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David Slade Offers Brief Update On DAREDEVIL Script; Promises News In January

David Slade Offers Brief Update On DAREDEVIL Script; Promises News In January

Taking to Twitter, director David Slade has offered up an update on the status of the Brad Caleb Kane penned script as well as promising news in the New Year. Read on for details.

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By Josh Wilding - 12/3/2011
News has been fairly quiet on the Daredevil front lately, but a Tweet from director David Slade seems to indicate that a first draft of the script (from Fringe writer Brad Caleb Kane) has been completed. While there's still clearly some work to be done, the promise of some sort of update in the New Year is very promising, and with any luck, it will be news on the start of production or even a release date. Here's what Slade told his followers just a few moments ago.





The Daredevil comic book series has recently been relaunched by Mark Waid, stepping out of the shadow of the Frank Miller years and returning the character to his swashbuckling roots. Whether the big screen reboot will follow this direction or maintain the "dark" tone established by writers such as Millar, Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker is unclear.

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ecksmanfan - 12/3/2011, 3:55 PM
I'm interested to see where they take this flick. It couldn't be any worse than the first film...right? RIGHT!?
Tell me I'm right!
jok3rsc0usin - 12/3/2011, 3:56 PM
Michael C Hall!!!
LMB10 - 12/3/2011, 3:58 PM
Just [frick]ing give it bck to Marvel already
PaulRom - 12/3/2011, 4:01 PM
Looking forward to anything official about this movie. And yes, bring on Michael C Hall!
nailbiter111 - 12/3/2011, 4:05 PM
i like Ian Somerhalder or Joe Edgerton for Matt Murdock
jok3rsc0usin - 12/3/2011, 4:09 PM
I think killgrave would be a pretty cool villain on film
RunDTC - 12/3/2011, 4:09 PM
does Marvel have the rights back to DD?

no to MCH. Guy Pearce FTW!
marvel72 - 12/3/2011, 4:12 PM
hope they use a more comic book look to the costume this time round,it can't be that hard to do.

@ ecksmanfan

yup it was bad,the directors cut was an improvement but still an average film.
jazzman - 12/3/2011, 4:14 PM
@RunDTC

Marvel dont have the rights to DD only Fox has the rights
P862010 - 12/3/2011, 4:15 PM
MCH or bust imo

MCH is as perfect for DD as Bale was for Batman
SUPERBATSPIDERMAN - 12/3/2011, 4:21 PM
I hope this is good even tho I never hated the first movie.
BillyBatson1000 - 12/3/2011, 4:33 PM
Note to self: 1/Make the movie entirely about Daredevil/Matt Murdock, not several other characters who ruin the main focus of the narrative, steal screen time and show up just to whore a toyline. 2/Do enough research to make Murdoch's character a believable lawyer and add depth and reason for him to become Daredevil to get justice for those he cannot avenge through normal legal process. 3/Cast a gifted actor and allow them to study the everyday problems of blindness and bring it to their work. 4/The relationship Matt has to his father; Battling Jack - and the way Jack becomes a target for the mob is a worn out movie cliche - work around it or rewrite it completely. 5/Go with a more comic-faithful version of DD's costume. 6/ Make the audience actually CARE about the character. 7/Go with one major nemesis - Kingpin for example. 8/Lay the groundwork for other foes - but leave them for potential sequels. 9/ DD works best with an intelligent adult audience - aim the script for them - and don't sell out.
headlopper - 12/3/2011, 4:38 PM
@BillyBatson1000- If I had the power to implant your thread into the minds of those in charge of this project I most certainly would! Good job.
capnmalcolm - 12/3/2011, 4:50 PM
Two words: Misha Collins.

