Daredevil
Summary
Despite being a pre - MCUDaredevilspin - off , Affleck ’s Matt Murdock did not appear in 2005 ’s disastrousElektrafor one wild reason . Before hisill - fated tenure as the DCEU ’s Batman , Ben Affleck cut his teeth on superhero movies with 2003’sDaredevil , which sadly did not fare much better critically than his efforts as Batman , and is reckon as one of the more divisivelive - action Daredevil adaptations . Even worse , however , was the response to the spin - off movieElektra , star Jennifer Garner in the titular role . Despite the character being inexorably tied to one another , however , Daredevil was prominently absent fromElektra .
Elektrawas a largely lambasted attack by Fox to bear on the Daredevil narrative . Despite Elektra ’s apparent death during the consequence ofDaredevil , Elektrabegan with her Christ’s Resurrection by Stick . Stick is another character link up closely to the temerarious mythos , having trained both Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios , and played a cardinal use in Daredevil ’s lauded stint in theCharlie Cox’sDaredevilNetflix show . His front and Garner ’s maven baron made the absence of Affleck ’s Daredevil more obtrusive . He was initially supposed to appear in a cameo role , but the aspect was hack for an strange reason .
The 2003 Daredevil moving-picture show star Ben Affleck is clearly a Cartesian product of its time , but a few detail about Matt Murdock ’s first moving-picture show have aged well .
Why Elektra Didn’t Include Ben Affleck’s Daredevil
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner went public with their family relationship in 2004 , play along the release ofDaredevilin 2003 , and Garner also labor for Affleck to joinElektra . The studio apartment reportedly resolve to omit Ben Affleck entirelyout of fear that their relationship would negatively impact the movie .
This is not without precedent , as it was consider that Affleck ’s public relationship with Jennifer Lopez just a couple of years prior negatively impactedGigliandJersey Girl , in which they both starred . Both film make out out during their very public romanticism and breakup , which earn a meaning amount of negatively charged pressing . As such , the determination to avoid a prospective repeat of this seemingly was a not inconsiderable influence forElektra ’s cameo cut , even if it did n’t prevent the movie from flopping in movie theater .
Why Ben Affleck’s Daredevil Being Absent From Elektra May Have Been A Good Thing
Avoiding a press lap that may focus on the public life history of its main stars may have been a wise business conclusion on the face of it , but a rushed product and poor writing were enough to write doom forElektraregardless . Garner ’s carrying out was seen to be a highlight that could not avoid the negative impact of these ring condition . Having Ben Affleck ’s Daredevil appear would have been just as ineffectual in stave in off this catastrophe , and would have only cemented the for the most part negative reaction to Affleck ’s short - lived tenure as the Man Without Fear .
Jennifer Garner ’s respected portrayal of Elektra is set up to be vindicated by a takings as the reference inDeadpool & Wolverineaccording to the US Copyright filing for the movie .
Affleck has express ruefulness forDaredevil , which scored middling - to - poor reviews , despite his carrying into action being among the highlighting . This spur him to become the DCEU ’s Batman , which Affleck had hoped would amend his connection to the superhero genre . This is the role with which he is more commonly colligate than Matt Murdock , given that Affleck has appeared as the Caped Crusader five times . Affleck avoidingElektra , therefore , was tributary to him outstrip himself from the persona of Daredevil .
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