Report: Jason Statham Not Being Pursued to Play Bullseye in Daredevil Season 2

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[Update] According to Marvel Television, who spoke with CBR, there is no truth to the Jason Statham rumor.

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Could Jason Statham become the hired assassin who is quite the thorn in Daredevil's side for the second season of Netflix's Daredevil? According to Latino Review, Statham is being pursued for the role of Bullseye for the follow-up to the wildly successful Netflix show. As of this time, there is no confirmation from Statham or Marvel about this possible role.

In addition, Latino Review's sources say that in addition to Bullseye, other villains are going to be appearing on the show: Mr Fear, Mysterio, and Elektra. Again, there is no confirmation whether this is true or not.

If this is true, Statham seems like a pretty solid addition to the cast, but could Netflix and Marvel get someone of this caliber on the show? Statham just came off doing Furious 7, which is easily the most successful 21st century franchise to date. Would this mean that Daredevil is getting a bigger budget for a second season as well?

What do you think of this rumor? Would Statham make a good addition to the cast?

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I'd be pretty happy if they got JS as Bullseye I'd be even happier knowing the MCU can use Spidey characters outside of Spidey films brings a whole lot to the table.

But yeah JS as Bullseye, Elektra, Mr Fear, and Mysterio for season 2 would be pretty awesome.

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Read this yesterday, and Yes, Yes, a thousand times YES!

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He would be great for the role. If they can make it happen and he's willing and able I say go for it. He's proved through his movie he's more than capable of pulling something as violent and sadistic as Bullseye.

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*GASP* mysterio!

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I am not a fan of Jason Statham so I really hope this doesn't end up happening. He could be good for the role but he's just too big a name for me. If Statham is cast, I'd be watching Jason Statham and not watching Bullseye. Plus, I just don't like many of the movies he has been in. Idk. This doesn't get me worked up or anything but I certainly hope it isn't true.

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CBR's sources suck.

They're the same site that said their sources told then Sony wasn't bringing Spider-Man to Marvel, then a week later it happened. Lol!

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#8  Edited By Stellar421

When's the last time one of Latino Review's "reveals" turned out to be true?

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@syncig said:

If Statham is cast, I'd be watching Jason Statham and not watching Bullseye.

This. I always see Jason Statham, not the character he's playing.

He plays badass characters, nothing wrong with that.

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#10  Edited By SilverPool

El Mayimbe is so awful.

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Why do we still listen to Latino Review? The only peopl I know of with as bad a record on reporting false rumores are my elderly aunts on facebook who think Everything they see from the Onion is true.

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I don't want to see JS in DD. He'd eat up too much of the budget that could otherwise be used for bigger and greater things. Additionally, I like seeing less known actors bring these characters to life. I agree with above posters in that I would be seeing Jason and not Bullseye.

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wow that would be amazing

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Believe it or not, this is better for the show.

Statham is a high profile actor, hiring him would make Bullseye as a cameo role, and not a regular. Or if they made him a regular, they'd have to cut budget somewhere.

There are a lot of great actors (most in Britain) that can play Bullseye that won't be as costly to hire and would be a great role to launch their career.

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I don't want to see JS in DD. He'd eat up too much of the budget that could otherwise be used for bigger and greater things. Additionally, I like seeing less known actors bring these characters to life. I agree with above posters in that I would be seeing Jason and not Bullseye.

OH! We're on the same page, didn't see your post.

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@thecybr0g: Certain actors like Robert Downey Jr, Johnny Depp, and Dwayne Johnson have a charm to their acting, and that's all the general audience wants to see.

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A lot of the modern sort of action movies I see, you know, Marvel comic sort of things, I just think, any guy can do it. I have no ambition. I mean, I could take my grandma and put her in a cape, and then put her in a greenscreen, and then have stunt doubles come in and do all the action. Anybody can do it. I mean, they’re relying on stunt doubles, and greenscreen, and $200 million budget, it’s all CGI-created. So to me, that is not authentic. I’m inspired by old, real star guys that can really do it."

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Jason Statham has dissed comicbook movies repeatedly so it's False!

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I'm not sure he would be right for the Bullseye anyway... Still I would love to see Mysterio or Electra.

