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Daredevil (2003)
Plot: Young Matt Murdock receives an unhealthy dose of radioactive waste that robs him of his sight. It does however grant him ultra-heightened other senses, including a radar ability that lets him see better than most. A lawyer by day he prowls New York City at night as the vigilante Daredevil.
News:
12 February, 2003
The film opens in two days and we've got the early report from intrepid critic Zalasta.
7 February, 2003
FilmForce has managed to grab about ten minutes of the film for your viewing pleasure.
11 October, 2002
The crew is filming again in New York although they aren't doing reshoots. FilmForce reports that their source indicates that they "always planned to do establishing shots and [visual effects] plates in New York City. Shooting the picture in L.A. was great but we need to sell New York City [via] wide shots."
They also report that a new trailer should be in theaters November 1.
5 August, 2002
Producer Mark Steven Johnson explained the Elektra costume to Wizard magazine. "In our movie, Daredevil is already established and his red is intrinsic to his character," he says. "But Elektra hasn't turned into an assassin yet-it's more of an origin story for her. I wanted her costume to be one that would enable her to make that transition from Elektra Natchios into Elektra: Assassin. I wanted her to be able to slip in and out of the shadows in her search for Daredevil, and bright red sashes and headbands wouldn't allow for that. But in the future, once she's been established as a cold-blooded killer for his, I'd love to see her costume evolve into that of the comic character."
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6 June, 2002
We may not have seen a great shot of Daredevil in this movie yet, but Elektra has been unveiled in all her black leather Wonder Bra glory. A photo of Jennifer Garner in costume appeared in Time Magazine. You can find a copy here.
25 April, 2002
There were a couple of images on the net recently claiming to be the first of the movie version of Daredevil. One posted by Dark Horizons appears to be a fake, or at least I hope it's fake because it looks so bad. That can be found here. The other, posted by AICN, which you can see by clicking on the thumbnail, is more likely a true photo. Unfortunately it's really just a silhouette, so no details are available. It does look cool though.
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9 April, 2002
Fox released the first photos of the set recently which showed the director setting up a scene with Joey Pantoliano and Kevin Smith. Smith, as you may know, wrote for the Daredevil comic for a time. The Clerks director makes a cameo appearance in the film as Jack Kirby (homage to the comic book legend).
You can get all the details here.
3 April, 2002
According to FilmForce, Ellen Pompeo (Showtime) has been cast as Karen Page. In the original comic book series, Page was the secretary for Matt and Foggy's law firm. She was Matt's lover for a time and aware of his secret identity. In the movie though, she will remain a minor character. Elektra will serve as the female lead and love interest for Matt.
18 March, 2002
According to FilmForce, the role of investigative reporter Ben Urich has gone to Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix, Memento, Bound). Urich's mission in life is to find the true identity of The Kingpin. He worked for The Daily Bugle which brought him into contact with both Daredevil and Spider-Man. Since Columbia has the rights to the Bugle for their Spider-Man movie, it can safely be assumed that Urich will work for a different paper in this movie.
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7 March, 2002
According to FilmForce, David Keith (U-571) has been cast as Jack Murdock, father of the title character Matt Murdock.
27 February, 2002
The special effects for the film will be handled by Rhythm & Hues according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rich Thorne, the VFX supervisor on Daredevil told the trade, "Rhythm & Hues offered me a top-notch team and whatever we needed to get this movie done." The company has previously worked on Planet of the Apes, Stuart Little and The Scorpion King.
8 February, 2002
The latest Untitled Deadpool Column contains a review of this movie's script. It's a highly positive review with only minor spoilers.
The script for Daredevil works overtime to portray a more realistic world of superheroes. In fact, square in the middle of the first page, it makes the bold statement, 'So forget what you know about superheroes. Because this is the real world. And in the real world there is no such thing as 'mutant healing' or 'spider sense' to keep a man alive. In the real world there’s just a guy in a mask.' The fact that this guy can sense the presence of objects 360 degrees around him and feel fingerprints on a desk seems forgotten in this statement, but to be sure there are no energy beams or telepathy to be found here. Daredevil takes place in a world like our own, but one in which a spoiled rich girl is among the world’s greatest kung fu experts, blind men fight crime, a Mafioso is one of the strongest men in the world and a man could kill you with the flick of a quarter. This slightly exaggerated world of crime fighting is a pleasant change of pace, though occasionally reminiscent of Tim Burton’s original Batman. Here, too, the hero is a seemingly supernatural figure written off by the public as a spook story criminals tell their kids at night, but here, unlike almost every adaptation of this kind, we have a superhero who seems unafraid to kill.
