Daredevil Reboot Confirmed Along with Ghost Rider 2 Source: Variety
Another day, another Marvel story. But hidden in the ho-hum news from Variety that another Nicolas Cage-starring Ghost Rider is certainly on the way, is the rather more tantalising news that a re-start for Daredevil is in the works.
Let's get Ghost Rider out of the way first: David Goyer has yet to sign anything, but word is he'll be getting story credit on the second film and overseeing the writing, which is slightly odd because it seems to be based on one of his own scripts that's been gathering dust for several years. Maybe it needs re-tooling but he's not quite up for doing that job himself. It's once again a Columbia project, to be produced by Avi Arad, Michael DeLuca and Steven Paul. And it's widely expected, given what he's said before, that it'll be Nicolas Cage riding through your town with his head on fire for the second time.
But here's the line that made us go hmmmm (in a positive way). Marvel are "quietly developing a new version of Daredevil". No other details of writers or producers or potential directors or stars (although we know it won't be Ben Affleck, who's been vocal about how he felt stung by the reaction to the original). But it's the first proper confirmation we've had that Daredevil v.2.0 is anywhere near happening.
We'd like to stress that the first Daredevil, especially in Director's Cut form, isn't at all bad: kind of on the borderline between noble failure and moderate success. So it always felt unfortunate that it didn't get to develop and improve as a franchise. Mark Steven Johnson's (he made Ghost Rider too) film concerned itself mostly with Frank Miller's Elektra arc (to the extent that she got her own spinoff) although there were elements from more recent runs.
But there are certainly more Hornhead stories to tell. Kevin Smith's Guardian Devil is well-regarded and popular, and had narrative repercussions several years down the line, even if it goes off the rails a bit at the end with the big reveal of an incongruous superbaddie (we won't tell you who). And then there's Brian Michael Bendis' recent sagas, in which Matt Murdock is publicly outed as Daredevil by the Kingpin, and Daredevil declares himself as kingpin of Hell's Kitchen.
He's a superhero whose defining characteristic is a disability (he's blind), which was always an interesting twist on the genre. And the noirish crime environment he stayed in since Miller put him there, more or less differentiates him from the rest of Marvel's pantheon (with the possible exception of the rather different Punisher).
I liked the first one, despite Colin Farrell. Affleck was alright and he didn't deserve the doing he got from the critics. The reboot (god, i hate that term) should at least be taken on it's own merits and movie fans will appreciate that the Daredevil character is a very close second to Batman. ... Read More
Daredevil was one of my favs in the comics as a child . I was so pleased when they made a movie a few years back and thought Affleck did a decent job although the introduction of Bullseye and Electra so early was wrong in my opinion as was the silliness - ie the playground fight between DD and Electra - . The extended version is a much better movie though .
With hindsight and with Nolans reinventing of Batman i feel that DD if done in a similar way to Nolans vision could be a succes this ti... Read More
Mark Steven Johnson should not be allowed behind the camera ever again.
I could not beleive it when he was given the GR story after the abortion of DD. I will never again watch (let alone pay to watch) a film directed by this bloke.
GR is one of my favourite characters, he is dark and mysterious, and the stories were always good. But between MSJ and Cage they succeeded in making it a cutesy, PG caper.... what an absolute joke.
GR should be real noir stly filmmaking. Not one part of the fil... Read More
I'm the only person i know that lovesthis film yes the directors cut made it even better,loved the tone the story, Jennifer Garner..haha A reboot would be good so this character gets the franchise it deserves, but someone will most likely fuck it up!! ... Read More
As the Immortal Iron Fist is probably not a strong enough character to support its own film (despite talk years ago of a production with Ray Park as lead), he should perhaps be introduced in Daredevil to add some mysticism.
After all, it was Danny Rand (IIF's current incarnation, imaginatively an inheritor of a billion dollar corporation by day!) who took up the Daredevil suit at the time of Civil War as Matt Murdoch had been outed and it was a cunning plan to confuse the issue with Daredevil... Read More
RE: Arise Once More Thou Unlawful but Essential Warrior Protectors
L: Olaf
He was the main antagonist in the first film. know. No I meant in the inevitable sequel to the reboot film. Although I should have worded my post better.
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While I don't hate the original DD, it wasn't even close to being done properly. The main problem was the casting, specifically Affleck and Garner. If they get the right cast and a better script, DD could make for an amazing movie. ... Read More
