Off YOUR Mind: What Should Happen to the Daredevil Movie Franchise?

I would love to see a daredevil movie remade with more modern style and ofcourse modern story arcs. I havent read anything on Daredevil but have watched the Ben Affleck movie and wasnt impressed by it. It could have been a lot better.

@Vance Astro:

Seriously though, it wasn't that bad. Michael Clarke Duncan was perfect as the Kingpin. I consider him to have delivered one of the best comic book character performances ever. Ben Affleck was good, not perfect, but pretty damn good considering he was playing a lawyer, a blind man and a superhero. The script was amazing for a superhero movie. All in all, I loved Daredevil. I felt like I was watching a Nolan Batman movie, only Marvel instead of DC. I loved it. I loved it. Want me to keep saying it?

Punisher got 3 films. DD can get 2.

I am a HUGE Daredevil fan, and if it's going to be a movie at all, Marvel should do it. I hop that Disney doesn't make them cut all the balls out of it (likewise with Punisher), but considering the quality of the movies handled by Marvel, I just want DD come to home. However, they should NOT necessarily break their back to get him in the Avengers.. BUT the born Again storyline does have a cameo with Iron Man, Thor and Captain America (who figures a little more prominently in it later on), and so THAT would a delightful thing to see.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@Luthorcrow said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Everybody that wants Marvel/Disney to make a DD movie obv doesn't know much about Daredevil

LOL, come one it is better than Fox. They have done fine with X-men (3 excluded) but FF and DD were just a hot mess of incompetence.

I think DD works better as a comic book character. I don't think any studio is going to do what would be necessary to make him work. I do like the idea of the 70s thing if it was directed with an interesting visual style.

Sue they have made a lot of crap but FOX is the only chance DD has of being a darker style and tone, when/if Marvel make the film it will just be Spider-Man in a red suit with super senses

I think you are giving the Fox way too much credit. The only comic book films they have done that are good are all produced by Bryan Singer. So we have X-men 1 & 2 and First Class. Three films. The rest of have been terrible (FF 1 and 2, X3 (average) and DD). The track record that is worse is Columbia (Ghost Rider and Punisher).

It would be great to see an interesting producer/director/writer team that would take it down a more gritty and dark road. On the other hand if it ended up back at Marvel/Disney, a lighter take is not out of character for DD. Keeping in mind that he was more an adventurer and swashbuckler type character for his first two decades. It wasn't until the Frank Miller reboot that you get the modern, brooding DD we all know and love now.

They should put him in a separate universe with there darker heros ie ghost rider and punisher add blade too maybe and then have them in a crossover movie not on a team like avengers but they all have to work together to stop some giant threat

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@Luthorcrow said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Everybody that wants Marvel/Disney to make a DD movie obv doesn't know much about Daredevil

LOL, come one it is better than Fox. They have done fine with X-men (3 excluded) but FF and DD were just a hot mess of incompetence.

I think DD works better as a comic book character. I don't think any studio is going to do what would be necessary to make him work. I do like the idea of the 70s thing if it was directed with an interesting visual style.

Sue they have made a lot of crap but FOX is the only chance DD has of being a darker style and tone, when/if Marvel make the film it will just be Spider-Man in a red suit with super senses

I think you are giving the Fox way too much credit. The only comic book films they have done that are good are all produced by Bryan Singer. So we have X-men 1 & 2 and First Class. Three films. The rest of have been terrible (FF 1 and 2, X3 (average) and DD). The track record that is worse is Columbia (Ghost Rider and Punisher).

It would be great to see an interesting producer/director/writer team that would take it down a more gritty and dark road. On the other hand if it ended up back at Marvel/Disney, a lighter take is not out of character for DD. Keeping in mind that he was more an adventurer and swashbuckler type character for his first two decades. It wasn't until the Frank Miller reboot that you get the modern, brooding DD we all know and love now.

The first movie came out quite some time ago and was not well received, so right off the bat this needs to be a reboot with no connection to the Ben Affleck version. It needs to have the street level, gritty tone of the first Blade movie, no need for flash and special effects. With a good script focused on Daredevil against Kingpin and a healthy dose of high quality fight scenes and you will have a winner.

If you are going to have a cameo or crossover I would not tie it into Avengers, but instead Spider Man.

i thnk think they should give daredevil back to marvel and remake him put him in the MCU and give him a trilogy have cameos from other less know heros like iron fist and luke cage and re make punisher to then let them have there own movies(luke and iron fist could have a heros for hire movie) i really think this is a Opportunity to make the MCU bigger

@daredevil21134 said:

@TheMess1428 said:

Marvel should take the rights back and fit him into their universe. He doesn't have to be on the team but he should still coexist with them.