You can find the rest of the review here.
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It was also reported by FilmForce that the role of "Foggy" Nelson, Murdock's partner, is probably going to go to Jon Favreau.
28 January, 2002
It's official according to FilmForce. Jennifer Garner has been signed to play the role of Elektra. The Golden Globe winning star of the series Alias could find this to be a highly lucrative role. If the movie proves popular, Fox wants to spin the character off into its own movies.
Also joining the cast is Michael Clarke Duncan in the role of Wilson Fisk AKA the Kingpin. In the comic books the character is an enormous white man who runs a criminal empire. Duncan fit the producers desire to find an actor of significant physical size who could also really act. The fact that he's black wasn't an issue because of those other factors.
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9 January, 2002
It would appear that casting Elektra is proving a painfully difficult task. Rumors have been flying left and right, fueled in some part by loose lips of producers. The most recent rumors have listed Monica Bellucci and Alias star Jennifer Garner as the most likely to get the role. Bellucci however is definitely out as she has a scheduling conflict due to her appearance in the Bruce Willis film Hostile Act. Garner remains a real possibility at this point although casting is still up in the air.
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12 December, 2001
Colin Farrell (Tigerland, American Outlaws) is close to grabbing the role of the villain Bullseye according to Variety.
30 October, 2001
IGN is reporting some interesting rumors on this film. Apparently Penelope Cruz has met with the director and is very interested in the part of Elektra. Other actresses who have reportedly expressed interest are Lucy Liu, Angie Harmon, Jessica Alba, Natalie Portman, Claire Forlani and Bridget Moynahan. The role of The Kingpin has yet to be cast. They want to find a large actor rather than resorting to putting a thin actor in a fat suit. This apparently has them considering Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, From Hell, Goldeneye) although he hasn't been offered the role as yet.
Filming should get underway March 20 in Los Angeles.
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11 October, 2001
It would appear that Ben Affleck is very close to taking the lead role in this film. The final adjustments are being made on his contract for the picture. Filming on the $50 million project would begin early next year.
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4 October, 2001
Stax over at FilmForce got a hold of the script for this superhero flick and liked what he saw. Here's a taste:
This script is also punctuated by some deft, genuinely witty banter between Matt and Foggy. These two guys – clearly the best of friends – are not above milking Matt's handicap for all it's worth in the courtroom. I'm glad that this script actually took advantage of the super-hero's "day job." Daredevil is one part comic book adventure and one part legal thriller, and it succeeds at both. Matt's dual jobs dovetail so the courtroom drama scenes never seemed arbitrary.
Bullseye was a great villain (albeit depicted here without his trademark costume). Vin Diesel would've been better suited for this character (as written here) rather than as Daredevil. Bullseye has several great lines and he's perhaps the nastiest and funniest villain I've encountered since Robocop. The best comparison I can make is that he's the super-cool henchman to Kingpin's Bond villain and Daredevil's 007. The inclusion of Bullseye definitely made this a more suspenseful yarn.
You can find the entire review here.
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2 October, 2001
Cinema Confidential reports that Ben Affleck will sign on to the Kevin Smith project Jersey Girl if he doesn't take the offered Daredevil role over at Fox.
26 September, 2001
According to Variety, Vin Diesel has turned down the lead role in Daredevil to instead reprise the role of Riddick in the sequel to Pitch Black.
23 November, 1999
Sony Pictures is close to acquiring the film rights to Marvel Comics' Daredevil character. They have put the project on the fast track along with the recently acquired Doctor Strange project. Add them to Sony's rapidly growing list of Marvel characters. Sony is also hard at work on a Spider-Man project after extracting it from an ugly legal web (sorry).
