How marvels daredevil got elektra wrong screen rant. Daredevil also makes the acquaintance of elektra natchios jennifer garner, a woman with superheroic talents who is also on kingpins bad side, though it remains to be seen if she has aligned. In marvel comics, karen page falls victim to a lot of problematic tropes but the netflix adaptation has done its best to make her a complicated hero on. In the 2005 elektra film, she is resurrected by stick, but the comics tell a. Elektra opens her eyes and sees her father get stabbed with daredevils weapon. Now the irony is that it wasnt daredevil that killed garner, as she. Right from the start in both frank millers the man without fear and netflixs daredevil, elektra makes a game out of seducing matt. She returned to his life after years of absence, putting her beliefs and methods at conflict with his own. How matt murdock survived the defenders finale cbr. While the other defenders escaped, matt murdock stayed behind in a lastditch effort to get through to elektra as the building imploded on top of them. While it was briefly believed both daredevil and elektra were killed in. Although the film is muchmaligned, she was popular enough to appear in her own spinoff. Aug 15, 2017 viewers first met elektra halfway through season 2 of daredevil. In the flashback to matt and elektras first meeting, there is a scene detailing matt walking across a busy room to find her at a party that is very similar to the scene in the daredevil movie where ben afflecks matt finds elektra, then played by jennifer garner, at a formal event.
Not anymore, i realized that the movie wasnt great and the cast in the movie did a mediocre job in it. Aug 18, 2017 the final episode of the defenders finds daredevil, aka matt murdock charlie cox, jessica jones krysten ritter, luke cage mike colter and danny rand finn jones going allout in a. The movie was not to good but not that bad i think the word for this is ok but the worst part was with elektra i dont want her to be in that movie but she was so anyway for me was ok 6 years ago. Daredevil and bullseye fight on the street, then bullseye takes daredevils weapon and throws it at elektras father. Elektra natchios is an assassin and the lover of matt murdock. The story follows elektra, an assassin who must protect a man and his prodigy daughter from another assassin who was hired by the hand. Daredevil introduced matt murdocks thrillseeking, martial artist exgirlfriend elektra natchios in its second season, and despite her death at the end of the season, its pretty clear elektra. Jul 27, 2017 daredevil and elektra began their relationship with humble beginnings in most depictions, elektra and matt first met during his time as a law student at columbia university. Due to the low level response from the previous film daredevil 2003, promotion for this movie claimed ties to the movie xmen 2000 instead, which had a much higher popularity response. Im lexikon des internationalen films wird daredevil folgenderma.
Forced to fight bullseye alone, elektra is overpowered and killed by the. The cavernous plot hole at the heart of daredevil season. Garner reportedly did not want to do the film and only did it because she was legally required due. Using two sai swords she fights daredevil but he doesnt want to fight back in fear of hurting her. Her father was killed by bullseye and she blamed daredevil for his death. Daredevil knows elektra wants revenge but he doesnt want to fight her because hes really.
Daredevil is a 2003 american superhero film written and directed by mark steven johnson. Youre probably thinking of elektra, the awful sequelcompanion movie to daredevil. It is not unusual for movie stars to meet and eventually fall in love andor. Why is there such a difference between elektra in daredevil series. Later, she was revealed to potentially be the black sky, the one who is supposed to lead the hand.
The final episode of the defenders finds daredevil, aka matt murdock charlie cox, jessica jones krysten ritter, luke cage mike colter and danny rand finn jones going allout in a. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Aug 22, 2017 however, after the defenders blew up the hands source, with matt and elektra still in the building, many fans are wondering if elektra is really dead after the defenders. It is a spinoff from the 2003 film daredevil, starring the marvel comics character elektra natchios portrayed by jennifer garner. Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the 2003. Elektra natchios may have died in daredevil season 2, but shes back from the dead in the defenders and this is how the hand did it. With the police arriving, bullseye throws a red rose, the kingpins calling card, down at elektra before he departs. I think you could complain for her not being much like elektra from the comics, but at the same time i thought elodie yung was really good at catching all the elements the character had to her personality in the show. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration.
