The latest print issue of Total Film magazine includes an interview with Charlie Cox, and one of the questions asked was if he had ever stolen anything from a film set. In his typically convivial manner, Cox confessed to ... well ... not exactly up and stealing something, but having once neglected to return an item.
Fans of "Daredevil" know that the show had multiple instances of Matt getting a new and improved version of his signature weapon, the billy club, from craftsman Melvin Potter (Matt Gerald). In one of those instances — Cox didn't specify which one — the actor's fascination with the gear got the better of him.
"The scene was shooting on Monday. Friday night, we were doing a stunt, and a new stunt guy was spinning the baton in a way I'd not seen before. I thought, 'That is so cool,' so I asked him to show me how to do it," Cox said.
After practicing with the new baton all weekend, Cox was able to execute the movement perfectly when the time came to shoot the scene in question — which will come as no surprise to "Daredevil" fans who remember the high degree of sophistication of the series' action choreography. But Cox also confessed to Total Film that he ultimately did not return the baton.
Really, given how many cool props the show featured throughout the years, it speaks to Cox's restraint that he only ever took home one.