I agree with this

Exactly, they could read a paper about a guy in Hell's Kitchen but that's it.

As for the cast I think Colin Farrel would make a good Daredevil and Jason Statham a good Bullseye.

@DarthOrange said:

I don't think a gritty character like Daredevil belongs in the bright and happy movie universe. Just have him out of the suit and appear in a cameo as a lawyer in Iron Man 3.

Tell that to Mark Waid

@cadmiel_nostromo said:

MARVEL KNIGHTS movie: Daredevil, The Punisher, Blade, Elektra with maybe Black Widow... and if Marvel will acquire Ghost Rider back...

@cadmiel_nostromo: AND get someone who can actually play Ghost Rider . . .

MARVEL KNIGHTS movie: Daredevil, The Punisher, Blade, Elektra with maybe Black Widow... and if Marvel will acquire Ghost Rider back...

I don't think a gritty character like Daredevil belongs in the bright and happy movie universe. Just have him out of the suit and appear in a cameo as a lawyer in Iron Man 3.

If they make dare devil black I will not be seeing this film, I'm all for black people getting a new character but not by just revamping an existing white one. It's not fair to the fans of the original, or the black comic community looking for a new hero,not a hand me down painted a new color. They did it with king pin, nick fury, it's getting old, ever think that blacks would like a new hero to call there own? Hancock was a great new black character with out alienating anyone. And I don't want to get hate mail saying I'm racist because I am far from it, like I said they deserve more characters, just not ones that exist. IMO that is just palming off something they don't want any more..."oh yeah well nick fury isn't as popular so screw it lets make him black and not put any effort into creating anything new". That's BS if you ask me....I would however love to see a reall DD movie, with better casting and better story. It would be nice to see a marvel movie borrow some aspects of a movie like dark knight, gritty ,dark with a sense or realism, which is lacking in most marvel films that tend to be more childish. DD is one of my favorite characters and he deserves to be made into a good film franchise

As much as I'd like to see Daredevil back on the big screen I think that the character maybe better suited for TV. Possibly start with an adaptation of Frank Miller's Man Without Fear origin, then just cherrypick stories from the Miller/Bendis/Brubaker eras. Then couple seasons down the road switch over to a Waid style "devil may care" take on the character. Then hit him with more tragedy.

1. They need to get the rights back from Fox. If Marvel Studios ever wants to do anything with the Secret Invasion, they will need Elektra for it. And, it does the leave the options open for Daredevil to mingle with the New Avengers [not necessarily needed, but who doesn't like options?] or as many suggested, just have cameos in each other's movies. The beautiful thing about Marvel is that everybody hangs out with everybody! But, more importantly, if Marvel Studios can get back Spiderman also, someday, it would be a major plus to have Daredevil under their belts. Even if they sit on Daredevil until then, it would be worth it to see the two New Yorkers cross paths on the big screen.

2. They need to revamp the series and make it dark and gritty. Just because Marvel Studios is technically owned by Disney doesn't mean they have to make a little kiddie movie. Especially if the company is getting the rights back on the Punisher and Blade [what happened with those discussions?]. Punisher and Daredevil, through just the King Pin, could definitely cross paths.

3. If they do revamp the franchise, they need to do it justice. I mean, make Elektra the lightning-fast killer she's supposed to be. Seriously, this woman can dodge sniper bullets and disappear into darkness. Like Batman. The movie by her name destroyed any public image she had. After seeing how much of a bad-ass they made the Black Widow [even just how she demolished those goons in Iron Man 2] left a bitter taste in my mouth thinking about the crimson assassin in retrospect.

@magnuskhan said:

does anyone body else think it would of been kind of cool to see daredevil a different race? anyone has any thoughts?

He could work as a black guy

Daredevil dosen't belong in the Avengers, but it would be nice if he was in the Marvel Cinematics Universe, I can think of a few ways to incorporate it.

• Have the Daily Bugle as his city's news supplier, ofcourse that would have to make Spider-Man in the MCU too.
• Or even have some kind of court hearing featuring Matt Murdock as a lawyer
• Give one of the other heroes a mention, like Spiderman or Iron Man, none of the over-the-top characters.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@SilverHammerMan said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Sue they have made a lot of crap but FOX is the only chance DD has of being a darker style and tone, when/if Marvel make the film it will just be Spider-Man in a red suit with super senses

Sony's never going to let Marvel get their hands on Spider-Man if they can do anything about it, so a Daredevil movie in the vein of Spider-Man would be the closest we can expect to come to a Spidey movie set in the Marvel cinematic universe. I mean, I like Daredevil to be dark, but I'd also like to see Marvel do a swashbuckling street level movie. I think a balance would be good, combine the Spider-Man type stuff with Daredevil's darker undertones, then bring the dark stuff to the forefront in the sequels.

