Report Denies Fox Interest In Galactus/Daredevil Trade

[CBR News]

Time is running out for Fox to retain rights to the "Daredevil" universe of characters, but a new report denies the studio will exchange the rights "Fantastic Four" characters Galactus and the Silver Surfer to keep the blind hero.


Full article here.

[Phil Clark]

Well, if Fox refuses to deal, and Marvel gets DD back, then it just opens up the possibility of a really awesome DD TV series. DD would work beautifully as a series, not just as a movie.

[jediracer]

I'm glad we have four threads for this!

[hysang]

I refuse to trust CBR ever again. Good job, screwheads.

[Alex]

I refuse to trust CBR ever again. Good job, screwheads.

If you want to lose trust, read some of the comic reviews.

[hysang]

If you want to lose trust, read some of the comic reviews.

Oh, I get what you're saying.

[jediracer]

so how did the rumor get started in teh first place? this is all very interesting.

[Sighphi]

Who would trade DD for SS and Galactus?

[bringthenoise]

Who would trade DD for SS and Galactus?

A studio that's already made their Galactus movie and thinks they can make a good DD movie with the right talent involved, presumably.

[Fast]

so how did the rumor get started in teh first place? this is all very interesting.

The rumor was true. It was that Marvel offered an extension on DD film making deadline for other properties. That happened. Fox said no we are not going to got through with this deal. Counteroffer is co-finance DD.

[Phil Clark]

I say let Fox try to play hardball. The longer they try to negotiate with Marvel the less likely it is that they will get DD off the ground in time. So they will lose DD and we get a better DD film in exchange.

[Alex]

I say let Fox try to play hardball. The longer they try to negotiate with Marvel the less likely it is that they will get DD off the ground in time. So they will lose DD and we get a better DD film in exchange.

Or we get a happy smiling disney daredevil.

[Phil Clark]

I refuse to trust CBR ever again. Good job, screwheads.

What did CBR do wrong? The only "official" story I have seen from CBR says that the rumor is just a rumor, which it seems to be at this point.

[Legato]

Or we get a happy smiling disney daredevil.

Damned if you do and damned if you dont then. We get a dark Daredevil then some comic fanboys will be bitching that they are just cashing in on Nolan's Batman because Nolan's dark version of Batman made money. We get a lighthearted version then some comic fanboys will be bitching about how less dark and campy Daredevil is.

[Alex]

Damned if you do and damned if you dont then. We get a dark Daredevil then some comic fanboys will be bitching that they are just cashing in on Nolan's Batman because Nolan's dark version of Batman made money. We get a lighthearted version then some comic fanboys will be bitching about how less dark and campy Daredevil is.

What fanboy is going to say that? Unless you mean Batman fanboys, Daredevil is a dark character, has been for 20 years.
They had to get Mark Waid to write it to make it less dark for the first time in forever, but all his most remembered stories certainly fit into the dark category.