Marvel Looking to Cast Jason Statham as Bullseye in DAREDEVIL
Bullseye is one of the main villains of Daredevil, and if you're going to tell the story of Daredevil, Bullseye is eventually going to have to be involved. It sounds like that's going to happen in the second season of Marvel's Netflix series.
According to Latino-Review, Marvel is pursuing Jason Statham for the part. They got the news from a source close to the production, but the studio obviously wouldn't confirm, so as of right now this is just a rumor. He sure would be awesome in the role, though!
Statham is a big fan of Daredevil, and way back in 2008 he expressed his interest in playing Daredevil, and when asked if he would want to play Bullseye, at the time he responded with:
"Forget Bullseye, I want to be Daredevil!"
Maybe he had a change of heart over the last few years. The site also says the actor was in talks to join the Daredevil reboot that 20th Century Fox was trying to get off the ground before the rights reverted back to Marvel.
Earlier this week the actor was spotted meeting with Marvel, so maybe it was for this. The report goes on say that other villains said to appear in Season 2 include Mr. Fear, Mysterio, and Elektra.
I'd love to see Statham in the role of Bullseye. What about you?