Hey everyone, longtime reader and CBM FAN, I came with this idea and thought I needed to share. This is my first editorial, so please bear with me. ( I am also on my phone at work) lol
As everyone knows, the Ben Affleck Daredevil sucked. Plot holes, bad acting and casting helped to ensure this move never became a franchise.
But while watching Iron Man 2 it all came to me, and it all starts with Jon Favreau!
We all know Fav's is a fan of boxing. From his boxing-centric independent movie "Made", to the his boxer character Happy Hogan in the Iron Man films. Guess what? Jack Murdock was also a boxer.
In my addition to the MCU, Jack Murdock was a boxing partner to Happy Hogan growing up. Being a proud man, Jack never accepted handouts or charity for anything and wanted to make it himself as a boxer. After Happy gave up his boxing hopes and dreams getting a job working for Tony Stark, Jack continued to follow his dreams and make his newborn son Matt proud.
After being approached by Wilson Fisk to throw a fight, Jack refuses, citing his son Matt as someone who he needed to be a role model for. To teach Jack a lesson, the Kingpin sends goons to kidnap Matt, who runs from them and gets into a fateful accident involving chemicals that we are all too familiar with.
Taking Fisk's threat seriously Jack runs to his old friend Happy and begs him to ask Tony to set things right with the Kingpin. Tony, in the midst of a wild night out with beautiful women, receives a call from Happy informing him of the situation. Tony agrees, but before he can act puts it in the back of his mind and continues to party.
The next morning, Tony Stark is waken up by Happy to tell him that Jack Murdock was dead. Happy begins to yell at Tony, unlike anyone has ever spoken to the billionaire. Happy tells Tony that he is responsible for orphaning a child. It is at this moment where Tony takes a real hard look at his life and begins to cease his heavy drinking.
Tony begins to act as a benefactor for Matt, making sure he was taken care of and puts him through law school because lets face it, Stark Industries could always use another lawyer. This can also explaib how daredevil can afford his penthouse apartment (and underwater sleep chamber). After school, Matt sets up shop in Hell's Kitchen where he catches the eye of S.H.I.E.L.D. during the battle of New York
Let me know what you think!