Jul 08 2015
Marvel has officially announced that Élodie Yung has been cast as Elektra in the second season of Marvel’s DAREDEVIL, set to debut on Netflix in 2016. The French TV and film actress, best known outside Europe for for G.I. Joe: Retaliation and District 13: Ultimatum, will play the mysterious figure from Matt Murdock’s past, “whose …
Jun 10 2015
Marvel.com has officially announced that The Walking Dead and The Wolf of Wall Street star Jon Bernthal will be joining the cast of Marvel’s DAREDEVIL for the 2016 season. He will be playing Frank Castle (aka The Punisher), putting to bed years of rumours of what the studio would be doing with the character since the …
Apr 22 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 138, the comic book show that lives without fear. Except when llamas are about. Deadly, deadly llamas. In this issue, it’s Batman v Superman and Archie Vs Predator and Sharknado. One of them is a believable showdown, the other is directed by Zack Snyder. THEN it’s Fox, Chrononauts, lots more Convergence, a …
Apr 22 2015
Marvel announces that Netflix has ordered a second season of DAREDEVIL for the streaming service in 2016. It’s unsurprising given the massive commercial and critical acclaim that the first series has received, but Marvel has confirmed via a press release that a second season of DAREDEVIL will drop in 2016. Marvel series plans had so far …
Apr 08 2015
Marvel’s DAREDEVIL for Netflix is set to bring the Man Without Fear back to life, the first live action depiction of the character since 2003’s film with Ben Affleck. The 13 episode series stars Charlie Cox in the titular role of Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil), and launches the TV universe that will include AKA Jessica Jones, Luke …
Feb 05 2015
The trailer for Marvel’s first Netflix series, DAREDEVIL, has finally been released, showcasing some of the first footage from the upcoming 13-episode series. Meet Matt Murdock. Blinded as a boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt fights injustice by day as a respected lawyer and by night as the masked vigilante known as Daredevil in …
Jan 08 2015
Marvel has revealed the first poster (and a motion one if you like shiny things) for the upcoming DAREDEVIL series for Netflix. In addition to being very cool to look at, it shows a release date of 10 April 2015. So put aside 13 hours or so in the weeks leading up to Avengers: Age …
Jul 18 2014
The Hollywood Reporter is doing what it does best and is reporting that Deborah Ann Woll has joined the cast of Marvel’s Daredevil for Netflix. She will play Karen Page, who originally appeared in the comics as a secretary at the Nelson & Murdock law firm and as a love interest for Matt Murdoch. Woll is best …
Jun 30 2014
Welcome to Issue 99 of Behind the Panels, the comic book show that takes more breaks than a Kit Kat. In this issue, Marvel’s Civil War begins for real in New York as superheroes are forced to register. THEN Scarlet Johannsen wraps her legs around an electric Hog. ALSO it’s the new Saga, Trees, John Romita …
Jun 11 2014
Marvel has announced that actor Vincent D’Onofrio will join the Netflix series Daredevil as the notorious crime boss Wilson Fisk (aka Kingpin). He joins the lead Charlie Cox in a 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015. Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, commented “We’re incredibly proud to have an actor with the gravitas and versatility of Vincent joining …
Feb 27 2014
Marvel and New York have been synonymous since the Fantastic Four first took residence in 1961, so it comes as no surprise that Marvel have plans to shoot their new series their Marvel Television/Netflix series there over the next few years. Disney CEO Bob Iger, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Marvel CCO Joe Quesada gathered together at …
