Joss Whedon Reveals Why He Fought Marvel To Give DAREDEVIL A Movie Instead Of TV Show

Joss Whedon Reveals Why He Fought Marvel To Give DAREDEVIL A Movie Instead Of TV Show

Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon has revealed that he fought Marvel to put Daredevil on the big screen instead of small one, but shares his thoughts here on why they may have made the right choice and his love of the character he describes as "Marvel's Batman"...

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By JoshWilding - Apr 29, 2015 05:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: IGN

In the above interview with IGN, Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon confirms that he pushed for Daredevil to get a movie rather than a TV show. It's not a fight he won obviously, and Kevin Feige's decision to reboot the character on the small screen obviously paid off in a major way as the Netflix series has been hugely successful. Why then did Whedon want DD to get a movie?

"I fought for Daredevil to be a film instead of a TV show," Whedon reveals. "Then under the auspices of Drew Goddard and Steve DeKnight… I’m dying to see the show but they released it just as I started the press tour! If the show’s working, the show’s working. Comic books are serialised entertainment and a lot of them lend themselves to TV shows as much or more than they do to movies." Charlie Cox has said that he would like to star in a Daredevil movie, while there have been rumours that the Man Without Fear will show up alongside his fellow Defenders in Avengers: Infinity War. A cameo in Captain America: Civil War is looking extremely unlikely. 

What makes Whedon suc a big fan of the character? "I like him because he’s basically Marvel’s Batman, thanks to Frank Miller basically. So for me I didn’t think they’d be able to sustain that sort of mood on TV but TV has changed so much. It’s come up so much that I think it might just be the right place." Do you think Daredevil is better suited to the big screen than small one? 
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MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 4/29/2015, 5:11 AM
The show is working. But put him in Infinity War...
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 4/29/2015, 5:11 AM
and first
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 4/29/2015, 5:12 AM
Fiiirst!
LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 4/29/2015, 5:12 AM
I guess Joss dropped the ball on AoU, I hear it's the worst Marvel movie to date.
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 4/29/2015, 5:12 AM
[frick] me.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:14 AM
I've noticed as Joss is on his way out he seems to have no [frick]s to give about what he says.

(I may have said this already, but eh)
titansupes
titansupes - 4/29/2015, 5:17 AM
@LEOSTRATOR - Saw it last week... no way is it the worst. Just not the best, which is what everyone was expecting.
GokuSaiyanGodMode
GokuSaiyanGodMode - 4/29/2015, 5:17 AM
I hear that @legostrator can shut up!

Daredevil was a great film, I'm so excited to see him reprising the role in Daredevil v Superman: Dawn of Justice !!!!!
...................Wait



For troll sake. FIRST!!

@Cherrybomb sup gurl
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:18 AM
@LEOSTRATOR
Who told you that, Mantinium?
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 4/29/2015, 5:18 AM
I need more of the Kingpin(William Fisk)...

Great actor and a great portrayal...
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 4/29/2015, 5:19 AM
Hey @LEOSTRATOR,

As this this site recently mentioned...watch Ang Lee's Hulk, then we will chat about worst Marvel movies.
AbhiShake
AbhiShake - 4/29/2015, 5:24 AM
Why the hell every other article is redirecting me to illegally download Avengers?
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 4/29/2015, 5:26 AM
Uh.. What's up with the redirection to the illegal download site??
Null
Null - 4/29/2015, 5:28 AM
Thank God he lost that battle. Daredevil is the best TV comic to date.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 4/29/2015, 5:29 AM
Illegal download websites. I guess this site is slacking on security.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:30 AM
CBM should hire someone who can be the 24/7 internet bodyguard for them.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/29/2015, 5:30 AM
It was a disappointing movie in terms of my initial expectations. Jesus did I try to lower them but the opening sequence brought them right the [frick] back up.

I had problems with the first and second act. Can't decide if it was the script or how they cut it. I dunno. My "things move too fast" complaint isn't like everyone else's, I think. I just thought there should have been more between the party scene and the Ultron/Klaue showdown.

But otherwise it was a great film. Don't know why critics are trying to make this sound like Iron Man 3 or Thor 2. Like, the hell. Far from it, not so much from TWS/Avengers.
Tempo
Tempo - 4/29/2015, 5:32 AM
Now Whedon need to shut the [frick] up,Daredevil works perfectly for a tv series,he needs more time to be developed and not just a stupid brainless action movie like AoU,so Whedon gtfo pls.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/29/2015, 5:33 AM
Sorry, TWS/GOTG. This was better than the first film.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:34 AM
@Kurne
I thought it was an alright film, but again, I haven't seen it on the big screen yet. But from what I saw, the film wasn't bad, but it wasn't stellar. It did have some standout scene that were simply amazing (I'd be spoiling them if I said what they were).
Earthbound
Earthbound - 4/29/2015, 5:37 AM
Well, obviously, Netflix is much different from basic television. Daredevil had the budget and quality of a 13-hour film. I am glad that Joss Whedon isn't the brains behind the entire Marvel scheme, he's done well with the Avengers 2012 film and I assume 2015's sequel will be entertaining to say the least, but I don't think he's a movie genius.

As far as Daredevil getting a movie now, I would like to see that, but there should be something special about those films and they should continue the show even after the films. Maybe if they released films between every couple of seasons to really give us a good, concentrated, and focuses story as opposed to the drawn out stuff we get on Netflix (which has been awesome).
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:38 AM
@LubedUp
Don't bother. My morals for a majority of things are pretty low, sadly.
Pasto
Pasto - 4/29/2015, 5:38 AM
But eh, I am seeing this film on Friday with a bundle of people.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/29/2015, 5:42 AM
@Pasto

Yeah, definitely not one of their best which was part of the disappointment I suppose. But yeah like you said, still not a bad film either. It's up there with the big four (five now) no matter where you place it.
speedyg33
speedyg33 - 4/29/2015, 5:42 AM
Wow. As a guy who cut his teeth in television you'd think he would be more supportive of the medium.hate to say it but he sounds like a out of touch old grouch.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/29/2015, 5:44 AM
For me

1. TWS
2. IM
3. AoU
4. GOTG
5. Avengers
Kurne
Kurne - 4/29/2015, 5:46 AM
Ahh [frick]. Somehow I had trouble writing that list. I take it back.
CoulsonNeverDies
CoulsonNeverDies - 4/29/2015, 5:48 AM
Is no one bothered by the fact that Tony Stark is back to using suits again after blowing them all up at the end of IM3? Plot hole anyone....
TheKnightRules
TheKnightRules - 4/29/2015, 5:50 AM
Do hell with daredevil,i completely agree with @pasto.they do need to keep bodyguards for this site
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