One
of Marvel Comics' most popular characters comes to the screen for the first
time in this sci-fi action-thriller. Matthew Murdock (Ben Affleck) is a
lawyer whose father, a prizefighter, was killed by gangsters when Murdock
was just a boy. Since then, Murdock has devoted his life to bringing
wrongdoers to justice and is willing to help others by taking on cases no
other attorney will touch. Murdock is also blind, after being struck down by
a truck while trying to save a man from being hit. What no one knows is that
Murdock was also doused with an unusual radioactive isotope which had a
strange effect on him — while Murdock's sight may be gone, his other senses
have been raised to such a keen pitch that they act like radar, allowing him
to tell where he's going and what happens around him, both near and far
away. Murdock puts his gifts to use at night as the costumed crime-fighter
Daredevil, whose pursuit of justice has earned him the wrath of underworld
leader Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan). Kingpin wants Daredevil out of his
way once and for all, and hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell), a super-assassin
with an uncanny ability to throw blades, to do the job. Daredevil also makes
the acquaintance of Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner), a woman with
super-heroic talents who is also on Kingpin's bad side, though it remains to
be seen if she has aligned herself with the forces of good as Daredevil has
done. Jon Favreau, Joe Pantoliano, and David Keith highlight Daredevil's
supporting cast.| Ben Affleck | Matt Murdock/Daredevil |
| Jennifer Garner | Elektra |
| Colin Farrell | Bullseye |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | Kingpin |
| Jon Favreau | Franklin Nelson |
| Joe Pantoliano | Ben Ulrich |
| Ellen Pompeo | Karen Page |
| David Keith | Jack Murdock |
| Erick Avari | Natchios |
| Paul Ben-Victor | Jose Quesada |
| Derrick O'Connor | Father Everett |
| Leland Orser | Wesley |
| Scott Terra | Young Matt |
| Kevin Smith | Morgue Attendant Jack Kirby |
| Stan Lee | |
| Jude Ciccolella | McKenzie |
| Kane Hodder | |
Genre/Type - Action, Fantasy, Comic-Book Superhero Film
Produced by - 20th Century Fox / Horseshoe Bay / Marvel Enterprises /
New Regency
Release - Feb 14, 2003 (USA)
Released by - 20th Century Fox
Running time - 104 min.