Fox to Bring Back Daredevil, Order More X-Men Spin-Offs?

In a recent article dissecting a terrible summer for Fox - its "hits" were What Happens in Vegas and The Happening - Variety discussed some factors that led to the soft performance over the past few months and some changes the studio might implement to keep it from happening again. Among the options: More X-Men spin-offs. It's tough to look at the performance of that trilogy and not think, purely from a business standpoint, that more X-Men movies might benefit Fox. We know we're going to have Wolverine next summer (which was supposed to be this summer, by the way), and Magneto is still a go. Will Fox wait to see how those movies do before moving forward with a possible Deadpool movie and a young X-Men flick? There might not be time for that; Fox needs some answers now. After all, this summer they only made about $250 million on all of their films combined here in the U.S. That's not getting it done. Another option appears to be resurrecting Daredevil. While I know a lot of people who are overly familiar with the comic book may think this is a great idea, there are so many superhero movies around these days that going backwards may not bowl over enough moviegoers to be worth the trouble. I think Daredevil is a great character and deserves another shot. However, if this is about generating revenue, can this property win over ticket buyers who hated the first movie? Why not just wait three weeks for a sequel to a superhero movie they liked or a new superhero movie altogether? I'm not sold that this idea would stick. Am I alone on this? I'm all in favor of more X-Men spin-offs, and in fact, I think that's the only way to justify all those damn characters that were underused in the trilogy. I also believe they're starting with the two correct origin stories in Wolverine and Magneto. Deadpool could also be a really solid option; that one, we expect, would keep Ryan Reynolds in the starring role. The young X-Men thing is not a very good idea, in my opinion, at least not at this point, and Daredevil will probably be a repeat of the Hulk. There's really no difference in the box office numbers from the first Hulk movie to the second, and it got better reviews and had Edward Norton. Let's hear your thoughts. And if they do remake Daredevil, who's the blind guy this time? I've heard Jason Statham is interested. Surely we can do better than that. And please don't vote for Johnny Depp. Thank you.

Comments

[Rick]

I am all for more X-Men. Daredevil, not so much...

[d0od]

x-men, sure.

daredevil?! WTH?!

i think it's time they looked at the phantom or the rocketeer! oooo yeh!

[starlowski]

My oddball choice for a film: "Justice"

One of the old "New Universe" titles by Marvel

[Kevin]

I saw nothing wrong with the original Daredevil. In fact, it was better than the first Spider-Man. I know most of the hate for the movie is a predisposed hatred for Ben Affleck, but get over it and really watch it. The story is sold, the action is good, and it develops the characters well. I'm up for a sequel, but there is no need for a remake. Hell, throw him into Spidey 4.

[Kevin]

I meant solid, not sold.

[Matthew murfitt]

Daredevil deserves a remake. His character was destroyed in the previous movie. Although, i know DD is not the best character to generate revenue he has great stories interesting villains; way better than Whiplash in Iron Man 2.