Damon gets Obama's message across Oct 4, 2008
Meanwhile, Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Tom Rothman told movie site that the studio is "thinking very seriously" about a "Daredevil" sequel. Just a wild guess, but we doubt Ben will be back in the tight brown suit. (Boston Globe)
Fox's Comic Franchises Sep 11, 2008
Studio mulling more X-Men spin-offs and Daredevil reboot ... Anyone want to see a Daredevil movie without Ben Affleck ... The final possibility mentioned by the trade mag is a reboot of the Daredevil franchise, which ground to a halt after only one instalment when Ben Affleck played the blind superhero back in 2003. (IGN FilmForce)
Memorabilia from 'Spider-Man,' 'Star Wars' up for auction Aug 1, 2008
He's not only got one worn by Maguire in Spider-Man, but also another worn by Ben Affleck in Daredevil and still others worn by Ian McKellen (as Magneto) and Anna Paquin (as Rogue) in X-Men. And to think that Maddalena began his company, Profiles in History, as a historical documents dealership, selling things such as letters from Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
What were they thinking? Jun 28, 2008
but either way Ben Affleck should hope that critics turn a blind eye to the pathologically boring 'Daredevil. Nicholas Cage almost cracked a mention for his portrayal of the soulless burning skeleton in 'Ghost Rider', but his recent portfolio is so littered with celluloid debris that we found it difficult to classify the Oscar winners as a 'good actor. (iAfrica.com)
Ben Affleck Slams Stars' Self-Promoting Humanitarian Efforts Jun 27, 2008
The Daredevil star--who has made three trips to Africa in the last eight months--returned from his own humanitarian mission in Africa's Democratic Republic of Congo in May. Affleck reveals that the birth of his young daughter Violet in 2005 inspired his efforts to help those less fortunate, but he claims many of Hollywood's big names are simply seeking publicity. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Garner and Affleck split? Jun 26, 2008
The Daredevil star's representative adds: "There is not one ounce of truth to it.". Affleck and Garner married in 2005. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Superhero movies hits and misses Jun 14, 2008
Worst fight scene: Daredevil vs. Kingpin in Daredevil (2003). After defeating Bullseye (Colin Farrell), Daredevil (Ben Affleck) sets his sights on Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) ... Weakest sacrifice: Elektra (Jennifer Garner) in Daredevil. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A proper thriller that's been worth the wait Jun 2, 2008
Yes, the Ben Affleck who has spent much of his career making terrible films such as Pearl Harbor and Daredevil, before being roundly ridiculed for making the preposterous Gigli a film which, lest we forget, featured an oral sex scene with the lines "it's turkey time, gobble gobble" with then partner Jennifer Lopez, whose career quality control seems even more shaky than his own when it comes to acting roles. Gone Baby Gone, though, looks like being the next stage in the reinvention of... (Scotsman)
Ben Affleck jets off to Sudan May 24, 2008
Speaking about his decision to follow in the footsteps of stars like George Clooney and Don Cheadle, the Daredevil star has told CNN, "I got really interested in southern Sudan for a number of reasons. I think it's a fascinating place going through some really hard times.". "I wanted to really feel like I understood the place and learn as much as I could about it, before I got into trying to be an advocate and kind of running my mouth about it.". (WOKR13 Rochester)
Movie review: ‘Iron Man’ reveals super hero’s metal May 14, 2008
Just consider the difference between Christian Bale as Batman and Ben Affleck as Daredevil. So here is Downey Jr., who is able to show Stark s transformation from a flippant, carefree cad to a man serious and driven, giving little thought to his own safety, though retaining enough of his true nature to still be flippant. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Casey Affleck shines Apr 20, 2008
Ben moved through his J-Lo and Gwyneth phases, then married his co-star in the otherwise forgettable Daredevil, Jennifer Garner. Casey himself is married to Summer Phoenix, sister of his best friend, Joaquin. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
