Has David Slade Revealed Who He Wants To Star In His DAREDEVIL Reboot?

Has David Slade Revealed Who He Wants To Star In His DAREDEVIL Reboot?

This is sketchy, but worth speculating upon. A Twitter exchange between Slade and fan might just have given us an idea as to which actor - one Slade has worked with previously - the director would like to see play Matt Murdock in his reboot..

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 18, 2012 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: Via Bleeding Cool

The following Twitter exchange, first noticed by Empire, has given way to a bit of the usual internet speculation..





As we know, David Slade has been charged by Fox to bring us a Daredevil reboot, said to be based on Frank Miller's "Born Again" comic storyline. But things have not been running too smoothly, with the director taking other projects on board, and many wondering if the movie would even see the light of day. Has this given us an inkling that Slade would like his 30 Days Of Night star to suit up as "The Man Without Fear"? Possibly, but of course he may also have been referring to the first part of the Tweet - meaning he also hopes to be able to get working on the movie soon. Or, he was referring to Hartnett but only that he would like to see him finally get a role in a Marvel movie (he was beaten to the role of Loki in Thor by Tom Hiddleston). One way or the other, Slade has since deleted the Tweet so take from that what you will.

What do you think? And could you see Hartnett in the role if this did come to pass?







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Jolt17
Jolt17 - 6/18/2012, 7:04 AM
Josh Hartnett will be very cool for the role; I've been wanting to see more of him in CBM's, aside of 30 Days of Night. Then again, that's surely quite an enigmatic statement...
Name
Name - 6/18/2012, 7:11 AM
Fox are so sly the way they just start development just to keep the rights then crawl along at a snails pace. I'm gonna be an old man before i see daredevil and Fantastic four on the big screen. I'll admit i'm a fan of such arrogance.
EdgyOutsider
EdgyOutsider - 6/18/2012, 7:14 AM
Josh Hartnett is a good actor, but I've never seen him in a action movie before so I'm kinda not sure about it, if this is true.
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 6/18/2012, 7:16 AM
Was great in Lucky Number Slevin.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 6/18/2012, 7:19 AM
I forgot that Slade is also the director of 30 Days of Night - think they can be a great combo for Daredevil, too. But, still...oh, they better make the project move, first of all.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 6/18/2012, 7:26 AM
Hartnett is a damn good choice. But, you know Fox is just doing all this to keep the rights. We may not even see a new DD movie. If we do, though, I hope it doesn't go over the Elektra/ Bullseye or origin grounds that the original already covered. Okay, so that film totally screwed the pooch by skipping the college years and miscasting Elektra, but it adapted DD 181 perfectly. We don't need to do that again.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 6/18/2012, 7:28 AM
interesting....not my first choice, but I wouldn't complain.
ksommer
ksommer - 6/18/2012, 7:28 AM
Or, he could be saying that he hopes he gets back to the Daredevil movie and it has nothing to do with Josh Hartnett.
FireKnightRises
FireKnightRises - 6/18/2012, 7:29 AM
@yoss
bastard fox
JMESS
JMESS - 6/18/2012, 7:29 AM
Hartnett seems like a pretty good choice but really anything and anyone is better than that last p.o.s movie.
126thst
126thst - 6/18/2012, 7:29 AM
1. I have no faith in this director, and doubt this movie comes out with him attached. 2. I wish Marvel could get the rights to this character back so the movie can be done correctly.
LAXtremest
LAXtremest - 6/18/2012, 7:29 AM
I didn't think Daredevil was THAT bad personally. They raped Bullseye though. And Electra was a little ridiculous.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/18/2012, 7:31 AM
@Owlman No, but it almost was. Yep, the rights for DD were VERY close to reverting.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/18/2012, 7:35 AM
might be alright,can't be any worse than affleck.
Extricator
Extricator - 6/18/2012, 7:38 AM
noooooooooo
superotherside
superotherside - 6/18/2012, 7:38 AM
IDK I don't think I've seen him play in anything.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/18/2012, 7:39 AM
Who knows when we will see FF or DD back in theaters. FOX may move forward with FF based on the success of The Avengers & how well TASM does but like I said, who knows? Last month, they said a New Mutants movie was in development and I would NOT be surprised if I see that before the DD reboot.
cabbie655
cabbie655 - 6/18/2012, 7:44 AM
Cool choice. Hopefully it will pan out.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/18/2012, 7:47 AM
Hartnett could be cool Murdock. I wouldnt mind if he gets the role.

They seriously needs to start making the damn movie already. Hopefully we see Stick as Daredevil´s mentor.

The Hand and Kirigi, Bullseye, Kingpin, Silvermane, Hammerhead, The Owl, The Enforcers or Mr. Fear would make a great villains.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 6/18/2012, 7:47 AM
Interesting choice.
figuresmaniac
figuresmaniac - 6/18/2012, 7:51 AM
He was in Sin City also...
thalidomide
thalidomide - 6/18/2012, 7:52 AM
I'm not really sure about this.
JohnWilbanks
JohnWilbanks - 6/18/2012, 7:54 AM
Please no...
marckos
marckos - 6/18/2012, 7:55 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, MICHAEL C. HALL PLEASE!!!!!!!!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/18/2012, 8:02 AM
I dont remember who but someone once said here that Daredevil stunts needs to be made by Damien Walters.

I totally agree!:)
CaptainAmerica1
CaptainAmerica1 - 6/18/2012, 8:04 AM
Movie will fail before it even starts if they cast him. Will be the Ben Aflek version all over again
ImnotDaredevil
ImnotDaredevil - 6/18/2012, 8:15 AM
I must admit, I could see him in the role but would like to see it set in a similar time/way as mean streets or sleepers.
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