Detailed Description Of DAREDEVIL Footage Confirms Suit Is "A Work In Progress"

Detailed Description Of DAREDEVIL Footage Confirms Suit Is "A Work In Progress"

Two extremely lengthy and in-depth descriptions of the Daredevil footage have found their way online, giving us a much better idea of the fight scenes, the Man Without Fear's costume, and plenty of information on The Kingpin, Matt Murdock, the tone, and much, much more!

By JoshWilding - Oct 11, 2014 07:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
 
Thanks to io9 and IGN, we have two very details descriptions of the Daredevil footage shown off at the New York Comic Con earlier today. This is all much more in-depth than the first lot of details we got and sheds some new light on the highly anticipated Marvel and Netflix series. Both sites have a great recap of the Q&A part of the panel, so be sure to head on over to both sites for those by clicking on the links above. Arguably the part of these recaps which will most excite fans is the fact that Matt Murdock refers to the black suit as a work in progress, another hint that we'll see him don an actual superhero costume hopefully sooner rather than later in the 13-part show. 

The first clip we saw was one of action. The scene takes place inside Karen Page's (True Blood's Deborah Ann Woll) apartment. It is dark and green. The whole series is about two green tone down from a David Fincher movie, but it's still fairly green. And dark. It's almost hard to see all the action (which could be just the nature of screening dark footage in a giant hall) but it's dark. Karen gets home and sees the window open, she's nervous, there's a spot of blood on the floor (or black good, again so dark). Even more nervous Karen climbs her furniture, rooting out what appears to be a USB port squirreled away in an air vent. She sighs, but she's not alone. I dark haired man appears from the shadows and just chucks her against the wall. This causes her to scream and drop the USB stick or port or whatever. The intruder grab it, and then takes out a knife (cue the knife noise). But before he can slice up Karen there's another intruder. No it's Daredevil! But it's early Daredevil, pre-suit Daredevil.
 

The fight, it's intense, it's quick, it's dirty but mostly it's very dark. At some point Daredevil falls out the window, clangs on some scaffolding and lands facedown in the street. The knife CLANGS to his side, the rain thunders on the pavement. All the sounds are heightened. And then BOOM you're back in time. Daredevil is having a flashback. Everything has a yellow hue. Little Matty Murdock is asleep at a kitchen table and his Dad wakes him. He tells him to study so he won't end up "like him." He holds a bag of frozen vegetables to his face. He's been beaten, bad. His boy feels his bruises. And his father says, "Come on Matty get to work." Those words spring modern day Daredevil to life. He pushes himself up black rain falls off his head, but red back light blood pours from his mouth. Then Daredevil beats the ever loving shit out of the intruder. It's excellent.

The second scene showcased Rosario Dawson and Charlie Cox's banter. Murdock wakes up in Claire's apartment on her couch. It's quick and fast but it's good. Fairly believable for the situation that is being showcased. When Murdock freaks out (being blind and on a stranger's couch) she fires right back at him. Somehow Claire fished Murdock out of the trash and now wants to know, "how a blind man in a mask ends up beaten half to death in my dumpster?" Murdock has other concerns, "you've seen my face." He states and refuses to tell her his name. Claire is nonplussed, "I'm not looking for some guy to die on my couch on the night off." They do the whole "the less you know about me the better" exchange and Claire settles on calling him Mike because, "a guy I used to date turns out he was very good at keeping secrets too. It's quick, it's good, it's still in that green filter but that pace is great.

A lighter clip this short moment showed the softer side. Murdock in his day role as lawyer for Nelson and Murdock. And Cox goes full dorky Murdock in it. Sure he's charming but he's not too charming. Together Murdock, Nelson meet (and are fed) but Karen Page. It's her thank you for getting her out of jail. She's feeding them and basically asking how she can help. They all decide by joining the tiny firm. It's cute. Very cute.


It begins with Karen Page coming to her apartment on a rainy night. The door's ajar and all the lights are out. She enters gingerly, noticing blood stain on the floor. Understandably panicked, she reaches up into a vent to retrieve a cell phone stashed inside. As she turns to hightail it out of there, a man steps out from the shadows. It's Wesley who proceeds to throw her into the wall a couple of times, knocking her for a loop. He retrieves the phone she dropped in the struggle, whips out a switch blade and approaches her for the kill.
 
That's when we see Matt Murdock -- dressed in his black pro to-Daredevil suit straight out of Man Without Fear -- enter and immediately start brawling with Wesley. The fight is incredibly brutal and vicious, very much like the hand-to-hand combat scene in the Bourne films or the recent Bond movies. The sounds of punches, knife slashes, grunts, and damage act as the soundtrack. Matt and Wesley's brawl leads to them crashing out of the window together and down to the alley below. Matt tries to get up but he passes out face down on the road as the rain drenches him.
 