I'm non-sticking with you! Apr 12, 2008
Amiable enough in Good Will Hunting and Chasing Amy, Affleck flopped as an action hero in Daredevil and The Sum Of All Fears, and was perfectly appalling in Jersey Girl. An actor whose attempts to convey emotion are constantly upstaged by a jaw that suggests the presence of an osteoid solidity the actor himself does not possess, Affleck has reached the point in his career where his mere presence in a film now embarrasses the public, which belatedly regrets its initial affection. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Ben Affleck is scared but excited by his directing debut Apr 11, 2008
Affleck, 35, candidly says he hopes the film will help him get out of a rut that began with several high-profile flops -- World War II epic Pearl Harbour, action comic Daredevil and romantic drama Bounce -- and a high-profile romance with Jennifer Lopez. The two met on the set of romantic-comedy turkey Gigli in 2002. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Affleck, Garner to Raise Money for Obama Mar 15, 2008
The couple co-starred in the 2003 movie "Daredevil" and began dating the next year. They married in June 2005, and their daughter, Violet, was born later that year. (Newsmax)
Eight comic books to read before you die Feb 22, 2008
Daredevil: Born Again (Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli): Forget that bad Ben Affleck movie. This mid-1980s work from Sin City and 300 writer Frank Miller is a powerful and wrenching tale, throwing the attorney-by-day-crime fighter-by-night down a staircase of addiction and betrayal. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
And this year's Oscar winners are... Feb 21, 2008
Who Should win: As much as I enjoy hating on Ben Affleck (Daredevil. his directorial debut Gone Baby Gone was excellent and largely overlooked. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Dark and unsettling| Jan 25, 2008
Gone Baby Gone' rescues the older Affleck from the career nosedive he has been in since 'Daredevil', while announcing his younger brother as a serious leading man. But be warned it is not easy viewing and will leave you unsettled long after the credits have rolled. (iAfrica.com)
Continuereading Jan 15, 2008
Big movies since: Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, Ocean's trilogy, Bourne trilogy (Damon); Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Daredevil, The Sum of All Fears, Gone Baby Gone (Affleck). Lowdown: Good Will Hunting might've broken Matt and Ben out, but they were acting long before their Oscar winner. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Just plain batty Jan 7, 2008
Papagrigoriou says Daredevil, played by Ben Affleck in the movie of the same name, has similar attributes to Batman. "The characters could almost be twins in the psyche department, as Daredevil protects his little slice of New York from all crime and believes what he's doing is absolutely right.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Best Movies Of 2007, By Kurt Loder Dec 13, 2007
"Ghost Rider": An even 00003792 worse comic-book movie than "Daredevil." Mark Steven Johnson, who directed them both, is clearly on some kind of awful roll. "Hannibal Rising": Staunchly faithful to the book, which was also terrible. (VHI.com -- Music News)
5Top: Darkhorse best picture Oscar contenders Nov 27, 2007
Dont think that just because Ben Affleck cashed a paycheck in stinkers like Reindeer Games and Daredevil that he doesnt know how to make a great film. We mightve suffered through those bombs, but he was learning the whole time. (MSNBC -- News)
Gone Baby Gone Oct 19, 2007
Plus, more fun right here. SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS. (IGN FilmForce)
Director is born with 'Gone Baby Gone' Oct 19, 2007
A sometimes-solid actor ("Hollywoodland," "Boiler Room") prone to weak movie choices ("Bounce," "Daredevil," "Gigli"). GONE BABY GONE. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Oscar voters need to see Gone Baby Gone Oct 18, 2007
Ben Afflecks directorial debut is a full-scale triumph, one that quickly makes filmgoers realize that the actor who has often been mocked for his choices of acting projects Daredevil, Reindeer Games and, of course, Gigli has found his real strength behind the camera. Affleck lets us see his Boston via the gritty blue-collar towns of Dorchester, Roxbury, Chelsea and Everett. (MSNBC -- News)
