A few days ago, Daredevil showrunner Steven
S. DeKnight (Spartacus) revealed that the upcoming show would push Marvel's
universe into a different kind of realm, a grittier, violent, and bloodier one.
Now the showrunner elaborates on his statements, but also reveals his plans for
a second season should it happen.
"With this version of Daredevil,
we wanted it to be grounded, gritty, as realistic as we could portray. That
naturally fits in with the Daredevil character. Matt Murdock, on a regular
basis, would get the shit beat out of him. That’s one thing that makes him a
great character. He’s not super strong. He’s not invulnerable. In every aspect,
he’s a man that’s just pushed himself to the limits, he just has senses that
are better than a normal humans. He is human. The other thing that really drew
me to this character is that he’s one of the most morally grey of the heroes."
DeKnight goes on to say that:
"He’s a lawyer by day, and
he’s taken this oath, but every night he breaks that oath, and goes out and
does very violent things. The image that always stuck in my mind was the Frank
Miller Elektra run where he’s holding Bullseye over the street, and he lets
Bullseye go because he doesn’t want Bullseye to ever kill anyone again. When I
read that originally, when I was young, I’d never seen anything like that in
comics. Superman scoops up the villain and puts them in jail. This time the
hero didn’t do that. It was a morally grey ground that I found absolutely
fascinating. There are two sides to this character. He’s literally one bad day
away from becoming the The Punisher! Frank Castle went just a little bit
further than he did. Daredevil has no qualms about beating the hell out of
somebody. He’s not going to tie them up with his webs! He’ll come close to
killing somebody. And it’s that fine edge—Why doesn’t he go all the way? I
really liked the flawed heroes, the human heroes."
He then talked about his role as showrunner and much
of an input he gives.
"Usually I’ll talk to the
director if I think something is a little bit hinky. On Daredevil we have a
phenomenal cinematographer, Matt Lloyd. He was just nominated for an Emmy for
Fargo. His work is just gorgeous, so usually I have nothing to say but,
"That looks fantastic!'"
Being aired on Netflix has its privileges, but how
much of a say did they have on the show?
"Netflix has been fantastic.
They are phenomenally supportive of the creatives. How much freedom will I
have? This is a bit of a different scenario because it’s a Marvel property.
Once you have an IP like that, there are restrictions that you have to accept.
I’m fine with that, I totally understand. I’ll push it as far as I can, of
course, but I also respect the fact that this character has been around for
decades. Overall I’ve been surprised at how willing everyone is to take a
really fresh look and really push what we’re doing."
The talk then shifted about making the ultimate
crossover and having a Man Without Fear feature film.
"I honestly have no
idea," DeKnight
said. "That’s so far above my pay grade. Making it even more complicated
is the fact that [Daredevil] is one part of the bigger plan— Jessica Jones,
Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and then The Defenders. How that all fits together, and
whether or not there will be a second season of this show—or if it will fold
into the others—are question nobody really has answers to yet."
At this time a second season is still far way, but the
showrunner revealed that there have been at least talks about it, and where to
take it.
"I can say we’ve been talking
about some very cool stuff for Season Two that, good God, I can’t even hint at!
It’s something that would be just fantastic to work on!"
From 1 to 10, how excited are you
about Daredevil?
Source - Paste Magazine
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