``Daredevil'' to Hit Screens Feb. 14, 2003; Launches First Film Mega-Event Weekend of the Year.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 24, 2002 Twentieth Century Fox today announced that it will release the Fox/New Regency production DAREDEVIL, the next comics-to-film epic, on February 14, 2003 - kicking off the first moviegoing mega-event weekend of the year: the four-day Presidents' Day Pres·i·dents' Day n. The third Monday in February, observed in the United States as a legal holiday in commemoration of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Noun 1. holiday. DAREDEVIL stars Ben Affleck in the title role, a blind vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and with ultra-heightened other senses and incredible acrobatic abilities. Also starring are Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner[1] (born April 17, 1972) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning American actress. She first became known for her role as CIA agent Sydney Bristow on TV's Alias. ("Alias") as Elektra, a sexy superheroine in her own right, Colin Farrell ("Minority Report") and Michael Clarke Michael Clarke may refer to:
Commented Twentieth Century Fox Vice Chairman Bob Harper: "Audiences have demonstrated a tremendous appetite for comic super heroes in the last couple of years. We are very excited about unveiling the next big Marvel superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. on the first big holiday of the year." DAREDEVIL is written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson ("Simon Birch"), produced by Gary Foster ("The Score") and Avi Arad ("X-Men," "Spider-Man"), and executive produced by Kevin Feige ("X-Men") and Bernie Williams ("The Score"). Co-starring are Jon Favreau ("Made"), Joe Pantoliano ("Matrix"), David Keith ("Behind Enemy Lines") and newcomer Scott Terra ("Eight Legged Freaks"). Fox and Regency are bringing Marvel's legendary comic hero, known as the Man Without Fear, to the big screen. Attorney Matt Murdock is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman su·per·hu·man adj. 1. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural. 2. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience: "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden down·trod·den adj. Oppressed; tyrannized. downtrodden Adjective oppressed and lacking the will to resist Adj. 1. . At night he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, a relentless avenger of justice. "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear" debuted in Marvel Comics' Daredevil #1 in 1964. Created by comics legend Stan Lee, Daredevil has endured as one of the most popular comic book heroes of all time and remains one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel universe. The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Ericson Core ("The Fast and the Furious"), production designer Barry Chusid ("Blade" art director), three-time Oscar(R) winning costume designer James Acheson ("Spider-Man"), Academy Award(R) nominated editor Dennis Virkler ("The Fugitive," "The Hunt For Red October"), legendary action director Cheung-Yan Yuen ("Charlie's Angels," "Iron Monkey") and second unit director Alexander Witt ("Black Hawk Down"). Rhythm and Hues ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Titanic," "Men In Black 2") is handling the visual effects under visual effects supervisor Rich Thorne ("Behind Enemy Lines"). Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a unit of Fox Entertainment Group. Founded in 1991 by producer Arnon Milchan, New Regency Productions New Regency Productions is a production company founded in 1991 by Arnon Milchan and a subsidiary of Regency Enterprises. It is located on the 20th Century Fox lot, and Fox is the current distributor of Regency releases since 1998, but is a wholly independent company. , a unit of Monarchy / Regency Enterprises, has produced over 60 feature films. |
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