DIRECTOR JOE CARNAHAN RELEASES HIS "DAREDEVIL" SIZZLE REEL

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Following comments by Joe Carnahan that his "'Serpico'-styled" vision for Fox's "Daredevil" had gone "up in smoke," not because of a negative reaction but rather because time has run out on the license, "The Grey" director has released the sizzle reel he created to pitch his '70s superhero thriller to the studio.

Combining art from Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's "Born Again" storyline with footage from 2003's "Daredevil" and several 1970s movies -- "Serpico" and "The Warriors" among them -- the clip sets the film firmly in 1973 Hell's Kitchen, at a time when the Manhattan neighborhood actually resembled its crime-ridden Marvel comics counterpart. Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly," from the soundtrack to 1972's "Super Fly," further sets the mood, aided by snippets of dialogue from "The Warriors" and, while not quite exactly contemporary, "The Untouchables."

Responding to reaction to the sizzle reel, Carnahan wrote last night on Twitter, "Fanaticism at its finest and a massive outpouring of love for the DD stuff. Aficionados of 'The Man Without Fear' you do my heart proud. "
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Does anyone else think that Marvel is gonna make it light-hearted in tone? I really can't see Daredevil really fitting in with the others.

Hell maybe Marvel can set Daredevil, The Punisher, Iron Fist & Luke Cage, and Dr. Strange in the 70's, which will be the more "adult" movies.

 

[HHR]

Does anyone else think that Marvel is gonna make it light-hearted in tone? I really can't see Daredevil really fitting in with the others.

They don't have to make it fit in The Avengers world.

But, I saw someone suggest that Daredevil would make a pretty awesome TV series....something Marvel is already setting up (no details yet though).

Murdock's day-job as a lawyer is perfect for a serial, and there is even potential to weave him into other characters stories as their legal counsel.

 

[Pedro Negro]

Does anyone else think that Marvel is gonna make it light-hearted in tone? I really can't see Daredevil really fitting in with the others.

As long as Disney owns Marvel I can't see them putting out any "gritty" type of superhero flick.

For Daredevil though it would totally work.

 

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They don't have to make it fit in The Avengers world.

But, I saw someone suggest that Daredevil would make a pretty awesome TV series....something Marvel is already setting up (no details yet though).

Murdock's day-job as a lawyer is perfect for a serial, and there is even potential to weave him into other characters stories as their legal counsel.

True, true. That could be really dope and it can introduce a lot of characters like Smallville did.

 

[Monoblock]

Too bad it already got shot down since its Marvel's property now.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

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[Tryna Makit]

That TV show idea sounds good. We need this arrow show to do good business tho. So the monkey-see monkey-do, monkey suits can get behind the idea of a show like that.