What did you think of bullseye in daredevil season 3. Jennifer garner plays his love interest elektra natchios. Elektra natchios is an assassin who was trained under stick to join the chaste. This was done again in the ben affleck daredevil movies. The process was interrupted when stone, black widow and daredevil showed up. In most depictions, elektra and matt first met during his time as a law student at columbia university. Marvels the defenders star elodie yung breaks down elektras role as the final villain in the series and what it like to work with sigourney weaver. A few nights later elektra shows up on top of the building where daredevil is. Viewers first met elektra halfway through season 2 of daredevil. Why is there such a difference between elektra in daredevil. Elektras possible existence but does this mean shes actually dead. The elektra movie is somehow so much worse than you. Kind of making me wonder why matt would continue to work with her. It is a spinoff from the 2003 film daredevil, starring the marvel comics.
So what exactly is going on with daredevil at the end of. It is not unusual for movie stars to meet and eventually fall in love. The whole character ark with her and daredevil just seemed a little confusing to me, yes they had a history, but she openly stood for killing when he did not. Ben affleck survived daredevil, but jennifer garner never. Spoilers for daredevil 2003 movie and daredevil season 2. Daredevil and elektra began their relationship with humble beginnings. In a tenyear flashback, we see when matt murdock first met elektra, and how they developed a. I think that the theatrical release was disappointing to some because they were expecting a total action movie more four color, and what they got was more of an emotional character study of elektra. Its plot hole was a painfully literal, cavernous, 40story hole that appeared halfway through the season, and thenbizarrelywas. However, after the defenders blew up the hands source, with matt and elektra still in the building, many fans are wondering if elektra is really dead after the defenders. After being killed in daredevil, elektra natchios is revived by blind martial arts master stick.
Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the. Now, after a painful resurrection from the mysterious ninja force. Aug 21, 2017 in other words, the future of marvel and netflixs take on daredevil could see a shift in karens story, the return of vincent donofrios fisk who in season 2 did ask for more intel on. She is a love interest of the superhero daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two the character is a highly trained assassin of. Elektra was also supposed to have a video game based on the movie with support from the comics. Marvel announces the death of daredevil comic book. Everything the daredevil movie did wrong that the tv show fixed. The story is introduced by a mans voice later revealed to be the. Sep 22, 2018 as one door opens, another one closes. Although both films were critical flops, many have equated her with garner for years since she undeniably did the best she could with the material. The last time the greek ninja had a liveaction performance, she was portrayed by. So what exactly is going on with daredevil at the end of the. Thats quite a story leap from the end of season 2, when daredevil was about to get ready for whatever the hand had planned for elektra elodie young. The following article contains spoilers for marvels daredevil season 3, streaming now on netflix matt murdock seemingly sacrificed himself in the finale of marvels the defenders in an attempt to save the city, and the woman, he loves, only to reappear in the closing moments, injured but alive, in a moment inspired by born again.
But in a quarrel over who gets to collect and take out the man without fear, bullseye ultimately slays elektra with her own sai. Daredevil and elektra did major damage to ben affleck and jennifer. Mar 22, 2016 in the flashback to matt and elektras first meeting, there is a scene detailing matt walking across a busy room to find her at a party that is very similar to the scene in the daredevil movie where ben afflecks matt finds elektra, then played by jennifer garner, at a formal event. Oct 19, 2018 spoilers for daredevil season 3 ahead. Apr 27, 2018 the hilarious thing about elektra is that she was originally only supposed to appear in one issue and never be seen again. But even after reviving her, the show definitely did some weird things with the character by the end. Daredevils second season, however, went further than most. Elektra natchios is a highly skilled martial artist trained by stick to combat the hand, she was killed by the hand leader nobu and becomes the hands weapon, the black sky.
