Though rumors have been buzzing of a potential relaunch of the “Daredevil” franchise at Fox, former “Elektra” star Jennifer Garner hasn’t been involved in any talks that may have occurred so far.
MTV News caught up with Garner during a press event for her upcoming romantic comedy, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.” When informed that a relaunch is in the works, Garner asked, “Is there really?” She then jokingly added, “Actually, we’re shooting it right now.”
Garner played the Frank Miller-created Greek assassin in both 2003’s “Daredevil” as well as 2005’s “Elektra” spin-off. Of course, behind-the-scenes, she ended up marrying co-star Ben Affleck who, recently, addressed the issue of a relaunch himself and seemed pretty firm in saying that his superhero days are behind him.
Assuming Garner’s lack of info on the project puts her in the same boat, it sounds like a good bet that Fox will go the “Incredible Hulk” and “Punisher: War Zone” route with “Daredevil,” and revamp the franchise completely.
Fox, who also controls the rights to Marvel properties in “Fantastic Four” and “X-Men” needs to move forward with new film versions or else runs the risk of having the rights revert back to Marvel. Back in 1994, the infamous never-released Roger Corman “Fantastic Four” was created entirely to satisfy this same legal angle. Let’s hope that Fox has more positive plans for “Daredevil.”
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