdock unexpectedly crashing into her life." The keyword there is crashing. In her origin story, she gains her powers through a car crash that exposes her to experimental chemicals.
Daredevil is set to debut on Netflix in 2015. It currently stars Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, and new addition Rosario Dawson. The executive producers are Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Goddard, and Jeph Loeb.
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