With crime thriller 'Gone Baby Gone,' Ben Affleck returns home and captures Boston in all its gritty glory Oct 17, 2007
In adapting Dennis Lehane's 1998 crime thriller "Gone Baby Gone," the Hollywood star has gone behind the camera and rescued his career from the water-cooler ridicule that has dogged it since the days of "Daredevil" and J.Lo. The joke's on us, it turns out; as a director, Affleck has come through with a sharp, morally ambiguous piece of pulp crackerjack. (Boston Globe)
Powerful Gone Baby Gone has smarts to spare Oct 16, 2007
A sometimes-solid actor (Hollywoodland, Boiler Room) prone to weak movie choices (Bounce, Daredevil, Gigli). Gone Baby Gone will leave you with a new picture: filmmaker. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Ben Affleck Cheap Shots, Be 'Gone': Actor-Turned-Director Could Get Last Laugh With New Flick Oct 9, 2007
Even then, before "Reindeer Games" and "Forces of Nature," before "Daredevil" and "Paycheck," before Jennifer Lopez and "Gigli," Ben Affleck was seen as the second fiddle a would-be action star who lucked out beside more talented friends. Guess who has the last laugh. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Garner: 'I have no time for romance' Oct 8, 2007
The couple, who started dating after they both starred in Daredevil, married in 2005 before Garner gave birth to their first child. The Kingdom actress has claimed that the pair now have to take it in turns to babysit 22-month-old Violet, leaving them no time alone together. (Digital Spy)
That Jolie lady Oct 7, 2007
But too often he's used movies as an expensive dating service - he met Gwyneth Paltrow through the lacklustre Bounce and wife Jennifer Garner in the limp Daredevil. And then there's the Affleck-J-Lo vanity project Gigli. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Affleck Behind The Camera Oct 7, 2007
Several attempts to turn him into a leading man - in "Pearl Harbor," "The Sum of All Fears" and "Daredevil" - faltered. Affleck's box-office appeal reached a nadir during his attachment to Lopez. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Affleck hopes to avoid missteps Oct 6, 2007
Or perhaps Little Bro has learned watching Big Bro try to live down "Gigli" and "Daredevil." Casey has hedged his bets behind the camera in a medium where Ben's shadow will likely never hover. Casey sold an animation script to Warner Bros. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Confessions of a terminal deadbeat millionaire slacker Oct 6, 2007
He doesn't remember what that real book was, but it probably was perused some time in the early 1990s, before this working-class, Catholic-raised native of Red Bank, N.J., became an indie auteur, screenwriter, movie producer ( Good Will Hunting), actor (yes, that was him as the Warlock in Live Free or Die Hard), comic-book scripter ( Daredevil, Green Arrow) and a director for the new CW television network series Reaper. Somewhere in there, too, Smith fathered a daughter with wife Jennifer... (Globe and Mail)
Jennifer Garner: The 'gosh' girl grows up Sep 30, 2007
" Lucky for Garner, having a husband whose name recalls an annoying ad is probably the worst thing in her life right now; the rest looks pretty great. At 35, she's growing into the angles that make her face so changeable -- solemn and severe when serious, sunny and childlike when smiling. She seems happy with Affleck, whom she married in 2005. She's madly in love with their daughter, Violet, not quite 2. And her next two films showcase what she can do. Garner: Married to Ben Affleck, with a... (Globe and Mail)
Jennifer Garner:woman of many aliases Sep 24, 2007
With her Alias background and big-screen, action roles in Daredevil and Electra behind her, Garner hardly looks out of place in the desert battle scenes, shot mainly in Arizona, although, she says, she wouldn't necessarily have been there in a perfect world ... Garner and Affleck co-starred in the Michael Bay epic, Pearl Harbor (2001), and the comic strip-inspired Daredevil, but are not actively pursuing another opportunity to work together. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Award winner? Oh, how the mighty have fallen Aug 7, 2007
