When Marvel
announced last year that they had regained the rights for Daredevil, which until
that point was over at 20th Century Fox, many fans thought that "the man
without fear" was finally going to get the movie he deserved. Well that
wasn't the case, as a few months later Marvel announced a deal made with
Netflix to develop four titles to series, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage
and Daredevil.
Daredevil will
be the first character to be adapted to the small screen thanks to writer Drew
Goddard, who might also direct. Another name associated with the project is none
other than Joe Quesada, who is very hands on.
"I've been working very, very closely
with the entire team on all levels of the show. I think everybody knows my
relationship with the character of Daredevil, and how important the character
is to me -- not just on an emotional front, but on a professional front. How DD
brought me back here to Marvel, and how instrumental he was to even me being in
this particular position I'm in today. I'm very involved with the show, as well
as everything that we're doing with the Netflix shows. I'm incredibly excited, plus
the dark and gritty noir world of DD and the Netflix characters, it's kind of
where I live so it naturally attracts me to begin with."
Quesada than commented on whether or not the live-action feature film starring Ben Affleck would impact not only the show but also of the viewers.
"Let me be clear, we're not going into
this show with the idea of trying to erase the memory of anything that came
before or really any preconceived notions whatsoever. We're going into the show
trying to create something that's incredibly exciting, incredibly engaging, and
will give our fans something that they love, something that's unexpected,
something that's going to keep them coming back for more. That's really,
ultimately, the goal of this: How do we produce a "Daredevil" TV show
on Netflix, that's going to be viewed the way that people view content on
Netflix, in a way that's going to be compelling, feels unique, while bringing
something that is not only true to the character, but providing something
unexpected as well."
Quesada also spoke about the merits of doing a 13-episode season and the
fact that they will air on Netflix.
"One of the advantages is really from the
planning stage -- obviously it's much easier to work with a smaller number of
episodes than it is with a larger number of episodes, I can sit there and look
at 13 episodes and plan it out as a very large movie. It makes seeing the
bigger picture a little bit easier. You can't deny that there will be
binge-viewing. You know that there are going to be some Marvel fans that when
this show premieres, they are going to go on to Netflix, and they are going to
sit there for 12 to 13-plus hours, and watch the entire thing all the way
through. It's going to happen. The Netflix model offers us the advantage of
being able to construct the show in a manner that is very different than a
weekly network TV show."
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