Just do it.
MattMurdockS - 12/3/2011, 4:55 PM
Lee pace for daredevil.
MattMurdockS - 12/3/2011, 4:55 PM
Lee pace for daredevil.
RunDTC - 12/3/2011, 5:04 PM
@jazzman: rats. thanks.
Rhinoman - 12/3/2011, 5:12 PM
This movie is going to end up being a complete and total trainwreck. The current deal apparently requires the film to be released by the end of 2012 as required with their seven year rights clause. That means they are undoubtedley rushing the script, going to rush the actors casting processs, going to rush into production, and Fox is going to have to anti up tens of millions of dollars for a film that will probably get smashed by critics because its rushed. Fox has to be sweating buckets

It should be time for Marvel to step up to the plate. Offer Fox the studio rights (Such as Universial for Incredible Hulk) with a the rights for a trilogy (or three film incarnations of Daredevil), the toy rights of X-Men back, restarting the clock on the Fantastic Four Rights immedietley, production rights to the Runaways, and fifteen million dollars.

Fox is rushing this and will lose money on Daredevil, move the rights and make some money. Disney wants Daredevil back needing to add realistic members into the Avengers and the Cinematic Universe which they are building ( The Universe is becoming a money making machine). Time for some co-operation!!
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 5:16 PM
Since Michael C. Hall has sadly grown pretty much too old for Murdock (not that I'll complain if he gets the role), I actually kind of liking the idea of Matt Bomer for the role by now...still, I'm not sure on that, though. But as for now, I'd love it more if they can find a new guy - a rather unknown fresh face in this case - who has the capability to surprise us all. Give me that and I'd be really glad.

ecks You're right. :)
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 5:26 PM
capnmalcolm More like The Question to me (he's perfect for the role), but since DC is not going to develop much in a short time...yeah, he could totally be a Daredevil. He's always such a badass.

Anyway, Joel Edgerton is not a bad suggestion either. Guy Pearce would be great...but he's now even older than Michael C. Hall.
Curmudgeon - 12/3/2011, 5:27 PM
@Rhinoman They don't have to release it by the end of 2012, just start production on it by then, to keep the film rights.

I'm sure I'd argue with the rest of your post, but I can't really understand it. Does Babelfish have a "Bad Grammar" translator?
Rhinoman - 12/3/2011, 5:35 PM
@curmudgeon

Grammar is fine except maybe using a run-on sentence in the first paragraph. The reports I have read indicate the movie has to be released by the end of 2012, have not seen a report stating that production needs to start only the production in 2012 to retain the rights.
superotherside - 12/3/2011, 5:35 PM
So has Marvel gotten the rights to DD now? Or is it still stupid Fox doing it? I want DD in the MCU right now! Done right! :)
BillyBatson1000 - 12/3/2011, 5:37 PM
@headlopper - Thank you for the support. Love DD, just want an intelligent Film this time.
superotherside - 12/3/2011, 5:44 PM
Oh nvm just read jazzman's comment... Now I'm doing this:
whoa123 - 12/3/2011, 5:44 PM
YES! Please consider Garret Hedlund as Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

title or description

I made this BTW.
manthingnitsuj - 12/3/2011, 6:11 PM
don't foul up the costume again, please.
lanternstorm - 12/3/2011, 6:13 PM
Personally I thought Ben did a great job as Daredevil... the costume was perfect, and the action was perfect... hopefully this'll just be a sequel instead of a reboot... but doubt it.
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 6:21 PM
Anyway, Slade also seemed to have some talk regarding a 'script' with Brubaker.



Let's speculate.
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 6:24 PM
whoa123 Hedlund may be a bit too young for Murdock instead, but anyway nice art. :)
Cyanide - 12/3/2011, 6:26 PM
This time I might be interested in the movie. Anybody is better than Ben Affleck. I just cannot understand how he got that part. The fighting scene with Jennifer Garner in the backyard was way beyond crap. He just didn't fit Daredevil in every imaginable way IMO...

