Comments on: The new Daredevil movie – Dos and Don’ts

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:27 +0000

I’m just going to throw this out there- if you have seen “free-runners” or people that practice parkour, this is how Daredevil would move through the city in real life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour

That is the beauty of the Daredevil character. Like Nolan’s Batman, the more he is like us, the bigger his appeal really is. I appreciated that they tried to show the blindness aspect in the movie with how he organized his money, but then he goes and jumps off a building.

Um, no. Spiderman can do that. Daredevil can’t. That is what makes him impressive. That he can keep up with Spiderman somehow, through the fact that he basically has memorized the placement of everything in New York.

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:48:42 +0000

Thanks for all the feedback guys! I think (and hope) that Fox may have learned from past mistakes. We may not get that perfect movie everyone will absolutely love – not to mention that what would be the perfect movie varies from one person to the next – but I think they may think this process through a little better this time. I saw someone on a different blog comment that the movie-makers only care about the money and not the quality, but last time I checked making a good movie is much more profitable than making a bad movie. On some level, I hope that the producers know that the heat is really on this time.

Also, a very special welcome to Kåge who, for those who didn’t know it, is my “dealer.” If you’re ever in Stockholm and looking for comics, check out Comics Heaven in Old Town. Though it goes without saying that if any of you guys are ever in Stockholm, you need to look me up too.

By: Kåge Comics Heaven

Kåge Comics Heaven — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:38:17 +0000

Excellent summary, lets hope most of your suggestions come true, propably not though. I do think they will try a relative unknown, they must have realised the mistake they made picking Ben Affleck. Why not some really good, up and coming english actor, why not one of the Skarsgård boys ( not Stellan obviously). Very nice looking Blog/Site, I have linked to it in my blogpost for this week. Friendly Yours Kåge

By: Gloria

Gloria — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:45:44 +0000

Zach, I’m not for reviving the Matt-Foggy-Karen false triangle, but adding Dakota is a fine idea: In fact, I’d love a cast of characters including the Bendis/Brubaker ensemble: Matt, Foggy, Becky, Dakota, Natasha, Danny, Luke, Jessica, Angela and Carlos, all involved in a strong story effectively mixing noir and legalese.

The trouble with the Matt-Foggy-Karen thing, for me, would be that we’d be back to Pre-Miller DD, and honest, I’d rather do DD Milleresque, keselesque, Bendisesque or Brubakeresque rather than unearthing the Old Stan Lee style.

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:17:41 +0000

I’d really like to see a Gladiator/Owl story arc. Gladiator would give us the opportunity to see Matt in his role as a lawyer while he struggles to make both lives mesh. The Owl could act as the Kingpin did in the last one, manipulating the events from afar. I’d also love to see Karen Page, but it’s tough to go from Elektra to Page from a movie standpoint. Black Widow is off the table though since she’ll be in the Iron Man series and that’s a different company. Maybe a Dakota North/Page hybrid story where Foggy is in the mix too?

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:15:36 +0000

Ooh – this is the first I’ve heard of a new movie! Yay!

I’m hoping that they can expand on what they had in the director’s cut. Affleck was decent Matt and I think he could do just as well with a better script. (And I really like Robert’s suggestion of Damien Lewis…never thought of that one!)

I, personally, would like more about Matt Murdock the lawyer – but not Matt Murdock throwing himself another pity-party. I thought the script made Matt too guilt-ridden and had him doing things out of character as DD. They could easily pick one of the comic arcs (i can haz Bendis?) and run with it – maybe with the Black Widow rather than Elektra again. But I have this hunch that they’re going to want to put Ben and Jen together again.

By: Aron White

Aron White — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:39 +0000

I agree with you here. I don’t want to see another origin story. They could do like what was done for “The Incredible Hulk” reboot movie and show the origin in the opening credits. That would be awesome. It would leave the rest of the movie for the fun stuff.

By: Brandon Whaley

Brandon Whaley — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:55:52 +0000

Very nice list. I agree with ya. I loved the first movie (well, the director’s cut at least) but that was before you got me into Daredevil proper. So you might say you ruined the first movie for me! Haha. But seriously, if they do this right I have no problem with it. If they make it a cash cow, I’ll be pissed.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:39:37 +0000

Speaking of stunt work, I think when these guys are doing their homework for the movie that they should look at parkour artists for inspiration on how to depict daredevil’s ability to traverse through the city.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:26:34 +0000

No, Daredevil isn’t Spider-Man but a, “good enough for a Daredevil movie” attitude among the executives isn’t going to fly with me ether. I don’t know how I feel about a new DD movie. It wasn’t that the other one was bad, (It had some good parts … and some very bad ones as well) but I would rather see them just not make another one so Fox/Regency can suck as much money out of the property as possible before they loose the rights.
It was very far off character, in the first one (and I nearly puked), when he let that rapist get aced on the subway tracks. I don’t mind going dark, but I think that that should have a very specific meaning in a DD movie. Killing is fine, but not DD, not on purpose. It goes with respecting the canon.
I agree with the low-tech approach, there are a lot of stunt folks out there who can do some amazing, acrobatic and martial-arty things. With just little CGI for flavor I think they can get the right tone.
I also agree the “Devil” is in the details. Assistive-tech is a must, as is Stick.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:44:16 +0000

Great post. I’m totally with you about Elektra – been there, done that, let’s move on – and not being afraid to ditch as much CGI as possible – Daredevil should be about getting down and dirty.

As for who should play DD… Like you, I didn’t mind Ben Affleck too much. He was a fanboy like me and who could blame him for wanting to play Matt? Michael C Hall’s an interesting choice though a little too beefcake, perhaps? Personally, to keep the whole redhead thing going, how about fab British actor, Damian Lewis? Admittedly he’s pushing 40, so if we’re waiting 3-4 years for a new movie, perhaps he’d be too old. But he’s a good actor. And, importantly, a genuine redhead!

I’m with Gloria about Ben Urich, too!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:56:54 +0000

Good points. Crossing fingers for them writing a solid script which has actually something to do with ole hornhead’s story.

And a good casting would be getting a good part of the movie right, not to mention getting the right Fogster: I have proposed Tyler Labine to be the new Foggy Nelson, and I mean it very seriously, I honestly think he’d be just about perfect in the part.

And PLEASE, whoever plays Ben Urich, it should be FORBIDDEN to depict him again with earring, the “gafapasta” glasses, and a cap with the visor backwards

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:32:56 +0000

That’s a perfect list. They really do need to do their homework on this, but there is no reason a good DD movie can’t be made. I’d go so far as to say that the character has a lot of film potential, as much as well mined characters like Batman (potential that in Daredevil’s case has not been realized, making a reboot something I’ve been rooting for).

I’ve read through some comments from comic fans online, and it has been mostly positive of course (I’m partial to the idea of Michael C Hall [of Dexter] playing an established Daredevil), but there are always the cynics. One said that there is no demand for another DD movie like there is for more Spider-Man so it shouldn’t be made, but that only speaks to the failure of the first DD film in capturing peoples imaginations, not a defect in the concept. And given the richness of the character, he deserves that second chance. Look at Iron Man. You can’t say there was a demand for an Iron Man film prior to its release. I bet most movie goers had never even heard of him until then, but it was a smartly crafted film, with great casting, was embraced by fans of the comic, and became a huge hit. Iron Man 2 is coming this summer and there is tonnes of hype. Who doesn’t know him now? I’m not saying this will happen with Daredevil, cause it’s far too early and we just don’t know yet, but it certainly could and that alone is reason enough to try again.