…At least if he has any say in the matter.
An LA Times reporter had the good fortune to run into actor Jason Statham (Death Race) and comic book icon-turned comic book movie director, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Spirit), during Comic-Con last week, and oh what plans the pair of them were cooking up.
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Said Statham,
“Could a British actor wear the red horns of the Man Without Fear?… Absolutely, just give me the chance, I would love to be Daredevil.”
Miller, the writer of “Born Again,” one the greatest Daredevil stories ever told, lent Statham a bit of comic-cred by adding,
“I think he should be Daredevil too.”
Statham does have the action resume to qualify him to play The Man Without Fear, (and if you’ve seen some of the crazy stunts he’s done in his movies, you know that he has very little fear to begin with.) If his NYC accent is up to par, I say give him a shot at the role–hell, anything to help erase the traumatic memories of that 2003 debacle with Ben Affleck wearing the red suit and horns while butchering Miller’s mythology. (Here’s hoping somebody lost their job over that, BTW.)
What do you think: is Statham up to the task, or is there another actor you’ve been waiting to see take on the role of Daredevil?
Source: LA Times via Latino Review
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The action in DD was terrific,I’m not an Affleck fan,but this is a film where he did pull it off…he added a bit of charisma to the character and wasn’t just a Batman clone that a lot of non-superhero-movie goers may have thought he would be.
DD had so many good ideas/actors like Colin farrell and The Kingpin being a black actor…great casting.
My gripe was always that DD leaves great opportunity to make a film like TDK. DD is the superhero closest to the streets in a ‘real world’ context. He protects Hell’s Kitchen for f’s sake! Not even a world saver! Not even a CITY saver! An alleyway watchman. I great filmmaker (like Marty Scorcessessesse) should be able to craft a gritty, down to earth DD flick that feels like its totally believable. TDK basically copied DD’s extra sensory abilities for Batman’s “sonar-vision” so DD will have to wait awhile to avoid looking like a knock-off. (Much like Supes Returns’ flying/action sequences looked like poor man’s versions of the end fight in Matrix Revolutions.)
Kofi, it’s a shame - that radar vision was one of the few things I thought they got right about the DD movie. That and the idea of him sleeping in an isolation tank. Oh, and Colin Farrell.
In the unlikely event of there being another DD, Frank Miller’s going to have to get pretty messed-up in his cameo to avoid looking like a knock-off as well.
When DD came out,I was not a great fan of the character even though I was a Marvel fan,I was thinking…how are they going to do this after Spider-Man…how can the effects measure up…but I was entertained by this film,I was bored by TDK.As I’ve said already…please do not try and clone the next DD movie after TDK…
Braveheart, have you seen the director’s cut? I think you’d like that even more.
Big Dentist,no I haven’t seen that version of DD but will seek it out.
cheers mate.
the dark knight ripped-off Dare Devil’s sonar effects.
and sum ppl are saying keefer sutherland for MATT Murdock.
personally i think he’s a little to old.
but i don’t watch 24.
As a 20(!)year-long Daredevil reader (minus some bad runs…), I don’t gather that Matt Murdock actually needs to have a New York-based accent, seems like he would have lost in to go with the high profile attorney gig, see e.g., Sam Waterston, the NYC D.A. from “Law & Order,” although, check out Linus Roache the A.D.A. on the show a/k/a Thomas Wayne from “Batman Begins”, a Brit who does pull off a decent NY accent However, as much as I think Statham seems like an alright fellow, I can’t see him as DD. Too big, too ‘rough’/not sufficiently subtle for this role (effectively an American ninjitsu) or Iron Fist (hey, wasn’t Ray Park attached to that?); though he could pull off the inner turmoil. Too bad Guy Pearce (from the Nolans’ phenomenal Memento)wouldn’t consider the role. If they ever wanted to throw some serious jack into a Punisher movie, he’s be great. Based on the script, I think he could pull off Captain America.
I agree with Kofi: wait a few years and a DD movie in the vein of an even more real world based TDK would be great.
If Keanu Reeves bulked up, then could be DD. He is suttle, an experienced actor, has the face of a hero and has the “action flick” resume. He has even done some martial arts along the way as well a couple of his own stunts. Even Matt Damon could pull of the role, as he’s got the resume, but Matt is ageing, his body might not be up to the physical demands.
There is a bomb on the buss. What. Do . You. Do.
I can see Matt Damon in this part but you have to be kidding about Keanu lol.
Just To Give a quick thoughts about it. For me I think that BEN AFFLECK is the perfect choice to play daredevil again so if they can restart the franchise why not bring affleck again..THANKS….
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