I have zero interest in any swashbuckling

Differing tastes I guess, but I wouldn't mind a good gritty Daredevil movie. My only wish is that it not be too gritty, I mean, yeah, a lot of great Daredevil stories are just about his life going to shit, but I don't think that would really work so much for a first movie. And I want to see Daredevil, kick ass, none of this crap where the hero spends half the story getting abused and sidelined. A gritty, noir-ish superhero flick exploring the darker side of a superheroic universe in between awesome ninja fights? I'm totally in.

Daredevil should be remade with a Frank Miller script. He should be grim and gritty with kung fu grip. Have Tarantino or Rodriguez direct it so it has action without all the crap of a poor script. I sure they would have left out the scene where the blind guy and a soccer mom beating each other up on a play ground.

does anyone body else think it would of been kind of cool to see daredevil a different race? anyone has any thoughts?

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Sue they have made a lot of crap but FOX is the only chance DD has of being a darker style and tone, when/if Marvel make the film it will just be Spider-Man in a red suit with super senses

Sony's never going to let Marvel get their hands on Spider-Man if they can do anything about it, so a Daredevil movie in the vein of Spider-Man would be the closest we can expect to come to a Spidey movie set in the Marvel cinematic universe. I mean, I like Daredevil to be dark, but I'd also like to see Marvel do a swashbuckling street level movie. I think a balance would be good, combine the Spider-Man type stuff with Daredevil's darker undertones, then bring the dark stuff to the forefront in the sequels.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Sue they have made a lot of crap but FOX is the only chance DD has of being a darker style and tone, when/if Marvel make the film it will just be Spider-Man in a red suit with super senses

Sony's never going to let Marvel get their hands on Spider-Man if they can do anything about it, so a Daredevil movie in the vein of Spider-Man would be the closest we can expect to come to a Spidey movie set in the Marvel cinematic universe. I mean, I like Daredevil to be dark, but I'd also like to see Marvel do a swashbuckling street level movie. I think a balance would be good, combine the Spider-Man type stuff with Daredevil's darker undertones, then bring the dark stuff to the forefront in the sequels.

I would definitely go see another Daredevil movie. Though, a recast is vital, obviously. In my opinion, Michael C. Hall would make a great Matt Murdock.

A daredevil movie could help to introduce more street level capes like Luke Cage or Iron fist. Also, he teams up with a lot of Marvels more famous heroes (like Spidey). And let's not forget that despite not becoming an actual member, Daredevil played a role in the creation of the New Avengers and should be included in the film (if there ever is one). He wouldn't work in a TV series simply because his Rogue gallery isn't big enough compared to other heroes.

IMO avengers shouldn't be involved. The current Mark Waid run is beautiful & the origin by Frank Miller & Jeph Loeb were beautiful too. I think they should make it more 'Mark Waid-ish' like. Or Fox should let Affleck direct it this time.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Everybody that wants Marvel/Disney to make a DD movie obv doesn't know much about Daredevil

LOL, come one it is better than Fox. They have done fine with X-men (3 excluded) but FF and DD were just a hot mess of incompetence.

I think DD works better as a comic book character. I don't think any studio is going to do what would be necessary to make him work. I do like the idea of the 70s thing if it was directed with an interesting visual style.

@CaioTrubat said:

Turn it into a TV series would be more appropriate.

This. Forget a movie, Daredevil and his cast of characters would be better suited to the world of one hour dramas like Arrow will be doing in the fall.

What should have happened to Daredevil? Basically this. The character simply isn't popular enough to have a movie without some sort of uniqueness separating it from the pack. And Daredevil in 70s NYC? That's awesome.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Everybody that wants Marvel/Disney to make a DD movie obv doesn't know much about Daredevil

LOL, come one it is better than Fox. They have done fine with X-men (3 excluded) but FF and DD were just a hot mess of incompetence.

I think DD works better as a comic book character. I don't think any studio is going to do what would be necessary to make him work. I do like the idea of the 70s thing if it was directed with an interesting visual style.

