However, after the defenders blew up the hands source, with matt and elektra still in the building, many fans are wondering if elektra is really dead after the defenders. Garner reportedly did not want to do the film and only did it because she was legally. Her father was killed by bullseye and she blamed daredevil for his death. Daredevil and elektra began their relationship with humble beginnings. The final episode of the defenders finds daredevil, aka matt murdock charlie cox, jessica jones krysten ritter, luke cage mike colter and danny rand finn jones going allout in a. Viewers first met elektra halfway through season 2 of daredevil. Garner reportedly did not want to do the film and only did it because she was legally required due. Based on the marvel comics character daredevil, the film stars ben affleck as matt murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and on the streets of new york as the masked vigilante daredevil. Elektra previously appeared, played by jennifer garner, in the 2003 daredevil movie starring ben affleck. Also the movie elektra from my understanding takes place after daredevil movie since daredevil was in the delete scene. Oct 19, 2018 thats quite a story leap from the end of season 2, when daredevil was about to get ready for whatever the hand had planned for elektra elodie young. Speaking of the murderous villain, this issue is where frank miller definitively established bullseye as the archenemy of our favorite hornhead. Although the film is muchmaligned, she was popular enough to appear in her own spinoff.
While the other defenders escaped, matt murdock stayed behind in a lastditch effort to get through to elektra as the building imploded on top of them. The first promotional mention of ties to the daredevil movie only took place one week before the elektra movie was to be released. Once the carefree, uninhibited girlfriend who was likely the love of collegeage matt murdocks life, she had vanished suddenly following the murder of her father a wealthy greek diplomat by terrorists, leaving murdock emotionallyscarred and. Daredevils second season, however, went further than most. Forced to fight bullseye alone, elektra is overpowered and killed by the. But in a quarrel over who gets to collect and take out the man without fear, bullseye ultimately slays elektra with her own sai. Aug 22, 2017 however, after the defenders blew up the hands source, with matt and elektra still in the building, many fans are wondering if elektra is really dead after the defenders. Elektra, barely alive, crawls over to daredevil and collapses in his arms. She lived because she put her necklace hanging from the roof at the end for daredevil to find it and know that she was alive. If matt survived the building collapse, would elektra also have. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. The movie was not to good but not that bad i think the word for this is ok but the worst part was with elektra i dont want her to be in that movie but she was so anyway for me was ok 6 years ago. The elektra movie is somehow so much worse than you. Daredevil and bullseye fight on the street, then bullseye takes daredevils weapon and throws it at elektras father.
Im lexikon des internationalen films wird daredevil folgenderma. Aug 21, 2017 marvels the defenders star elodie yung breaks down elektra s role as the final villain in the series and what it like to work with sigourney weaver. Daredevil and elektra did major damage to ben affleck and jennifer garner respectively. In most depictions, elektra and matt first met during his time as a law student at columbia university. This was done again in the ben affleck daredevil movies. Now the irony is that it wasnt daredevil that killed garner, as she. After being killed in daredevil, elektra natchios is revived by blind martial arts master stick. In it, elektra is hired to assassinate a man, but when she meets him and his young daughter, she changes her. The hilarious thing about elektra is that she was originally only supposed to appear in one issue and never be seen again. Joe quesada considered it serendipity in action that affleck is the lead role, as when he and kevin smith did the guardian devil series, they had modeled. Oct 19, 2018 spoilers for daredevil season 3 ahead. It is not unusual for movie stars to meet and eventually fall in love andor. So what exactly is going on with daredevil at the end of the.
Why is there such a difference between elektra in daredevil. In the comics, elektra was killed by bullseye the same assassin who killed her in the 2003 daredevil film. Spoilers for daredevil 2003 movie and daredevil season 2. Sep 22, 2018 as one door opens, another one closes. Not anymore, i realized that the movie wasnt great and the cast in the movie did a mediocre job in it. With the police arriving, bullseye throws a red rose, the kingpins calling card, down at elektra before he departs. The whole character ark with her and daredevil just seemed a little confusing to me, yes they had a history, but she openly stood for killing when he did not. Daredevil also makes the acquaintance of elektra natchios jennifer garner, a woman with superheroic talents who is also on kingpins bad side, though it remains to be seen if she has aligned. Elektra opens her eyes and sees her father get stabbed with daredevils weapon. Marvel announces the death of daredevil comic book. Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the. Elektra natchios is an assassin who was trained under stick to join the chaste.
Although both films were critical flops, many have equated her with garner for years since she undeniably did the best she could with the material. But even after reviving her, the show definitely did some weird things with the character by the end. Elektra was also supposed to have a video game based on the movie with support from the comics. Elektra made her triumphant return from, well, being dead in the defenders this past weekend. Why is there such a difference between elektra in daredevil series. In other words, the future of marvel and netflixs take on daredevil could see a shift in karens story, the return of vincent donofrios fisk who in season 2 did ask for more intel on. Aug 21, 2017 in other words, the future of marvel and netflixs take on daredevil could see a shift in karens story, the return of vincent donofrios fisk who in season 2 did ask for more intel on. The cavernous plot hole at the heart of daredevil season. So while youre celebrating the return of wolverine to the pages of marvel comics, its time to prepare for the death of daredevil. Elektra natchios may have died in daredevil season 2, but shes back from the dead in the defenders and this is how the hand did it. Daredevil introduced matt murdocks thrillseeking, martial artist exgirlfriend elektra natchios in its second season, and despite her death at the end of the season, its pretty clear elektra. The last time the greek ninja had a liveaction performance, she was portrayed by. In the flashback to matt and elektras first meeting, there is a scene detailing matt walking across a busy room to find her at a party that is very similar to the scene in the daredevil movie where ben afflecks matt finds elektra, then played by jennifer garner, at a formal event.
