Has David Slade Already Found His New Daredevil?

Has David Slade Already Found His New Daredevil?

The Eclipse director promised big news about his new Daredevil movie this week and I might have discovered what that is!

Scoop
By bsprecher - Jun 03, 2011 01:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil



Okay, let me preface this by saying that this is not "official" news, hence the filing under the "Scoops" category. It is, however, an example of deductive reasoning. (If you don't know what that is, get out your dictionary.)

Here's what I came up with:

1. Last week, David Slade used his personal twitter account to promise that we can expect some "official news" this week about his new Daredevil movie.

2. Amidst rants about 3-D — "No I am not a fan of 3d and I need to write an essay as to why" — and his idea for a new body part-related acronym for Twilight fans — "BREASTS" for "Better Respect Edward and Swan Twilight Saga." — Slade tweets a solitary photo of an actor, Xavier Samuel, the young Australian that Slade cast as Riley in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

3. Xavier Samuel playing Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, in the new movie is the "news" that Slade was referring to!

Here's the photo Slade tweeted:



Tell me that doesn't look like Matt Murdock!

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DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 6/3/2011, 1:24 PM
I think his "official news" was already revealed: http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=38462
TorturedXGenius
TorturedXGenius - 6/3/2011, 1:38 PM
Batman frowns upon your 'deductive reasoning'; that's like me going "what he mentioned the actor he did a movie with in a tweet? wait wait find recent pics of this actor! he was in the airport sporting shades! HE MUST BE MATT MURDOCK!"
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so..yeah...
bsprecher
bsprecher - 6/3/2011, 1:45 PM
@DCMF: Yeah, I saw that. This is, as stated, a hunch.

@Tortured: Thanks! That photo helps sell the story, actually!
Snuffles
Snuffles - 6/3/2011, 1:46 PM


OMG [frick]ING AWESOME!!!!
PaulRom
PaulRom - 6/3/2011, 1:47 PM
I think it's too early to consider casting, since there probably isn't a finished script yet.
He certainly looks the part though.
ComicBookGoth
ComicBookGoth - 6/3/2011, 1:49 PM
Meh.

i think LEEE can speak for me, on who id like to be cast.
bsprecher
bsprecher - 6/3/2011, 1:52 PM
@Video: Because the actor in question was in Eclipse. Der.
Xandera
Xandera - 6/3/2011, 1:53 PM
Michael C. Hall FTW!!!!!!!!!
TorturedXGenius
TorturedXGenius - 6/3/2011, 1:55 PM
@bsprecher lol you should use it in the article itself
Ryden
Ryden - 6/3/2011, 1:55 PM
@Intruder- Video never said Piranah 3-D he said Piranha 2. And James Cameron DID direct a film called Piranha II: The Spawning....
Xandera
Xandera - 6/3/2011, 1:55 PM
Why do morons like Video and puyguy tend to gravitate toward this website?
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/3/2011, 1:56 PM
Looks like a teen!:/ I would like to see more grown up Matt in this! He should play Matt in flashbacks where he gets trained by Stick if nothing!
Ewan McGregor should play older Matt!
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 6/3/2011, 1:58 PM
Well he looks the part.
Ethic
Ethic - 6/3/2011, 2:01 PM
@Intruder
He said Piranha 2, so you're the [frick]ing idiot apparently.

Slade didn't write 30 Days of Night or Hard Candy, he was the director.
And Hard Candy was directed phenomenally.
mk
mk - 6/3/2011, 2:03 PM
uh... hope not.. daredevil isnt even that popular.. why put a no name to it..
Ethic
Ethic - 6/3/2011, 2:05 PM
@Intruder

More unfounded insults from the biggest troll on this site.
It doesn't take a whole lot of decency to apologize to someone when you made a reading mistake.
But by all means, troll on.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/3/2011, 2:07 PM
I think this is a possibility. The pic was among a bunch of unrelated tweets..lets see anyway...
MoumentheBatman
MoumentheBatman - 6/3/2011, 2:10 PM
@puyguy whi is that? god, please not an no name again

i want justin timberlake to be honest
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Justin Timberlake??!!!! are you [frick]ming kidding? the day Timberlake sets foot into a superhero movie is definitely the day I blow someone's head off!