Folks, dont hate Ben for Daredevil or Armageddon or (shudder) Gigli. Or rather, hate and pity him because he made those movies after having started so strong. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The Bourne Ultimatum Aug 7, 2007
"Pearl Harbor", "Paycheque", "Daredevil" and, of course, "Gigli". Then there was the whole Jennifer Lopez debacle. (Empire Movies)
The Top-Grossing Film Adaptations Jul 17, 2007
Anyone see Ben Affleck in Daredevil in 2003. Didn't think so. (Forbes)
Cinema boosts Marvel's fortunes Jun 19, 2007
The Hulk is the latest Marvel Comics character to hit the big screen, following in the lucrative of footsteps Spider-Man, X-Men and Daredevil ... " Filming on the Spider-Man sequel has started The success of Marvel, whose huge list of superheroes also included Iron Man and Silver Surfer, began to wane by the 1990s. It began reporting losses and, according to Fortune Magazine, this was due to "years of losses and a bitter battle for control" between its two financiers Ronald Perelman and Carl... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Why 'Daredevil,' 'Cable Guy,' More Underrated Flicks Deserve A Second Chance Jun 6, 2007
Ben Affleck in "Daredevil" (20th Century Fox). Every so often a movie comes along that nobody appreciates, which seems to imply that it's also not very good. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ben Affleck pays tribute to teen friend Jun 2, 2007
Affleck said Kindregan has since been on the set of all of his films He liked being on the set of Daredevil a lot more than being on the set of (box-office bomb) Gigli. But he was too polite to mention it, Affleck said. (MSNBC -- News)
Spider-Man 3 - Q&A with Director Sam Raimi May 5, 2007
- Can a second Daredevil or Elektra movie be in the works now that Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner are hitched. Coming Soon. (Comic Book Movie)
Ben Affleck Dares To Dream 'Daredevil' Apr 29, 2007
") } 00004000 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Photo Gallery 'Movie House' by Ryan J. Downey As a kid, Ben Affleck was enthralled by the red-suited Marvel Comics hero Daredevil a blind lawyer who patrols New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood at night, using extrasensory powers gained during the same accident that robbed him of his sight. Now the 30-year-old actor isn't just into Daredevil. He is Daredevil. "I didn't want someone else to do it," explained Affleck, relaxing into a chair in a Pasadena,... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
Box-Office Bang: Which Superhero's Next? Apr 29, 2007
" Ben Affleck may have grown up reading "Daredevil," but it's unlikely that everyone sniffing around for their own comic movie franchise is someone who grew up dreaming about playing their favorite hero. J. Lo once told MTV News she'd love to play Wonder Woman, but it's hard to imagine her being well versed in the finer points of Paradise Island. Certainly Halle Berry was no mutant expert when she signed on to play Storm in the "X-Men" movies, though to her credit it was a riskier move back... (VHI.com -- MTV.com Music News)
Man of steel Mar 9, 2007
In 2005 he married his Daredevil (2003) co-star Jennifer Garner and they now have a year-old child, Violet. His priorities in life have changed, he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Frank Miller: A Brief History : The life of the scribe behind the upco... Mar 7, 2007
March 6, 2007 - Before Ben Affleck ever considered muttering darkly about his life as Daredevil and way before director Joel Schumacher envisioned a batsuit with nipples and an overstuffed codpiece, the blind, crimson-clad crime fighter and the Dark Knight achieved their own brand of notoriety at the hands of artist and writer Frank Miller ... Daredevil was a second-string player in a bi-monthly feature that languished behind more prominent titles that highlighted Superman and Batman, but... (IGN FilmForce)
A tedious conjuring trick with nothing up its sleeve Mar 1, 2007
SOLID US box-office suggests Ghost Rider has found an audience with undemanding teenage boys, but it's one of those flimsier, vaguely cheesy comic-book adaptations, from the writer-director who gave us Ben Affleck as Daredevil. Nicolas Cage's conflicted stunt-cyclist Johnny Blaze is a very Evel Knievel: a long-standing pact with Satan (Peter Fonda) turns him into a flaming-skulled biker after dark, sent forth against his will to do the Devil's work. (Scotsman)