What superotherside said concerning the rights is interesting. Does anybody know if Fox still owns "the man without fear"? If so, we're probably heading for another disaster...
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 6:27 PM
If the referred news is a big one, then new year will even be way more precious for me. Daredevil has always been a character I'd really love to see being handled properly.
Cyanide - 12/3/2011, 6:28 PM
naaah..I just saw that Fox still has the rights. Damn...
Optimus83 - 12/3/2011, 6:35 PM
¡Ron Eldard is Daredevil!

capnmalcolm - 12/3/2011, 6:42 PM
@Jolt17 That's the Criminal script, I think. Wasn't Slade announced to be doing that as well?
Ghostt - 12/3/2011, 6:49 PM
I would like to see Daredevil have some top notch martial arts fight choreography. That is what a lot of CBMs are lacking. even Nolan's ninja Batman didn't have cool hand-to-hand fight scenes. This is an area Daredevil could excel in. It has to stand apart from the Dark Knight due to similarities in the characters (at least to mainstream audience.
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 6:50 PM
capnmalcolm Nah, if it's something outside of CBMs, then I'll shut the hell up. Seriously, I've never heard of that.
MaddMonkk - 12/3/2011, 9:09 PM
Did you guys see what Optimus said! Do it!
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 10:30 PM
Problem with these guys (Michael C. Hall, Guy Pearce, Ron Eldard, etc.) is that they're already close, if not over their 40s. And while that won't prevent any of them from being a great Matt Murdock, I doubt they would still be able to pull off Daredevil's stunts (and I actually doubt that it's good to put a stuntman every time Daredevil is in action). Since I can't find any known actor who ages around 30 year-old that fits the character perfectly as well, therefore I still am waiting for the makers to surprise me with a new star that will do things good.
m0th3r - 12/3/2011, 10:37 PM
I thought this was a total shit move. DD was 1/2 second from going back to MU and re-joining the overall family. We would have seen him probably in next 3-4 years..probably after Sequels and DocStrange mov. Instead the studio decides that finally they want to do something with it at the 11th hour..pisses me off, and they wont get a nickle of my money..
P862010 - 12/3/2011, 11:21 PM
@Jolt

MCH looks extremely well for his age could pass for mid 30's still
Jolt17 - 12/3/2011, 11:28 PM
P862010 He looks extremely well indeed, but can he pull off the stunts required for a Daredevil; that is the question.
NeoBaggins - 12/4/2011, 1:45 AM
pfft The Affleck suit was dope. Vast improvement over full body tights.
WesleyGibson - 12/4/2011, 1:45 AM
I'd say either Sam Worthington or Misha Collins. I wouldn't be comfortable at all with Michael C. Hall as the Man without Fear.
bropous - 12/4/2011, 8:08 AM
Never saw the first one, will never see THIS one.

Daredevil really never did it for me. Pretty "meh" "superhero" and overall quite dull and boring.
TheBatman938865 - 12/4/2011, 9:14 AM
Daredevil was not boring...he was one of the most complex superheros!.....they needed to put the Directors Cut as the theatrical cut...so right now we'd be talking about a sequel....i find myself always saying this when I'm on a Daredevil page lol
ThaMessenger07 - 12/4/2011, 11:45 AM
F*ck you! Don't do "Born Again" Reboot! Do "The Man Without Fear" first, "Daredevil" Second, "Born Again" last. Make this matter you Slade! DD should be one of the Best CBM!

bropous, DD is anything but boring, since you haven't read anything then you wouldn't know....
soberchimera - 12/4/2011, 5:11 PM
They should try to get Guy Pearce again and nobody give me that shit about him being too old. He's two years younger than RDJ.
mattattack - 12/4/2011, 7:53 PM
MICHAEL C HALL!!!!!!!!!!


Please, can someone make an online petition?!
Jarvisjackrabbit - 12/4/2011, 8:54 PM
@bropous, Daredevil has had more top-notch talent working on it in its 37-year-run than any book I can think of. Do yourself a favor and pick up a few trades.

Garret Hedlund would be about my 14,638th choice to play DD, just after Betty White.
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