Also the movie elektra from my understanding takes place after daredevil movie since daredevil was in. When crime lord, kingpin, orders a hit on daredevil, he sends his two best assassins. As a result, she gets stuck back in her evilassassinating ways and then starts fighting the hand to break free. Its plot hole was a painfully literal, cavernous, 40story hole that appeared halfway through the season, and thenbizarrelywas. It is a spinoff from the 2003 film daredevil, starring the marvel comics character elektra natchios portrayed by jennifer garner. How matt murdock survived the defenders finale cbr. Mar 22, 2016 in the flashback to matt and elektras first meeting, there is a scene detailing matt walking across a busy room to find her at a party that is very similar to the scene in the daredevil movie where ben afflecks matt finds elektra, then played by jennifer garner, at a formal event. Youre probably thinking of elektra, the awful sequelcompanion movie to daredevil. Did you catch the daredevil season 2 references to the 2003. Daredevil knows elektra wants revenge but he doesnt want to fight her because hes really. So what exactly is going on with daredevil at the end of.
Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by rob bowman. Kind of making me wonder why matt would continue to work with her. She thinks it was daredevil that killed him and she seeks revenge. The story follows elektra, an assassin who must protect a man and his prodigy daughter from another assassin who was hired by the hand. When she finally confronted the vigilante, she impaled him by his shoulder but before she would kill. Right from the start in both frank millers the man without fear and netflixs daredevil, elektra makes a game out of seducing matt. Elektra first appeared in frank millers first issue of daredevil as. Jennifer garner plays his love interest elektra natchios. Elektra natchios is an assassin and the lover of matt murdock.
In a tenyear flashback, we see when matt murdock first met elektra, and how they developed a relationship over their shared abilities. Karen pages fate in daredevil season 3 is luckily nothing. Apr 27, 2018 the hilarious thing about elektra is that she was originally only supposed to appear in one issue and never be seen again. The directors cut is a subtle and yet effective recut of elektra. Elektra natchios is a highly skilled martial artist trained by stick to combat the hand, she was killed by the hand leader nobu and becomes the hands weapon, the black sky. What did you think of bullseye in daredevil season 3. When daredevil returns for season two later this month, well be treated to elodie yung as elektra natchios. She is a love interest of the superhero daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two. Later, she was revealed to potentially be the black sky, the one who is supposed to lead the hand. Everything the daredevil movie did wrong that the tv show fixed. Daredevil is a 2003 american superhero film written and directed by mark steven johnson. Her father is killed in front of her early on, and for the rest of the movie she is focused on. It is a spinoff from the 2003 film daredevil, starring the marvel comics. I think that the theatrical release was disappointing to some because they were expecting a total action movie more four color, and what they got was more of an emotional character study of elektra.
The second season of daredevil also ended with elektra dying, having been killed by a hand ninja protecting daredevil. Daredevil knows elektra wants revenge but he doesnt want to fight her because hes really her boyfriend under the mask. If youve eve seen the movie elektra, it explains in one scene that she was brought back to life. In a tenyear flashback, we see when matt murdock first met elektra, and how they developed a. She fell in love with matt murdock during a mission for stick to bring murdock into the organization. She is a love interest of the superhero daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two the character is a highly trained assassin of. Feb 24, 2017 casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. It is not unusual for movie stars to meet and eventually fall in love. The process was interrupted when stone, black widow and daredevil showed up. Marvels the defenders star elodie yung breaks down elektras role as the final villain in the series and what it like to work with sigourney weaver. How marvels daredevil got elektra wrong screen rant. Like all the bestknown comic book characters, elektra has a long history. The following article contains spoilers for marvels daredevil season 3, streaming now on netflix matt murdock seemingly sacrificed himself in the finale of marvels the defenders in an attempt to save the city, and the woman, he loves, only to reappear in the closing moments, injured but alive, in a moment inspired by born again.
Shes believably playful, lethal, and also tortured, having qualities that make her charming, but also kind of inconsiderate and even immature. Elektra was trained by stick as a child so she practiced and held sai that she would use to kill daredevil. While it was briefly believed both daredevil and elektra were killed in. Due to the low level response from the previous film daredevil 2003, promotion for this movie claimed ties to the movie xmen 2000 instead, which had a much higher popularity response. The story is introduced by a mans voice later revealed to be the. In the 2005 elektra film, she is resurrected by stick, but the comics tell a. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Daredevil and elektra did major damage to ben affleck and jennifer.
Ben affleck filmed a cameo reprising his daredevil role as matt murdock but was cut. Aug 15, 2017 viewers first met elektra halfway through season 2 of daredevil. With kim santiago, adam shorsten, damien colletti, pai wang. Using two sai swords she fights daredevil but he doesnt want to fight back in fear of hurting her. Jul 27, 2017 daredevil and elektra began their relationship with humble beginnings in most depictions, elektra and matt first met during his time as a law student at columbia university. In the comics, bullseye stabs her through the stomach with her own sai. Aug 18, 2017 the final episode of the defenders finds daredevil, aka matt murdock charlie cox, jessica jones krysten ritter, luke cage mike colter and danny rand finn jones going allout in a. Oct 19, 2018 naturally, the season 3 premiere of daredevil finally provides the answer, but certainly doesnt dwell on it. I dont exactly remember what happened, but in the scene elektra is talking to a man, and he tells her dont forget who brought you back to life. Ben affleck survived daredevil, but jennifer garner never. Mar 23, 2016 in the comics, elektra was killed by bullseye the same assassin who killed her in the 2003 daredevil film. In marvel comics, karen page falls victim to a lot of problematic tropes but the netflix adaptation has done its best to make her a complicated hero on.
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