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The first official image of Ben Affleck in his full DAREDEVIL regalia is now out. USA TODAY posted the image straight from Twentieth Century Fox, and now it?s here for you. Let the chattering begin.
USA Today
As Spider-Man continues to spin a web of gold at the box office, Ben Affleck has stepped into the costume of the next Manhattan-based Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen: Daredevil, the man who can neither see nor fear.
"The struggle with the costume is staying faithful to the comic and at the same time not making it look ridiculous," says director Mark Steven Johnson, now shooting the film for 2003 release. "We knew we weren't going to do red tights." The filmmakers went with a sculpted leather bodysuit hybrid, combining a partially form-fitting costume (like Spider-Man) with the molded look of Batman.
And fans will be taking notes.
"Daredevil is not as well known as Spider-Man, but his fans are devout," Johnson says. Created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, the character was reworked by Frank Miller in the 1980s and more recently by Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back creator Kevin Smith. "He has always been my favorite superhero since I was a kid," Johnson says. "He was literally the one I would go wait for at the drugstore in Hastings, Minn., when they would get the shipments in."
Daredevil's daytime alter ego is lawyer Matt Murdock, who becomes a vigilante by night. Though he lacks sight, his other senses are hyper-acute. "He'll know if you have a gun in your pocket because he can smell the gunpowder," Johnson says. "He knows if you're lying because he hears your heartbeat. And while Spider-Man is more of a wish fulfillment ? gee, what would it be like to be a superhero? ? ours is more about the repercussions. Unlike Batman, Daredevil doesn't go back to his Batcave. He goes back to his apartment in Hell's Kitchen and pops pain pills."
Daredevil will battle two villains in the movie: wealthy businessman and mob godfather Kingpin (The Green Mile's Michael Clarke Duncan) and the assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell of Hart's War), whose deadly, forceful aim turns pencils, paper clips and anything he can get his hands on into fatal weapons.
And he also will have to dodge Elektra (Alias' Jennifer Garner), another vigilante who tries to kill Daredevil by night but dates Matt Murdock by day.
The first official image of Ben Affleck in his full DAREDEVIL regalia is now out. USA TODAY posted the image straight from Twentieth Century Fox, and now it?s here for you. Let the chattering begin.
USA Today
As Spider-Man continues to spin a web of gold at the box office, Ben Affleck has stepped into the costume of the next Manhattan-based Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen: Daredevil, the man who can neither see nor fear.
"The struggle with the costume is staying faithful to the comic and at the same time not making it look ridiculous," says director Mark Steven Johnson, now shooting the film for 2003 release. "We knew we weren't going to do red tights." The filmmakers went with a sculpted leather bodysuit hybrid, combining a partially form-fitting costume (like Spider-Man) with the molded look of Batman.
And fans will be taking notes.
"Daredevil is not as well known as Spider-Man, but his fans are devout," Johnson says. Created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, the character was reworked by Frank Miller in the 1980s and more recently by Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back creator Kevin Smith. "He has always been my favorite superhero since I was a kid," Johnson says. "He was literally the one I would go wait for at the drugstore in Hastings, Minn., when they would get the shipments in."
Daredevil's daytime alter ego is lawyer Matt Murdock, who becomes a vigilante by night. Though he lacks sight, his other senses are hyper-acute. "He'll know if you have a gun in your pocket because he can smell the gunpowder," Johnson says. "He knows if you're lying because he hears your heartbeat. And while Spider-Man is more of a wish fulfillment ? gee, what would it be like to be a superhero? ? ours is more about the repercussions. Unlike Batman, Daredevil doesn't go back to his Batcave. He goes back to his apartment in Hell's Kitchen and pops pain pills."
Daredevil will battle two villains in the movie: wealthy businessman and mob godfather Kingpin (The Green Mile's Michael Clarke Duncan) and the assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell of Hart's War), whose deadly, forceful aim turns pencils, paper clips and anything he can get his hands on into fatal weapons.
And he also will have to dodge Elektra (Alias' Jennifer Garner), another vigilante who tries to kill Daredevil by night but dates Matt Murdock by day.
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