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Jason Statham would be a perfect Bullseye if they merge his origin with Boomerang (Fred Myers) but I would only do this if there was a Daredevil cinematic reboot

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not really excited... but dunno... Marvel has surprised before.


@ccraft said:
@thecybr0g said:
@syncig said:

If Statham is cast, I'd be watching Jason Statham and not watching Bullseye.

This. I always see Jason Statham, not the character he's playing.

He plays badass characters, nothing wrong with that.

Yes. There is when your character requires to act. And he wouldnt fit with the awesome cast of Daredevil.

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Yes please

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I love me some Mysterio, but I want to see him fight Spidey.

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Statham would be perfect in many Marvel roles.

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Mysterio? Really? We'll see how this turns out.

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That's a shame. JS would crush that sh*t!

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Seeing the way that the first season was a very slow-burn, I find it highly unlikely that this many villians would show up in the second season. Bullseye may very well appear, and almost certainly Elektra and the Owl. I don't see them stacking the deck any further from there. Shame, Statham would be a great choice.

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Statham has charisma and screen presence, thing that an action star need and Vin Diesel totally lacks(That being the main reason they need The Rock and Statham in the franchise).

This what so ever dont mean he is a great actor.

I think they can do better with an smaller name actor.

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can't wait to see Mysterio's costume

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@dondave: Yes, the star of Crank 2 is exactly the guy to talk crap about the authenticity of movies. We all know that was a totally realistic movie about a dude who survived being poisoned, tossed out of a plane without any permanent physical damage and being kept alive by being shocked periodically.

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I love Jason but I dont think I want him in Daredevil

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everytime the Latino review posts info , i've noticed they've been wrong a few times.... i think their info is not credible...

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The title says he isn't being pursued but the article say he is. Which is it?

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I am not sure if it is accurate to say that Marvel couldn't afford someone of Statham's caliber ... he is mostly a washed up action star.

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Not surprised that this rumour has been denied, Statham has said some negative things in the past about comic book properties.

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Do not believe Latino Review. It's only a rumor.

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Good. This guy made two good movies. Crank and Transporter 2 then went on to make a long list of crap and finally just gave up and started to make expendables movies.

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I like Statham but I would've found him distracting. Also I'm not so hot on him as a villain.

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It was confirmed that he js was in talks for the role but he the deal went sour after it was leaked. Apparently the reason is unknown but people think it's because the positive fan uproar about the rumor made the agent possibly ask for more money or marvel cut the deal loose thinking they would have to pay more. Sucks because he's would been perfect

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Sucks that he's out. He'd have been a great addition to the show and added a lot of hype for season 2. Definitely missed out on this one.

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#46  Edited By Super_SoldierXII

@slimj87d said:
@super_soldierxii said:

I don't want to see JS in DD. He'd eat up too much of the budget that could otherwise be used for bigger and greater things. Additionally, I like seeing less known actors bring these characters to life. I agree with above posters in that I would be seeing Jason and not Bullseye.

OH! We're on the same page, didn't see your post.

Great minds think alike!

Seriously though, DD has such great development talent, great writers, choreographers and direction that they are better off going with relative unknowns. I mean, how awesome was Vincent D'Onofrio's work!! Never cared to know anything about him before his role as Fisk in DD.

Good actors, but relatively unknown. That's the way to go. Then yeah, spend the big denaro on bigger effects and greater production value.

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Good. After this tool bashed comic book movies, talking about how "far-fetched" they are (as though the same role he plays in every movie isn't), I'd rather not see him in one.

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I'm really surprised so many people here think that Statham would do a good job, he's a terrible actor and while he can do badass characters, Bullseye has a sense of humour, something i can't see JS acting well. For real how many times have you seen JS smile

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#49  Edited By neoaisac

I don't know if bullseye, but he could surely do Midnighter imo.

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@syncig said:

If Statham is cast, I'd be watching Jason Statham and not watching Bullseye.

This. I always see Jason Statham, not the character he's playing.

On the same page ha. Might as well just cast him as himself in every role he gets.. or just make a character with a varying personality but just shares JS's name.

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