Source: LA Times
by Alex Billington

An interesting rumor, nothing more than merely some speculation, arrives
today from the LA Times. Writer Geoff Boucher apparently caught up with
Jason Statham and comic legend Frank Miller at the Hard Rock Hotel
during Comic-Con and ended up chatting with them both about Daredevil, a
character that Miller helped flesh out in the late 70's. The discussion
ended up focusing on the idea of a new movie to reboot the character,
not unlike The Incredible Hulk this summer, and both Statham and Miller
expressed quite a bit of enthusiasm. Statham himself even exclaimed,
"absolutely, just give me the chance, I would love to be Daredevil."
Miller's response to that: "I think he should be Daredevil too." Does
this mean there's a Frank Miller written or directed Daredevil movie in
the works with Jason Statham playing Matt Murdock?

No, of course not, that idea is preposterous! The 2003 Daredevil movie
with Ben Affleck is highly regarded as one of the worst comic book
movies to date, even though the Director's Cut apparently irons out some
of the kinks. Miller's background with the character would make this
idea certainly feasible and Statham might be an interesting choice, but
I don't know if it'll fly. The differences between Affleck and Statham
are so vast that it doesn't even compare to Eric Bana and Ed Norton both
playing Bruce Banner, and I can't get Affleck's incarnation of the
character out of my mind. I don't think there's any reason to dwell on
this rumor for too long anyway, because when and if it ever does come
together, we'll address our concerns then. But for those who are big
fans of Marvel's Daredevil, let's pose a question to wrap up this news
tonight.

Would Statham make a great Daredevil if Frank Miller gave him the
chance? Post your comments.