Daredevil, man without prequel

[seriousfic]

So Fox is rebooting Daredevil. That's the good news, as even the most ardent remake hater would never say "Hey, let's get Ben Affleck back!" And hey, Daredevil is one of the most cinematic characters in Marvel's line-up (I don't think Rocket Raccoon's many soliloquies would translate well to the screen). He's got a costume that looks good on screen, he's got loads of noirish storytelling and "definitive" stories to translate. Hell, before he went crazy, Frank Miller wrote a graphic novel that was pretty much "This is how you turn Daredevil into a movie." Just take that, spruce it up a little... beef up the romantic Elektra subplot so she isn't psychotic, write in Bullseye and have him go through a mental breakdown, give Matt less of a body count. The character's pretty much "Batman, only poorer and Catholic, yet ironically he gets more pussy," so call in Jon Hamm. Then get Monica Belucci for Elektra...







Of course, Monica Belucci looks good in anything. If you put her in stormtrooper armor, Darth Vader would be going "Stormtrooper TA-41 is one sexy minx."

Boom, you're done. Give Brian Michael Bendis a producer's credit and make a trilogy.

Then, the bad news. It's being written by the guy who remade The Day The Earth Stood Still. Yes, someone who took one of the greatest sci-fi films ever made and turned it into the worst movie ever. That takes skill. I mean, I never even would've thought of bringing in Will Smith's son and then turning the most beloved character in sci-fi into a genocidal jerkass.

I imagine that if this guy, David Scarpa, was told to take a naked picture of Megan Fox, you know, she'd come over, take her clothes off, strike a pose, he'd point the camera at her... then he'd say "no, wait," go over there, write some racial epithets on her body, paint her teeth yellow, give her three more Marilyn Monroe tattoos, THEN take the picture. Then he'd go around kicking everyone who saw it in the balls.

Maybe this time Daredevil and Elektra can not fight on a set of see-saws, at least.

Oh, and Superman is getting rebooted, and the WB was actually smart enough to put Christopher Nolan in charge. On the one hand, remember that time the WB said "Hey, Tim Burton made a good Batman movie, he would probably make a good Superman movie!" Not realizing that they were, in fact, different characters? Yeah, grim and gritty worked so well for Superman last time. On the other hand, it would be nice to have someone who actually thinks about plots and characters and rising action in charge. And if anyone can find a good actor to play Superman, it's the guy who saw Heath Ledger and thought "Joker!"

Maybe this time Superman can actually say he fights for truth, justice, and the American Way instead of cutting off that last part. Yeah, if you're too cynical to have Superman fighting for the American Way, you probably shouldn't be writing a Superman movie. Also, if you're homophobic, you might not want to get involved in that Liberace biopic. Sincerely, Captain Obvious.

Comments

[iteari.livejournal.com]

Belucci would make a great Elektra. I never saw Garner as Elektra personally.

When Garner did the Elektra movie, it made my skin crawl. They just made a blood-thirsty killer...boring and maternal...as if it's necessary for all female characters to be that way because having ovaries apparently equates to feeling maternal. Not to mention I found the girl she was being maternal to in the movie to be coincidentally like Will Smith's son's character in the Day the Earth Stood Still.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Garner is the girl next door. Now, she's very good at playing the girl next door, but Elektra is not the girl next door. Elektra is the girl who dresses up in red lingerie and stabs people in the face for complex reasons related to fun and craziness.

And the movie... God, isn't it a rule that people have to like the original movie before you can do a spin-off of it? Or that if you make a kung-fu movie, the kung-fu should last more than five seconds a hit?

[tgirl78.livejournal.com]

I am so glad that they are rebooting Daredevil. It was one of my favorite comics and I was EXTREMELY disappointed with the movie. And please, don't get me started on Ben Affleck- seriously. I don't know why they even chose Jennifer Garner to play the beautiful Elektra, when Elektra is greek and Jennifer is just... well.. you know. I think Belucci is a perfect choice to be Elektra, but they will probably get some young girl to play her.
I agree with iteari. I hated the movie Elektra. It was HORRIBLE!!

As for them rebooting Superman, I am so happy about that as well. I hope they keep Kevin Spacey as Lex though. I thought he did a great job. Maybe they should make Superman look more like SuperMAN instead of SuperBOY. The actor that played him last time (Brendan Routh?) or whatever the hell his name was, looked too young to play the "man of the steel." Why don't they get someone grown and with a square jaw like they show him in the comic books, than maybe he can become a sex symbol like all these other superhero's.

[mcity.livejournal.com]

I still find it weird that they get a guy in his thirties to play Bruce Wayne in his twenties, and a guy in his twenties to play Superman in his thirties.

[tgirl78.livejournal.com]

LMAO! Agreed! I'm so glad I'm not the only one that see's this...

[rocaw.livejournal.com]

Maybe this time Daredevil and Elektra can not fight on a set of see-saws, at least.

Here's hoping!

Also, I would LOVE Monica Bellucci as Elektra! But because she's gorgeous, can act, and would be all-around perfect, it won't happen. =(

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Well, Belucci did two Matrix movies, so at least she won't turn down the part for being too stuck-up.

[mcity.livejournal.com]

>(I don't think Rocket Raccoon's many soliloquies would translate well to the screen)

Or Howard the D—wait.