DAREDEVIL Showrunner Weighs In On Ben Affleck, Stan Lee Cameo, Tone, And More

Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight has answered more fan questions on Twitter, addressing everything from when in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's timeline the series takes place to how bloody it will be and his thoughts on Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's DD and Elektra...

By JoshWilding - Jan 08, 2015 08:01 PM EST

Filed Under: Daredevil

If you're on Twitter, @stevendeknight is a must follow, especially when it comes to dropping intriguing new details about Daredevil. As you might expect, there's an awful lot he can't or won't say, but we have a lot here to keep us going following the release of the first teaser trailer and premiere date yesterday. Like a lot of fans, DeKnight agrees that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner weren't the problem with the 2003 Daredevil movie, and also sheds some light on the tone and action/violence we should expect to see in the upcoming Netflix reboot. Oh, and Stilt-Man in season two?! Check his answers out below and share your thoughts in the usual place!

Not like Spartacus. RT @LuisThirdWorld: @stevendeknight there will be lots of blood on #Daredevil?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Very different but cool. RT @dbearak: @stevendeknight awesome fight scenes like Spartacus? Sorry, not sure why that is a question!
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Fearless. RT @aoslancehunter: @stevendeknight describe Charlie Cox as daredevil please ?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Moody. RT @pottertardis: @stevendeknight could you please tell us about the soundtrack of #daredevil ?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Gritty. Pain. Hope. RT @NachooIAm: @stevendeknight can you describe Daredevil in three words?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Not sure I'm allowed to say yet. RT @KOLATRL: @stevendeknight Is Daredevil set before or after the events of Avengers Age of Ultron?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

There might be a few drops. RT @MigsTavarez: @stevendeknight is it bloody? #daredevil
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Ben got a bad rap, in my opinion. RT @Leather_Rebel95: Ben Affleck reprising the role?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

No idea. Above my paygrade. RT @_ALLDEE_: @stevendeknight Will we start to see behind the scenes and clips more? Always love those.
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Truth! RT @realthadpittman: @stevendeknight @Leather_Rebel95 Ben Affleck wasn't the problem in the DD movie. He was all in.
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

No idea. I have nothing to do with that. But would love to see one! RT @ROCKOTWI: When we will see a trailer for Daredevil???
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Hmm... RT @pottertardis: @stevendeknight PLEASE tell me that @therealstanlee will do a cameo
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

I'm a big fan of Wilber Day. All I'm sayin'. RT @aoslancehunter: @stevendeknight any ideas for season 2 ? #daredevil
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Wish I knew! RT @fer23garcia: @stevendeknight DAte of the trailer of DD, please??
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

No idea, but I'd watch! RT @DavidPrush91: What are the possibilities for an #AgentsofSHIELD/#Daredevil croosover?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

No. Just the spirit of Miller and Bendis. RT @ParkerRVB: Are there any specific run's of the comic that the show draws from?
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

Love her. RT @DavidPrush91: @stevendeknight What are your thoughts on the Elektra movie? Jen Garner was amazing.
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

That's for the big wigs to decide! RT @fer23garcia: @stevendeknight Will be The man without fear in Civil war or Infinity War??
— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) January 9, 2015

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96 Comments

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TheEpicJuicebox - 1/8/2015, 8:59 PM

He NEEDS to be in civil war

MarkyMarkRises - 1/8/2015, 9:03 PM

"Gritty. Pain. Hope."

BatmanHeisenberg - 1/8/2015, 9:08 PM

Can't [frick]ing wait.

DyerMaker - 1/8/2015, 9:09 PM

"describe Charlie Cox as daredevil please ?"
"Fearless."

This will be awesome. :D

DyerMaker - 1/8/2015, 9:10 PM

And off topic, The emperor's new groove is one of my favorite animations ever

jCamer0n - 1/8/2015, 9:12 PM

Gritty?

A certain group of sheeples hate that word.

TheManFromMars - 1/8/2015, 9:13 PM

I know he's kidding about Wilbur Day, but I'd love to see Stilt-Man even if it's just a mention or a joke.

MarkyMarkRises - 1/8/2015, 9:14 PM

@kevberg

I just started 24, awesome show. Love your avatar

KidSardonic - 1/8/2015, 9:16 PM

So excited for this, it has so much potential to be one of the best Superhero adaptations ever. Daredevil's seriously a tremendously underrated character on this site. Mark Steven Johnsons movie and Ben Affleck have sadly taintedDaredevil amongst casual comic fans and the general public.

MightyZeus - 1/8/2015, 9:16 PM

I like the three words to describe Daredevil which are Gritty. Pain and Hope.

CombatWombat - 1/8/2015, 9:17 PM

Affleck was actually one of the better parts of DD in my opinion … if the movie had any director other than Mark Steven Johnson it would have been way better

Bodwulf - 1/8/2015, 9:18 PM

I am excited for the show but, I have no connection to the making of the show and I could have given you those answers.

CombatWombat - 1/8/2015, 9:18 PM

but one thing I will not apologize for is that [frick]ing playground fight scene. holy crap was that bad

KidSardonic - 1/8/2015, 9:18 PM

Not Saying Affleck was the problem btw, just that his fame have sadly contributed to people's skepticism towards The Man Without Fear

Itsbeenfun - 1/8/2015, 9:18 PM

Affleck was good in Daredevil. Really put some heart into the character.

JoJo1982 - 1/8/2015, 9:19 PM

I hope Daredevil is in civil war

staypuffed - 1/8/2015, 9:29 PM

Gritty. Pain. Hope.

[frick] yes!

Luigi - 1/8/2015, 9:31 PM

Wilbur Day for Season 2? Huh?

SageMode - 1/8/2015, 9:34 PM

Ben Affleck's acting was part of the reason that movie sucked. Plain and simple.

MrJillyMcBeam - 1/8/2015, 9:35 PM

Looking forward to this. I think it will be the gem of Marvel's TV Universe.

Nasseal82isback - 1/8/2015, 9:37 PM

Bring it on, i have high expectations of what Marvel will give us after seeing Agent Carter, and the second season of AOS. I feel like a kid in a candy store. The MCU phase 2 heading in to full gear climax with AOU. To lead us straight to phase 3. The DCCU that will finally give us the JLA. + All the solo movies that are coming. Than we already getting treated with some awesome TV shows like Arrow, The Flash, AOS, Agent Carter, Gotham and Constantine. And than we haven't even started about the other upcoming TV projects that DC and Marvel will give us. Good times people, good times.

Wannabe - 1/8/2015, 9:37 PM

Hell yeah! I'm all in, baby!

aknightinarkham - 1/8/2015, 9:50 PM

"I have shown him that a man without hope...Is a man without FEAR"

Ghostyy - 1/8/2015, 9:57 PM

Can't wait to watch the whole thing in a day

AwesomePromoz - 1/8/2015, 9:58 PM

I think I like afflecks daredevil just because of the excellent music.

Itsbeenfun - 1/8/2015, 9:58 PM

"Ben Affleck's acting was part of the reason that movie sucked. Plain and simple."

Did you not just see what the Producer for this upcoming Daredevil series said about Affleck's performance not being a part of the problem? Makes me wonder how much faith you have in this project then lol.

Itsbeenfun - 1/8/2015, 10:02 PM

Anyways this show will own.

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