Case and point: the confirmed/reported return of Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, Jamie Foxx’s Electro, and their respective Spider-Men, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
Why would they go through the exhaustive process of recasting the character when Cox is proof of concept?
However, none of that chatter is as exciting as the return of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil.
The Punisher is another character with iconic ties to Spider-Man and an already-established dynamic with Daredevil.