Daredevil reboot

[the_wildcard]

I just read a short article stating that Regency and Fox were restarting the Daredevil franchise with a new movie.

More curious, however, is that the article stated the franchise had to be restarted or else the rights go back to Disney/Marvel.

Could anybody explain why this is? I know Marvel owns the rights but beyond that I am sketchy on the legal drama with all these comic movies. It's a bit confusing.

 

[Starbreaker]

Some stupid "use it or lose it" policy.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Was Ben Affleck not interested in a sequel to the first film?

 

[StarshipDefiant]

I just read a short article stating that Regency and Fox were restarting the Daredevil franchise with a new movie.

More curious, however, is that the article stated the franchise had to be restarted or else the rights go back to Disney/Marvel.

Could anybody explain why this is? I know Marvel owns the rights but beyond that I am sketchy on the legal drama with all these comic movies. It's a bit confusing.

Most contracts of the sort (or maybe most is to strong of a word?) will have some sort of clause wherein the studio has to produce a final product, or begin producing a final product by a certain date. Otherwise, the rights revert back to the original holders where they could do what they want with it, in the case of Marvel likely to take the properties and make their own movie.

Fox, in this case, is simply doing something --anything-- to keep the rights retained to them. This could kind of be like the Fantastic Four film by whatever studio it was, that made a really cheap movie for the sake of holding onto the rights.

As for a reboot? I'm not really surprised reboots and 3D seem to be the way to go, these days.

 

[od0_ital]

Some stupid "use it or lose it" policy.

Hey, its stupid rules like that that make FOX produce movies like X-Men Origins: Wolverine!

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Works for me. I've always been interested in the Daredevil story although I haven't really read much of his comics. I was very disappointed in the movie.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Was Ben Affleck not interested in a sequel to the first film?

He was, but I think he lost interest over time. Then he said he would only be interested if Kevin Smith was directing (since his version of The Green Hornet was so good... Oh, wait) and Smith basically said he had no interest directing a Daredevil movie since he pretty much utilized up all his Daredevil interest with his Daredevil run in the comics.

The first movie was mediocre in my opinion anyway. I know The Borgified Corpse worships it like the Second Coming but it was hardly amongst the elite of holy superhero movies. I wouldn't mind a reboot.

 

[DarthPipes]

Thank God. Maybe now we can get a good Daredevil movie, more in the vein of The Dark Knight. Like Batman, DD works better as a darker character.

 

[Forbin]

Ann Nocenti's not busy right now. They should ask her to write it.

 

[CaptJimboJones]

I'm surprised that they feel it's even worth it. It's a fairly obscure character (though I know it has a cult following), and the first movie - with stars like Affleck and Jennifer Garner - was a big disappointment. Ah well, I guess the studios are so starved for material they'll keep going back to the same well.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Iron Man was a pretty obscure character and that film was a hit. It's not so much about the obscurity of a film as to if it can make a good movie, and if 20th Century Fox feels like they can make a good movie, then more power to them. Daredevil wasn't that bad... it was definitely mediocre... but the Director's Cut was a big improvement.

 

[CaptJimboJones]

Iron Man was a pretty obscure character and that film was a hit. It's not so much about the obscurity of a film as to if it can make a good movie, and if 20th Century Fox feels like they can make a good movie, then more power to them. Daredevil wasn't that bad... it was definitely mediocre... but the Director's Cut was a big improvement.

Good point, especially concerning Iron Man, one of my favorite superhero films of all time. I haven't seen the DD director's cut, just saw the original theatrical cut and thought it was pretty bleah. So maybe I'll check out the DVD.

 

[Greg Cox]

Iron Man was a pretty obscure character and that film was a hit. It's not so much about the obscurity of a film as to if it can make a good movie, and if 20th Century Fox feels like they can make a good movie, then more power to them. Daredevil wasn't that bad... it was definitely mediocre... but the Director's Cut was a big improvement.

And the first movie made money despite a big East Coast snowstorm hurting its opening weekend.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Walking out of the theatre I noticed several people digging into their wrists with plastic nacho sporks.

The next session clambering over dead bodies can't have helped either?

later, I watched the dvd with the commentary on.

The director and his crony whether it was the writer or whatnot, did not know their movie sucked and just kept tooting about how awesome they were. So sad and delusional.

 

[Timby]

Iron Man was a pretty obscure character and that film was a hit. It's not so much about the obscurity of a film as to if it can make a good movie, and if 20th Century Fox feels like they can make a good movie, then more power to them. Daredevil wasn't that bad... it was definitely mediocre... but the Director's Cut was a big improvement.

Good point, especially concerning Iron Man, one of my favorite superhero films of all time. I haven't seen the DD director's cut, just saw the original theatrical cut and thought it was pretty bleah. So maybe I'll check out the DVD.

You really, really need to check out the Daredevil director's cut. It transforms it into an entirely different movie. It's not on the levels of Iron Man, Batman Begins or Spider-Man 2, but it goes from being passably mediocre to downright entertaining and high-quality. (Plugging 30 minutes of plot-crucial scenes back in will do that for you.)

 

[Hyperspace05]

I really liked the Daredevil film, actually. And I have not seen the directors cut. (yet)

 

[Greg Cox]

I haven't seen the Director's Cut but I read the original script and was shocked at how much it was cut out of the theatrical version.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Ann Nocenti's not busy right now. They should ask her to write it.

I'd rather get a root canal than read anything by Nocenti.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Was Ben Affleck not interested in a sequel to the first film?

I've gotten the impression that he's just not interested in doing superhero movies or action movies anymore. I can understand that. I think those types of movies tend to involve even more boring standing around & waiting than most movie making. I mean, he hasn't really done any action movies since Daredevil & Paycheck back in 2003. (He also had a small role in Smokin' Aces in 2006 but that's pretty much it.)

The first movie was mediocre in my opinion anyway. I know The Borgified Corpse worships it like the Second Coming but it was hardly amongst the elite of holy superhero movies.

Well, I'm glad I've established SOME kind of a reputation. My big thing about it is that I think it captures the extremely isolating emotional journey of a superhero very well. It's like a cross between the gritty realism of Batman Begins and the operatic pathos of Batman Returns or Superman Returns or V for Vendetta.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I enjoyed "Daredevil" for the most part...haven't seen the Director's Cut of it either but have read reviews that have said it does add more depth to the theatrical version. I wouldn't have minded seeing a sequel or a reboot.