Hellsing
Hellsing - 6/3/2011, 2:10 PM
he's 27 I think thats about the right age IF this is true I'll give this guy chance. Seriously people having "no-name" as the lead then surrounding him with bigger well establsihed actors works wonders. e.g. Thor. MCH would be great I doubt fox will go with him though. But I'll wait till I hear some thing official before I make any sort of judgement.
selinakyle
selinakyle - 6/3/2011, 2:12 PM
Cockfights are interesting.
Ethic
Ethic - 6/3/2011, 2:13 PM
Nosey, what a horrible personality trait.
Obviously being a bitchy troll is the way to be.

You're an incredible troll by the way, you'll go far in life.
mk
mk - 6/3/2011, 2:16 PM
@selina
indeed.... people go wild watching it.. lol
THORION76
THORION76 - 6/3/2011, 2:17 PM
Nothing can be worse than marble mouth Ben Aflek as Daredevil, or whoever that chic was that played Electra. I watched that movie the other day with my 7 year old son and he told me the effect's were no good.That's the first time he has told me something about a movie's effescts and he watch'es Star War's 1 2 and 3 all the time.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/3/2011, 2:17 PM
it'll probably will be someone from the twilight films.

i hope they use the costume from the comics this time.

MissMystique
MissMystique - 6/3/2011, 2:21 PM
NOOO I want Michael C Hall. But it would be fine if Ben Affleck return as DD, right?
marcvader1
marcvader1 - 6/3/2011, 2:26 PM
They better not cast some pretty boy for Daredevil.
WeekendAvenger
WeekendAvenger - 6/3/2011, 2:28 PM
WAYYYYYY too young for Daredevil!
Talontd
Talontd - 6/3/2011, 2:28 PM
@Intruder

Hahaha, Ryden just PWNED you!


@Brent

Thanks for the article bro, that's as good a guess as any!
Talontd
Talontd - 6/3/2011, 2:30 PM
Holy crap, that was a lot of comments really fast, lol!
bsprecher
bsprecher - 6/3/2011, 2:41 PM
@Ror: Thanks for the input. Thought I might be going crazy for a sec.

@Talontd: Thank you, my friend!

@Thorion: Agreed!
satanors
satanors - 6/3/2011, 2:48 PM
OMG. Did you guys read wolverine #9?
there is a new character called Mr.Deathstrike, who is totally super cool awesome. (well the first assassination was kinda over the top). I cannot wait for a Mr.Deathstrike vs Deadpool match......
RunDTC
RunDTC - 6/3/2011, 2:57 PM
if anyone involved in any of that Twilight crap is in this, it's automatically an epic fail.
SageMode
SageMode - 6/3/2011, 3:22 PM
Niuhll
Niuhll - 6/3/2011, 3:37 PM
I don't have anything against somebody who was in the Twilight films being in a superhero film, they're actors, and most of them were no names when they got the job and would of auditioned for the cash, Robert Pattinson has been slagging the books off since the first movie came out. Jobs a job.

As long as an actor can step up and fill the role i don't care, Heath Ledger was in chick flicks, Chris Hemsworth was in Aussie soap Home & Away for years, as long as the whoever they cast can inhabit the role on the screen, i couldn't care less who they are.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 6/3/2011, 3:39 PM
If this is true, he could do it
ThaJoker
ThaJoker - 6/3/2011, 4:04 PM
Just stupid choice i mean the actor is to young to bad and a [frick]ing Twilight fagg..... i hope he change his stupid choice..... A actore like

My choice
1.Michael C Hall
2.Michael C Hall
3.josh hartnett (maybe)
AC1
AC1 - 6/3/2011, 4:15 PM
@mounumenthebat you don't get sarcasm do you?

Anyhoo, never seen the guy act. If he's good, then I'd be fine with him as Daredevil. Who gives a shit if he was in a Twi-Shite film? Edi Gathegi was in two of them, and he was great in X-Men First Class for the brief time he was in it. In fact, I think he shouldve had a bigger part.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 6/3/2011, 4:16 PM

This is the most amazing casting news I have ever seen in my life. I love love love Xavier Samuel! he's perfect, why did I not think about this!?!?!
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