Philip J Silvera has spent a few bone-crunching few years in Hell’s Kitchen as a key part of Daredevil: Born Again behind-the-scenes team.
Silvera, a stunt veteran of the original Netflix Daredevil series, was promoted to action director on Born Again season two, overseeing the design and shoots if its signature fight sequences.
“The goal is to do feature film on a TV timeframe,” he says of the series, which stars Charlie Cox as the hero and Vincent D’ONofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. Silvera doesn’t want the fights to be about punching and kicking, but about character and emotion (though there’s plenty of punching and kicking, too).
With the latest season in the rear view mirror, The Hollywood Reporter asked Silvera to break down some of his favorite sequences.
Diner Fight (season two, episode four, “Gloves Off.”)
