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It's probably just what he's going to start with before upgrading to a more professional superhero costume.

I know, but that costume first appeared in that movie, so that's what I'm going to associate it with.

I wonder if they'll be able to use Ben's nephew Phil. It's doubtful (and since they wouldn't ever be able to use the thing that makes him interesting, it's probably moot), but it just popped in there.

Hey, look, he's wearing something a person would actually wear while prowling around on rooftops, illegally breaking into places, and dropkicking mobsters.

Yeah, when I watch my superhero shows, I know I want them to be as realistic as possible.

When I read my superhero comics, I want things to be as realistic as possible. Why should shows and movies be any different?

Frankly, the idea that the superhero genre MUST, by definition, be a cartoon with absolutely no grounding in reality whatsoever in order to exist is downright insulting to the quality of many incredible comics.

edited 11th Oct '14 4:17:10 PM by TobiasDrake

It's a moot point because he's probably not going to be wearing that the entire series. Has nobody ever watched Iron Man or Captain America: The First Avenger? Or even the original Spider-Man?

The hero going through a costume evolution starting with a ratty homemade outfit is pretty much a trope in its own right at this point.

Exactly!

Besides, Murdock's standard costume IS a ratty, homemade outfit. Most costumes from the "amateur vigilante" sector of the superhero world are. Swap the black for dark red and glue plastic horns to his forehead and there you go, classic DareDevil costume.

edited 11th Oct '14 4:19:41 PM by TobiasDrake

I disagree rather strongly with the assertation that realism is equal to quality.

Marvel is looking at Krysten Ritter, Jessica De Gouw, Alexandra Daddrio, and Teresa Palmer for Jessica Jones, and Lance Gross and Mike Colter for Luke Cage.

Kristen Ritter to play Jessica Jones. Probably. It's not completely official but she definitely has the inside track. I've also heard that Colter got the job for Cage.

I think they should confirm Luke's casting on Christmas Day.

I dunno about you guys, but I'd find it amusing.

Any news on who is playing Danny Rand?

Marvel has an article up about Ritter's casting, including a brief synopsis for the show:

That would be amazing. They need to have some sort of Luke Cage announcement on Christmas.

I'm pretty pleased with all the casting decisions so far. I like Kristin Rytter a lot (Don't Trust the B is one of several recent ABC shows cancelled before their time IMO), and while I've only seen Colter in the Good Wife, he had impressive presence there even if he was playing a bad guy.

Mike Colter has officially been cast as Luke Cage.

Sweet chrismas, he's PERFECT.

The likeness is uncanny.

I wonder how long it'll take me to get beyond seeing Bishop doing superheroics.

Newsarama has a report and some speculation on what Daredevil's proper costume may look like.

So, am I the only one who kinda wants to see Daredevil in a variation on his hilariously ugly yellow-and-black costume? Just for a single episode, or even part of a single episode. And then it occasionally gets referenced as a Running Gag where people make fun of him for it.

It'd be funny as a Mythology Gag.

I'd want at least one guy to back down just because "A man dressed like that is a man without fear."

A bit on the nose, no?