James Gunn Praises Marvel's DAREDEVIL Series
A lot of Marvel fans spent this last weekend shut up in their homes watching Marvel's Netflix series Daredevil. If you've seen it, then you know that they delivered one hell of an amazing series, and I really hope that they give us a second season. They pulled off some stuff in this show that we'll never see in these films that Marvel is making with Disney. I guess we can thank Netflix for that! I loved how they brought the hero to life, and the villain Wilson Fisk a.k.a. Kingpin was perfect. He's seriously one of the best and most complex villains that I think has been introduced into the MCU.
Earlier today we posted an article with a video that points out all of the Easter eggs and references in the series. We also posted a video showing you one of the most badass fight scenes from the series, along with some information on how it came to be. Now we have a couple new photos from the series showing off the costume, and some thoughts about the series from respected Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who praises the series saying:
"I have loved the character of Daredevil since I was a little boy. Outside of Batman, Daredevil probably has more great comic book arcs than any other character. From Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli to Kevin Smith to Ed Brubaker and on and on, the character has elicited some of the best work from some of the greatest comic book storytellers.
"So I was a bit frightened last night when I dug into the new Marvel’s Daredevil Netflix series. I’m a rough TV critic – I love five or so shows on the air right now, but that’s about it – and I didn’t want to see one of my favorite characters come up short. On top of that I really like Steven S. DeKnight, the showrunner, and Drew Goddard, the creator, both as people and as creative forces (Spartacus, Cloverfield, Cabin in the Woods, etc).
"Well, I love it. The cast is great. Charlie Cox is just awesome, and Elden Henson is about as an amazing a Foggy as I could have imagined. The fight sequences stand alongside Spartacus and Rome as some of the best TV fight sequences ever (so, the best TV fight sequences ever not performed in togas). And the scripts have been touching and on point and true to the character. In the first few episodes, I cried twice: once in a scene between young Matt and battling Jack, and again when I realized this character I loved so much for so long had been brought to television with such spirit, love, and care.
"What I’m saying is, there’s a huge Marvel event going on right now, and it’s Daredevil on Netflix I hope you guys check it out."
What did you all think of the series?