Tuesday, July 7, 2015

NEWS: Elodie Yung cast as Elektra for Season Two of Daredevil

 Marvel has confirmed that actress Elodie Yung will be playing Elektra Natchios in Season Two of Daredevil.

"After a worldwide search, we found in Elodie the perfect actress to embody both Elektra's impressive and deadly physicality, as well as her psychological complexity," said Executive Producer and Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. "Paired with Charlie as Matt Murdock, the two will bring one of the most beloved and tumultuous comic book relationships to life with all the accompanying sparks and spectacular action sequences the show is known for."
For those who are unfamiliar with Elodie's work you can see in the clip below a look at her role in the film 'G.I. Joe Retaliation' in which she shows off her fighting skills. I think we can all agree she's going to make a great Elektra.

NEWS: John Patrick Hayden answers a few questions about Daredevil

I had the opportunity to send John Patrick Hayden over some questions to answer for the site.

What was your initial reaction to finding out you were going to play Jack Murdock on Daredevil?

Joy. I think I jumped up in my kitchen and scared my downstairs neighbors. Then I called my Dad to share the news. He's been a constant support and guide for me and it was great to share with him. Then I had to get him a Netflix account.

Prior to getting the role did you read any of the comics? Were you aware of the character Daredevil and his story? Since it seems most people only know him from the 2003 film adaption.

A few comics but new to the Daredevil world. Honored to be in this story.

Did you do anything in particular to prepare for the role?

I box already but I hit the gym really hard before the shoot.

How was it working with Skylar Gaertner? Your scenes with him were so well executed and strong. Seems like there was good acting chemistry there.

Skylar is a pro. Fun, committed gentleman. He's gonna do a lot in this business. We had a lot of fun on some of the long days.
When joining the cast did it ever occur to you what a success the show could become? It's only just released season one this year and it's already Netflix's most watched show. What are your thoughts on that?

Wow that's the first I am hearing that news but that's awesome! So great that so many people enjoy it. The whole team was in love with this story - with these people - it was contagious. Every department caught that energy and it's just great to have it be enjoyed by so many.

Do you have any upcoming projects that you are excited for and can speak about?

Right now gearing up for a new series called "The Land of the Outlaws". It's from Tip Toe Productions. Project is gonna be a blast - guns, car chases, tight script - it's like Mad Max meets Unforgiven.

You can follow John over at @JPHAYDEN1

Interviewed by @michellenreed for @daredevilsource

Saturday, June 27, 2015

NEWS: Jon Bernthal talks about playing The Punisher in Daredevil

Jon Bernthal was cast as Frank Castle/The Punisher for Season Two of Daredevil. He spoke about it in a recent interview.

"I'm extremely honored and grateful, and I know the character has a ton of fans out there. I give every single one of them my word that I'm going to give it my all," Bernthal said about the fan favorite character.
Bernthal is looking forward to being part of a TV series again. After all, it's been three years since he parted ways with "The Walking Dead." And although he's longer on the show, Bernthal says he keeps up with a lot of his pals.
"The cast and crew in Atlanta -- they're family to me. I'm still enormously close to Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln and Steven Yeun," said Bernthal, adding, "We had a very humble beginning. We had no idea that it was going to be what it was when we started and I treasure that and I think they still treasure that there. We had no idea if anybody was going to watch." 
Nowadays, Bernthal is enjoying sitting on other side of the television, watching "The Walking Dead" from afar.
"I think the challenge is for the guys now is to keep the integrity of the show that it started with...I think they've been very successful at doing that. It's really cool now to sit back and be a fan...That's sort of the best part of dying from that show is no more scripts no more knowing what's going to happen. Every time I talk to those guys I gotta make them promise not to tell me everything."
You can read the full article over at cbsnews.com

Thursday, June 25, 2015

NEWS: 'Daredevil’ Star Charlie Cox Honored by American Foundation for the Blind

Via variety.com

'Daredevil' star Charlie Cox was honored Thursday at the American Foundation for the Blind's 19th Annual Helen Keller Achievement Awards in New York City.

Cox received an award for his portrayal of Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer-by-day, superhero-by-night Marvel comic book character, on Netflix's new hit series.

"Since the show has been released I've had a great number of emails and letters from people in the blind community experiencing degrees of vision loss," Cox said during his acceptance speech. "I had one in particular in London who was understandably stressed by her decreased vision." The woman, he said, was more concerned with losing her independence than losing her vision. "I remember thinking that that is actually far away from the truth." Cox continued, "Based on the experience that I've had on the show and being so amazed by the amount of tools and the support and education . . . that is not the case."

Cox also melted a few hearts when he posed for a photo with a guide dog.