I think that a Daredevil project should be put on hold. It's clear that the Daredevil too closely resembles batman (in characterization not powers)and since EVERY SINGLE super hero movie is now influenced by Nolans work, it'd be way too easy for "Daredevil" to become "Marvel Presents: Red Batman"

I think they should add characters to the cinematic universe outside of the Avengers. Gives it the feeling of an actual universe, instead of a bunch of tie-ins orbiting the Avengers movies. Daredevil is a great character to start on, so reverting the rights to Marvel is probably the best call. As for the story, I agree with the consensus going around that it should be based on Born Again (there's even an appearance by Cap, Iron Man, and Thor, so we've got the cameo done right there). Actually, you could do a pretty close interpretation of Born Again and it would work. Just replace Nuke with Gladiator.

@Vance Astro said:

@SpideyIvyDaredevilFan26 said:

Don't remake it. The original was just fine!

Don't be ridiculous.

lol

Well at this point since it's obviously going to revert to Marvel I see two main options;

1. They go with a gritty take, preferably in line with the amazing sizzle reel that's been making the rounds on the ledge, exploring the street level side of the Marvel cinematic universe, with Matt Murdock being inspired by the superheroes who've appeared.

2. Since Sony seems (rightly, from a business perspective at least) determined to hold onto the rights to Spider-Man, Marvel is unlikely to ever get to use that character in their movies. So I would think they return Daredevil to his original incarnation as more or less the Green Arrow to Spidey's Batman (that is, a pretty blatant rip-off) and use him to do the high flying adventure movie that they would make with Spidey if they had the chance. This could inspiration from the current Mark Waid run and give us a version of Daredevil we haven't seen in a long time.

To my mind though, we're probably not going to see a Daredevil movie for a while, since Marvel has its movie projects planned for the next several years and might not be able to squeeze in a Daredevil movie. Ideally though, I'd like to see something of a fusion of the two ideas, with the first movie being mostly bright with some dark themes and undercurrents, and the sequel(s) delving into the darker side of the character, while still keeping things from getting as boringly predictable as they can get when Daredevil is stuck in a gritty cycle of his life getting progressively worse.

I would also request that they keep Elektra, Bullseye, and Kingpin out of the movie, save for perhaps some mentions of the Kingpin as a shadowy underworld figure, and avoid the problem of putting all of a character's villains and characters arcs into a single, unfocused movie.

Even if my opinion is way off though, I hope any Daredevil movie that gets made turns out good.

Any Frank Miller arc would definitely be fitting to a good reboot of a DD flick to be honest. Perhaps the Last Rites story from October '91 to January '92 would be good, even if Miller didn't write that.

@CrimsonCake said:

I actually liked the Ben Affleck Movie O.O

Ben Affleck didn't even like that movie....LOL!

Get Christopher Nolan to do a movie based off born again. Unlikely but it would be awesome.

Frank Miller's run on Daredevil was pretty legendary. If they used that as the source material for a movie(s) they'd probably do alright.

a 70's version would of been great or at least better than the fox version.

Don't remake it. The original was just fine!

I'd make it gritty as shit. Shaded. Dirty. Rated R. Simple tho. Don't glamorize the gangsters. Fake ass mobsters suck. To Hollywood.

@Cancer the Conqueror: I have a lot of respect for someone who can explain their favorite hero so simply but so perfectly. I tend to just ramble for 6 paragraphs :P

I agree with most of your ideas, but I feel like Ryan Gosling could play someone else better. Not sure who, just kinda have this feeling that there's someone else there he could play more perfectly than DD.

70's DD would be awesome. But he definately shouldn't be in the Avengers. I want them to add Ant man and Vision in the next avengers and in the third add Ms Marvel. That is enough characters, if you add to many you end up with characters no one cares about that don't get screen time.

@TheMess1428 said:

Marvel should take the rights back and fit him into their universe. He doesn't have to be on the team but he should still coexist with them.

I agree with this

The possible 70's DD movie looked like it could've been pretty cool, but I'm not too upset that it's not leading to a movie. I'm looking forward to seeing the inclusion of Daredevil to the Marvel Cinematic Universe someday, it may be awhile, but I am excited to see it nonetheless. With the movies Marvel Studios has put out, they've never really had the need to show off their darker side, so there's that. I think Marvel Studios/Disney could be able to handle DD's darker tone, reports say Iron Man 3 is supposed to be pretty dark, so that'll define whether or not they can cross that boundary. Disney/Marvel Studios is also pretty good at respecting the source material, so I don't think they'll get it wrong if/when they make a movie. Daredevil also shouldn't be hugely connected to the MCU, like regular visits from Thor or Iron Man, but there should be references here and there. We should also keep in mind that Daredevil has interacted with Avengers before while keeping the dark and serious tone, see Born Again.

Everybody that wants Marvel/Disney to make a DD movie obv doesn't know much about Daredevil 

Don't remake it. The original was just fine!