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Marvel's Daredevil star Charlie Cox explains why Ben Affleck's 2003 Daredevil movie didn't work

posted 6 years ago by TMC-4 (20491)
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https://etcanada.com/news/378881/daredevil-star-charlie-cox-explains-why-ben-afflecks-2003-movie-didnt-quite-work/?sf200520831=1

“I thought Ben Affleck did a great job. I really liked his Matt Murdock. It was in keeping with the characters in the comics," Cox said in an interview with The Telegraph. “The problem with the film was that the best Daredevil runs in print are geared toward a slightly more mature audience. He’s not Spider-Man… not really a teenage superhero. That’s where the film didn’t quite work – it was a little too, dare I say, comic book-y for that character.”

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I'm not a big comic book or super hero fan and yet I liked this film due to it being a little darker. I guess kiddies want the big explosions and long boring drawn out fight sequences.

[–] wrlord (1227) 6 years ago

"it was a little too, dare I say, comic book-y for that character" Wow. Cox needs to stfu and buy a clue, in that order.

[–] AnubisRaydeen (7897) 6 years ago

He is spot-on. Read a good DD comic and you'd sound less foolish.

[–] wrlord (1227) 6 years ago

Blow me. I was reading DD when you were a gleam in the milkman's eye.

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Also, the actual Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, New York, has really cleaned up its act since Daredevil originally sung out from the comics. The initial mess resulting from the area tackling crime is a whole other story. I'm not speaking as a resident though so feel free to inform me otherwise.

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