Oleson explained they set up dimly-lit corners in the hallways of the prison where they could’ve hidden a cut if they had to. “ one single thing doesn’t go perfect, you can’t use it,” star Charlie Cox told TheWrap. The sequence was such a challenge to film that even Oleson and the episode’s director, Alex Garcia Lopez, had to build in safety nets.
Because of this, he does not have the luxury of putting on a mask. Fisk ends up using his connections to trap Murdock in the prison, forcing him to fight his way out. But since Murdock is assumed dead following the events of “The Defenders,” he has to enter the prison under the guise of Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson), using his New York State Bar ID number to get in. In the scene, Murdock is investigating a link between Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) and an Albanian crime syndicate, which he believes will invalidate a deal Fisk cut with the FBI that got him out of prison.
PRISON BREAK SEASON 1 BREAK OUT SERIES
“But, Marvel gave its blessing.”Īlso Read: 'Narcos: Mexico' Season 1: It's A Whole New Drug World in First Trailer for Spinoff Series (Video) “When you’re a showrunner and you call up your studio and you tell them that you want the crew to show up for work, but not film a single frame, because instead you’re going to rehearse one shot for an entire day, pretty much any studio in town is going to tell you - you’re insane,” Oleson tells TheWrap.
New “Daredevil” showrunner Erik Oleson had a lot of crazy ideas for his run on the third season of the Marvel TV drama.Īnd none were more insane than that ridiculous prison breakout scene in the fourth episode. The sequence, which is a single shot (meaning it was one camera continuously rolling with no cuts), spans 11-and-a-half minutes and features Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fighting his way out of a prison - without his superhero costume. Oleson himself was surprised that Marvel even allowed him to do it. (Warning: This story contains spoilers from the third season of Netflix’s “Daredevil”)