On April 10th, Marvel will both take a cue from DC Comics AND pull an X-Men Days of Future Past move. The Daredevil franchise will be rebooted on screen as a dark brooding action thriller it was supposed to be. Ben Affleck is gone. The tight red leather suit is gone. The PG-13 rating is not only gone but the series will be aired on NetFlix without the hindrance of network TV parameters.
Daredevil will star Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) as blind lawyer/vigilante Matt Murdock. It is unknown how much of the source material will be left intact, but Hell's Kitchen is still the location of choice. Also word is the series will push through Murdock's origin story fairly quickly and get to the meat and potatoes which is a good thing in The Brothers' opinion. That sounds like character development will be done on the fly which opens the door for more fight choreography. Who is in charge of bringing Daredevil to screen? That would be Steven DeKnight, creator and producer of the Spartacus series. Yeah him. Drew Goddard stepped down after writing and directing Daredevil's pilot to take the helm of Marvel's Sinister Six film, so if there is a different feel of the first few episodes, you know why.
Take note that this is more than just a testing ground as Marvel/Disney have a 60 episode contract with NetFlix that includes Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist which all are to lead into a possible Defenders mini-series. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s moderate small screen success has seemingly paved the way for the next step in the company's branding and has them poised to challenge DC on the small screen where they've become comfortable with a lineup that boasts Green Arrow, The Flash and Batman's hometown of Gotham City. Marvel is likely to capitalize on their subscription TV positioning to keep their properties dark and raw. Looks like I have more to look forward to in April than just my tax return...
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