Could a Daredevil Movie Soon Be in the Works?
With the superhero resurgence over the last several years, it isn’t just familiar characters like Iron Man and the Hulk who have capitalized. Other folks who are not as well known to diehard comic fans are also making their mark on pop culture. Just look at the enormous popularity of the Deadpool movie, starring a character that most ticket buyers probably hadn’t even heard of a year or so ago. Another example of this is Daredevil, a fairly well-known superhero, but one that only now seems to be getting his due.
Daredevil got on most people’s radar with the 2003 Ben Affleck movie. However, because the film was a train wreck, he was soon forgotten (Daredevil, not Affleck, though the latter probably would’ve been better depending on your feelings of the actor/director). Fast-forward 12 years, and Daredevil has made a nice comeback. Season two of the popular Netflix original series recently began, and The Man Without Fear is suddenly hot. However, a TV show may only be the beginning, as there are rumblings around Hollywood that a movie (or, more likely, several movies) could be in the works.
Exhibit A is Daredevil actor Charlie Cox, who seems very anxious for his character to get back to the movies. “I’d love to see Daredevil on the big screen again,” Cox said in this interview “It would be great. And if I could be involved with that, I’d be thrilled.”
Stan Lee, another person who knows a thing or two about comic book culture, thinks a movie is only a matter of time. When asked which Marvel character he would like to see in a movie, Lee mentioned Daredevil, but first lamented his last big-screen adaptation. “Daredevil didn’t do as well as everybody hoped. I think that, unfortunately, they didn’t portray him the right way.”
But Lee is predicting that a new film eventually will be made. “Sooner or later there will be another Daredevil movie,” he added. “And I think it will do very well.”
But until that day, fans can entertain themselves with the TV show, as well as other avenues, like video games. Thanks to his rise in popularity, Daredevil is now featured in several games, including Marvel Contest of Champions and Marvel Future Fight. If you like your video game characters a little more geometric, he can also be found in LEGO Marvel Super-Heroes. There’s even a Daredevil slots game, which features an assortment of the weapons he uses, along with a Bullseye feature that gives players an extra chance to win jackpots. You can learn more about it on this page.
Once the Daredevil movie is officially announced, the only issue remaining is who will play him. Sure, Charlie Cox is the obvious choice, but there’s another interesting candidate out there, and one with very close ties to Ben Affleck: Matt Damon. Would he be willing to reprise the role made famous (or, more accurately, infamous) by his buddy?
The answer depends on who’s directing. Damon said he’d love to star in a film, as long as it was directed by Christopher Nolan. “If Chris Nolan came up to me and said, ‘I want to do Daredevil,’ I would be in,” Damon said.
In that same interview, Damon revealed that he was actually offered the role in the original movie and turned it down. But if Nolan comes knocking, we may get to see him as Daredevil after all. We’d also get to see a far better cinematic take on the character.