Geekly Roundup, April 19th: All The Movies Edition

On this week’s Geekly Roundup, Mark, Lauren, and Jim tackle the possibility of a Sailor Moon video game, round up some of the latest news in movies including Wonder Woman and Star Wars, and discuss the animated insanity that is Ethan Nicolle’s masterful Axe Cop — check it out for yourself and pair it with the lovely selection of links below!

Marvel's Daredevil is Brutally Brilliant Art

This isn’t the Daredevil I grew up with. This show doesn’t have any of the signifiers for which many know the character. There aren’t a lot of high flying acrobatics. We don’t constantly see the world through the beautiful and haunted perception of the Man Without Fear. And we most certainly don’t get the colorful cast of characters like Elektra, Bullseye, or (most importantly) Stilt Man. This is something else entirely.

And thank gods for that, because a show that had adhered so closely to the source material might have denied itself the excellence we’re seeing here today.

Daredevil's Final TV Costume Revealed!

Earlier this morning, there was a teensy little leak on Netflix, that accidentally blew the lid off of what Daredevil's final costume on the new TV show (premiering this Friday!) would look like. It was a low res image, but Marvel's used to dealing with leaks by now and always want their content represented in the best possible way. So they responded by giving us all a peak at the final costume, and it looks fantastic. Comic inspired, but still feeling gritty in a real world way. Hit the jump for the reveal video, and a full look at the new Daredevil.

Daredevil and Fantastic Four Will Have Their Classic Costumes (Eventually)

The latest news from the somewhat grimdark Daredevil and Fantastic Four reboots? They may not, in fact, spend their respective series or movie clad in nothing but black. We’ve discussed this in the past in our Geekly Roundup podcast with takes on Daredevil (looks awesome!) and Fantastic Four (warily waiting).

io9 brings us the latest on each; in the case of Fantastic Four, the director points out that to avoid the FF’s iconic blue outfits would be “very odd”, going on to say, “There is some servicing there. You've got to give that to the fans. That's what it's all about.”

Regarding Daredevil, we could see a somewhat Arrow-esque transition from a cobbled-together outfit to the DD we know and love. As showrunner Stephen DeKnight brings us, “The idea was to back the story up to the point before Matt is Daredevil. Then we could take him to a place where some version of the red suit works in a grounded world.”

Murdock will begin with a tied back black mask, much as the character did in the original show. Will we see the old black and yellow DD? Probably not, but we will see the costume develop over time as Matt learns and adds pieces to make it better — eventually evolving into the classic red suit as he continues taking on the thugs of Hell’s Kitchen.

Fantastic Four is set to hit theaters August 7th in the US, while Daredevil comes to Netflix starting April 10th.


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Finally, The Intense Story Trailer for Daredevil is Here

As discussed on this week's Geekly Roundup Podcast, Marvel's first Netflix Original series, Daredevil, is looking better and better. The series is taking the Marvel universe to a dark place, deep in the heart of Hell's Kitchen, where Charlie Cox's Matt Mudock will do battle with a terrifying Vincent D'Onofrio as the Kingpin. Hit the jump to see the full trailer.

Witness the Dark First Trailer for Daredevil

Marvel dropped their first trailer for their Netflix original Daredevil series today, and it looks very different from anything they've done before. Drawing from the darker runs on the hero by folks like Frank Miller and Brian Michael Bendis, this is clearly a hero in a city that's lost control, bringing back the light by any means necessary. The show is taking itself further than any Marvel property has before, with gallons of blood in one shot. They're using the lack of regulations on Netflix to their advantage.

It's also really dark. Like, hard to see, dark. See for yourself after the jump.