In 'Ghost Rider,' how is Nicolas Cage's head on fire? Feb 28, 2007
Johnson had lousy luck when his first superhero feature, "Daredevil," opened the same weekend that a 2003 snowstorm shut down the East Coast, eating into the returns of the Ben Affleck flick. Johnson's fingers are crossed for nicer nationwide weather while "Ghost Rider" is in theaters. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
'Breach': Souled Out, By Kurt Loder Feb 17, 2007
") The movie has a major flaw, but it's a flaw that's common to all accounts of Robert Hanssen's treachery, and it's unavoidable. When the film is over, we have no idea who this man is. How do the apparently warring facets of his personality his religious fanaticism, his squalid sexual obsessions, his bottomless duplicity fit together? No one knows. And so, like all the books and articles that have been written about Hanssen, the picture is unable to cast any light on these questions. It leaves... (MTV.com)
'Breach': Souled Out, By Kurt Loder Feb 17, 2007
Having already underwhelmed us with another B-team Marvel superhero in the Ben Affleck oddity "Daredevil," director Mark Steven Johnson n 00001B82 ow attempts to resuscitate an even more obscure figure: the chopper-borne "Devil's bounty hunter," Ghost Rider. The problem with both of these characters is that their superpowers lack mythic zing. (VHI.com -- Music News)
'Ghost Rider' Filmmaker Revved Up Over Working With Cage Feb 15, 2007
"Johnson got his wish in 2003, when he directed Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in "Daredevil ... "Because of the Oscar-winning actor's allegiance to the character, Johnson said that "everything was shorthand" between the two during filming.Ah, if Johnson only had that same luxury on "Daredevil ... ""In 'Daredevil,' I had had huge fights even over the costume,'" Johnson recalled. "The studio (Fox) didn't want a costume originally, and then they didn't want it to look like the comic book costume.... (Click2Houston, TX)
New DVDs: Flags of Our Fathers, Flicka Feb 6, 2007
After playing a comic-book hero in Daredevil, Affleck puts in one of his finest performances in a supporting role as George Reeves, the sadly typecast star of TVs Adventures of Superman, whose violent death in 1959 was called a suicide, though some in Hollywood thought it was murder. Adrien Brody stars as a private detective trying to unravel the case, with Diane Lane playing one of Reeves lady loves, whose studio-mogul husband was at the heart of the murder speculation. (MSNBC -- Movies)
NOT SO BIG BEN Feb 4, 2007
For Affleck naysayers, this might be the perfect opportunity to crow that the actor's so-called comeback was nothing more than a blip on the radar, and that a straight-to-DVD release is the logical culmination of a decade of work that's consisted largely of forgettable films such as "Daredevil," "Paycheck," "Surviving Christmas" and the infamous "Gigli.". But Affleck supporters are taking the long view. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Jennifer getting on swimmingly Jan 25, 2007
She and Affleck have no plans to share a movie set again, after co-starring in 2003's Daredevil. "Never say never," she says, "but we're not looking to work together. We've done it. It was fun.". (USA Today -- Life)
Kevin Smith, Sam Jaegar Interview, Catch & Release Jan 25, 2007
So I had met her a handful of times prior to that, like we were on an episode of "Dinner For Five together, when they were promoting "Daredevil and somebody dropped out so at the last minute they were like, can you fill in, I was like absolutely, so during the show, you know, you sit around and you bullshit and whatnot. I did the same thing I did with Ben all the time, and just made fun of em, and picked on em, and shit like that, and she would get really uptight about... (MoviesOnline)
A Look Ahead Jan 3, 2007
Expect super-flick Ghost Rider to open big and maintain some interest, much like the equally shitty Daredevil did in 2003. The ones you should be looking out for, though, are Jim Carrey s creepy The Number 23 and, even moreso, Craig Brewer s follow-up to Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan. (San Antonio Current, TX)