The directors cut is a subtle and yet effective recut of elektra. Oct 19, 2018 naturally, the season 3 premiere of daredevil finally provides the answer, but certainly doesnt dwell on it. When daredevil returns for season two later this month, well be treated to elodie yung as elektra natchios. Oct 19, 2018 thats quite a story leap from the end of season 2, when daredevil was about to get ready for whatever the hand had planned for elektra elodie young. I dont exactly remember what happened, but in the scene elektra is talking to a man, and he tells her dont forget who brought you back to life. In the comics, elektra was killed by bullseye the same assassin who killed her in the 2003 daredevil film. If matt survived the building collapse, would elektra also have. Although the costume department did provide a pair of earrings, jennifer garner didnt wear them.
Karen pages fate in daredevil season 3 is luckily nothing. The film continues the storyline of the film daredevil where in elektra was killed by bullseye. Based on the marvel comics character daredevil, the film stars ben affleck as matt murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and on the streets of new york as the masked vigilante daredevil. Elektra made her triumphant return from, well, being dead in the defenders this past weekend. If youve eve seen the movie elektra, it explains in one scene that she was brought back to life. Elektra was trained by stick as a child so she practiced and held sai that she would use to kill daredevil.
Joe quesada considered it serendipity in action that affleck is the lead role, as when he and kevin smith did the guardian devil series, they had modeled. Ben affleck filmed a cameo reprising his daredevil role as matt murdock but was cut. Like all the bestknown comic book characters, elektra has a long history. In other words, the future of marvel and netflixs take on daredevil could see a shift in karens story, the return of vincent donofrios fisk who in season 2 did ask for more intel on. With kim santiago, adam shorsten, damien colletti, pai wang. So while youre celebrating the return of wolverine to the pages of marvel comics, its time to prepare for the death of daredevil. Garner reportedly did not want to do the film and only did it because she was legally. She fell in love with matt murdock during a mission for stick to bring murdock into the organization. When crime lord, kingpin, orders a hit on daredevil, he sends his two best assassins. Also the movie elektra from my understanding takes place after daredevil movie since daredevil was in. Elektra, barely alive, crawls over to daredevil and collapses in his arms. Mar 23, 2016 in the comics, elektra was killed by bullseye the same assassin who killed her in the 2003 daredevil film. Daredevil and elektra did major damage to ben affleck and jennifer garner respectively. When she finally confronted the vigilante, she impaled him by his shoulder but before she would kill.
Aug 21, 2017 marvels the defenders star elodie yung breaks down elektra s role as the final villain in the series and what it like to work with sigourney weaver. Shes believably playful, lethal, and also tortured, having qualities that make her charming, but also kind of inconsiderate and even immature. Feb 24, 2017 casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. The first promotional mention of ties to the daredevil movie only took place one week before the elektra movie was to be released. Her father is killed in front of her early on, and for the rest of the movie she is focused on. The hilarious thing about elektra is that she was originally only supposed to appear in one issue and never be seen again. Elektra previously appeared, played by jennifer garner, in the 2003 daredevil movie starring ben affleck. In the comics, bullseye stabs her through the stomach with her own sai. Once the carefree, uninhibited girlfriend who was likely the love of collegeage matt murdocks life, she had vanished suddenly following the murder of her father a wealthy greek diplomat by terrorists, leaving murdock emotionallyscarred and. Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by rob bowman. In it, elektra is hired to assassinate a man, but when she meets him and his young daughter, she changes her. Also the movie elektra from my understanding takes place after daredevil movie since daredevil was in the delete scene. Speaking of the murderous villain, this issue is where frank miller definitively established bullseye as the archenemy of our favorite hornhead.
In a tenyear flashback, we see when matt murdock first met elektra, and how they developed a relationship over their shared abilities. She lived because she put her necklace hanging from the roof at the end for daredevil to find it and know that she was alive. As a result, she gets stuck back in her evilassassinating ways and then starts fighting the hand to break free. Elektra first appeared in frank millers first issue of daredevil as. She thinks it was daredevil that killed him and she seeks revenge.