At the end of the panel, they showed us an extended version of this scene that fades to Matt dreaming of himself as a little boy sitting in the kitchen of his apartment with his dad, Battlin' Jack Murdock. He tells his tired son to keep up his studies so he doesn't end up like him. "I never studied. Look at how I turned out," said Jack, immediately noticing the sad look on his blind son's face. He takes the boy's hands and lets him feel the lumps and wounds on his battered face. "Come on, Matty. Get to work," said Jack and the scene cuts back to Daredevil waking up in alley just as Wesley attacks him with his knife. A brutal brawl in the rain ensues, ending with Matt wrapping Wesley up in a chain he'd heard jangling. Matt retrieves Karen's phone off Wesley just as Karen shows up, shocked at this black-clad rescuer. Daredevil tells Karen he will take this phone and the data on it to people who can help, but she pleads for him not to take it to police because no one can be trusted.
 
The next scene showed Matt waking Matt waking up on Claire's couch, his mask removed. (He refers to his costume as "a work in progress.") She'd found him in a dumpster. He is injured (three broken ribs, a puncture wound on his side, and probable concussion). He's not happy that she's seen his face, but asks her why she didn't just call the police. She said has her own reasons for not calling cops. Not getting much in the way of useful information from Matt about who he is, she nicknames him Mike because he reminds her of an ex who kept secrets. She'll let him rest there for the night.
 
The next clip showed Wilson Fisk at an art gallery where he first meets Vanessa, the woman who will one day become his wife. He's staring at white painting, his hulking frame and bald dome seen from behind as Vanessa approaches him. She tries making small talk with him (it appears it's her art gallery or she works there). Fisk seems agitated not by her but by the painting. She asked him what he sees in the painting, how it makes him feel. "It makes me feel alone," Fisk replied, far more vulnerable than you could ever expect from this legendary villain. Marvel's Daredevil would seem to be as much Fisk's origin if you will as Murdock's as a vigilante.
 
We then saw a scene set at Matt and Foggy's fledgling law office. Karen's made them dinner as a thank you for getting her out of trouble. They said they will bill her as soon they figure out to make bills. She said the meal was her grandma's recipe and she said she's only ever make it for her future husband, which causes a look to cross Matt's face. She says thanks for saving her, and Foggy replies that she should really thank that "nut in a mask." It seems like no one knows Matt's secret identity just yet.


To see the first concept art from the Netflix series, click here. Details on Rosario Dawson's role can be found here, character details for all of the new casting additions can be found here, the first official stills of Charlie Cox as the Man Without Fear are right here, and video interview with the cast can be watched here. Are you guys looking forward to the debut of Daredevil on Netflix?
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Abary
Abary - 10/11/2014, 7:00 PM
I can't wait for this show, it just sounds so unbelievably good. The suit is very interesting though. With Daredevil being blindfolded, it would be easier to narrow down who his alter ego is... so there's that. But on the other hand, it helps scare the criminals if they think the guy is blind because the idea of him and his violent acts on them while blind would freak them the hell out.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 10/11/2014, 7:27 PM
So...[frick]ing...detailed
Baka
Baka - 10/11/2014, 7:29 PM
Holy shit that was beautiful :D
I still can't believe we're getting a practically R rated Daredevil from Marvel studios.
McGee
McGee - 10/11/2014, 7:29 PM
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 10/11/2014, 7:30 PM
I fapped while reading.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 10/11/2014, 7:31 PM
LOL you ungrateful mother[frick]ers.

I don't mind the suit being black, at least as a first suit
JAC
JAC - 10/11/2014, 7:33 PM
This is the best thing I've ever read. But seriously, this might end up being the best Superhero TV show.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 10/11/2014, 7:35 PM
Frank Miller should be a happy man right now; lots of his work being used as influence for a shitload of mainstream entertainment
Kurne
Kurne - 10/11/2014, 7:35 PM
'Detailed Description Of DAREDEVIL Footage Confirms Suit Is "A Work In Progress"'




NO

That black suit is FINAL

[Frick] this show I'm OUT
McGee
McGee - 10/11/2014, 7:35 PM
Yes, we can all picture that Merc.

Gif NSFW

http://i.imgur.com/Xpco99A.gif
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 10/11/2014, 7:36 PM
0_0

GIVE IT TO ME. NOW!
JAC
JAC - 10/11/2014, 7:36 PM
@Melkaticox Hahaha
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/11/2014, 7:37 PM
Keep the all black costume just to annoy yoss.
Baka
Baka - 10/11/2014, 7:37 PM
This makes the fight scenes in TWS sound like a friendly tussle..
Holy crap can you imagine how insane Iron Fist is going to be....
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/11/2014, 7:37 PM
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 10/11/2014, 7:37 PM
Just reading this............. I don't know what else to say but HURRY MAY 2015!!!!


This could really be the BEST COMIC BOOK TV SHOW
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 10/11/2014, 7:39 PM
Baka
Baka - 10/11/2014, 7:41 PM
@Eziokenway1225 I know it yet I still cant believe it, its amazing how diverse the MCU is.
StewartGGriffin
StewartGGriffin - 10/11/2014, 7:41 PM
Wish we could see that footage
Baka
Baka - 10/11/2014, 7:42 PM
@Batmaniac You mean the man without fear suit?
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 10/11/2014, 7:42 PM
Celebrate my friends, and stay sober
Baka
Baka - 10/11/2014, 7:43 PM
@Eziokenway1225 Thanks, UC4 is definitely going to be a hell of a finale.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 10/11/2014, 7:49 PM
Damn. Can't wait.
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