In 2003, Ben Affleck put on the costume of Marvel Comics' Daredevil, the blind crime fighter Matt Murdock.
Eight years later, Fox is looking to reboot the franchise and has hired "Fringe" writer/producer Brad Caleb Kane to write the script, according to Heat Vision.
The original film was one of a number of comic book adaptations to hit the market following the successes of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" in 2000 and 2002 respectively. "Daredevil," however, was a disappointment compared to those two, only bringing in $102 million at the domestic box office, and was not well received critically. The film was looked upon in a better light after the atrocious spin-off "Elektra" gave them something for comparison.
The reboot will be Kane's first feature. According to Heat Vision, the film will adapt the 1986 "Born Again" story arc written by Frank Miller in which the crime lord Kingpin (played by Michael Clark Duncan in the original film) learns Daredevil's secret identity and proceeds to ruin his life, driving him into insanity.
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| The "Born Again" arc ran in 1986. |
The original film was one of a number of comic book adaptations to hit the market following the successes of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" in 2000 and 2002 respectively. "Daredevil," however, was a disappointment compared to those two, only bringing in $102 million at the domestic box office, and was not well received critically. The film was looked upon in a better light after the atrocious spin-off "Elektra" gave them something for comparison.
The reboot will be Kane's first feature. According to Heat Vision, the film will adapt the 1986 "Born Again" story arc written by Frank Miller in which the crime lord Kingpin (played by Michael Clark Duncan in the original film) learns Daredevil's secret identity and proceeds to ruin his life, driving him into insanity.
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