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Daredevil is Described as 'Gritty, 1970s New York Feel'
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:48 am
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:48 am
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The El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California was host tonight to the premiere of Marvel Studios' latest adventure, James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy. There, Marvel Entertainment's own online reporter caught up with Stephen S. DeKnight, the showrunner of the upcoming Marvel Netflix series, "Daredevil."
"We're going for a kind of very gritty, 1970s New York feel for the show," says DeKnight. "We love the idea of beauty in the decay of the city and Hell's Kitchen being a place that is both horrible and beautiful at the same time. That's why Matt Murdock loves it and wants to protect it."
Last year, SuperHeroHype speculated that "Daredevil" (and the accompanying "Iron Fist," "Jessica Jones," "Power Man" and the team-up series, "The Defenders") might take place in the 1970s of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although the official synopsis has since confirmed that "Daredevil" will be set in modern day, it's still possible that, as speculated in the original article, the 1970s sequences of the recent Marvel One-Shot "Hail to the King" served as a test for the approximate style.
DeKnight also goes on to hint that Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin will be one of the scariest villains the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever seen.
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 10:55 am
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:49 am to abellsujr
That's what I like to hear.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:51 am to Scruffy
I'm pretty damn pumped for this one.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:52 am to abellsujr
Will watch
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:52 am to abellsujr
I like the gritty, dark atmospheres if done right.
The Daredevil is the perfect series for that and hopefully it delivers.
The Daredevil is the perfect series for that and hopefully it delivers.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:53 am to abellsujr
I just have a few worries for this:
1 - Budget. Netflix has been great at doing character-centric pieces that are dialog heavy.
2 - Daredevil's acrobatics. An extension of 1, but he has to be "Daredevil-esque," flipping through the air, running along rooftops. And I'm assuming there's little room for any CGI work.
3 - Fight scenes. Daredevil is almost as unique as Spider-Man when it comes to how he engages in combat. I'm prepared to say it won't be perfect, but choreography has to be spot on.
The tone of the show sounds perfect though.
D'Onofrio can be crazy good in almost anything, this might be the most exciting part.
1 - Budget. Netflix has been great at doing character-centric pieces that are dialog heavy.
2 - Daredevil's acrobatics. An extension of 1, but he has to be "Daredevil-esque," flipping through the air, running along rooftops. And I'm assuming there's little room for any CGI work.
3 - Fight scenes. Daredevil is almost as unique as Spider-Man when it comes to how he engages in combat. I'm prepared to say it won't be perfect, but choreography has to be spot on.
The tone of the show sounds perfect though.
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DeKnight also goes on to hint that Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin will be one of the scariest villains the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever seen.
D'Onofrio can be crazy good in almost anything, this might be the most exciting part.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 10:59 am to Freauxzen
The fight scenes need to be up to par with Arrow. I understand the budget will not be good enough to have a lot of CGI, but it's more important that they have good acting and good stories. I hope they treat it as a miniseries, like Fargo. My biggest problem with Arrow (so far) is they have too much filler. 20+ episodes a season is too much. 8-12 is perfect. I like that this is on Netflix.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:02 am to abellsujr
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The fight scenes need to be up to par with Arrow. I understand the budget will not be good enough to have a lot of CGI, but it's more important that they have good acting and good stories. I hope they treat it as a miniseries, like Fargo. My biggest problem with Arrow (so far) is they have too much filler. 20+ episodes a season is too much. 8-12 is perfect. I like that this is on Netflix.
Agreed.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:02 am to abellsujr
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"We're going for a kind of very gritty, 1970s New York feel for the show," says DeKnight. "We love the idea of beauty in the decay of the city and Hell's Kitchen being a place that is both horrible and beautiful at the same time. That's why Matt Murdock loves it and wants to protect it."
I was wondering how they were going to keep the show gritty but remain in Hell's Kitchen. The place isn't nearly as bad as it was decades ago. Now it's a really nice area that have attracted the wealthy.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:11 am to Darkknight
im most excited for this one out of all the Marvel/Netflix shows. should be really good.
i assume kingpin will be the season long villain and they will have other smaller ones?
i assume kingpin will be the season long villain and they will have other smaller ones?
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 11:26 am
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:55 am to BlacknGold
I'm assuming the same with Kingpin. I'd imagine them bringing in Bullseye fairly early in the season.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 12:03 pm to Darkknight
thats my biggest question: the villains. do you bring bullseye in that early? i guess you kind of have to. i just think about bullseye being a deathstroke character in Arrow. maybe introduce him early but dont have him be the main focus just yet.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 12:19 pm to BlacknGold
I've gone from Not Interested to Interested, just with this detail. 1970s Daredevil is awesome. Keep it focused on the denizens of the neighborhood, and don't get too fantastical.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 12:39 pm to Baloo
I hope that they do set some of these in the 70's.
The Spectre short that they did a few years back was the best animated feature put out by DC. Set in the 70's with that great Fleisher and Aparo noir feel to it.
The Spectre short that they did a few years back was the best animated feature put out by DC. Set in the 70's with that great Fleisher and Aparo noir feel to it.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 1:12 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Marvel needs that major, menacing villain, and i think Kingpin could be it.
i think the Mandarin could have been that villan had they not done what they did. he was flat out ruthless and you felt the impact of that guy.
any rate not going off on that tangent as it has been beat into the ground.
i think the Mandarin could have been that villan had they not done what they did. he was flat out ruthless and you felt the impact of that guy.
any rate not going off on that tangent as it has been beat into the ground.
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