It’s been a pretty big week for directorKevin Smith, who revealed in a radio interview that he’s turning his movie sequel idea forMallrats 2into a 10-episode TV series, while also teasing that he has found a home for hisBuckaroo BanzaiTV show as well. The director won plenty of praise for directing an episode of The CW’sThe Flashin April, which opened up a lot of new doors for the filmmaker. While his slate appears to be busier than ever, it seems the filmmaker wants to delve even deeper into Marvel’s TV side by directing episodes ofDaredevilandThe Defenders.
WhileNetflixhasn’t officially renewedDaredevilfor Season 3 quite yet, most fans are expecting the superhero series to return at some point next year. During an interview withIGN, directorKevin Smithrevealed how he’s been pitching Marvel chief creative officeJoe Quesada, who he worked with on a run ofDaredevilcomic books, about directing an episode ofDaredevilSeason 3. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say below.
“I feel very at home in that Flash world, so much so that I’d love to do the others. I even toldJoe Quesada- we worked onDaredeviltogether back in the day, I wrote it, he drew it - I said, ‘Dude, I want to directDaredevil, man. That’d be wild to be able to do it in real-life - let’s co-direct it, that’d be cool, just like we did the book. We could co-direct an episode and then, like, take the passion from the page to the screen.’ I’m going to try and make thatDaredevilthing happen. Every time I talk toQuesadaor [Executive Vice President of Marvel Television]Jeph Loeb, I’m like, ‘Hey! When are you going back down to the cameras?'”
Daredevildebuted last spring, with the second season premiering in March. The show is the first of four to debut on Netflix, followed byJessica Jones, which premiered in November,Luke Cage, arriving this coming September, andIron Fist, which doesn’t have a premiere date yet. All four of theseMarvel heroeswill be teaming up in the miniseriesThe Defenders, which doesn’t have an air date set at this time.Kevin Smithalso revealed that he’d love to direct an episode ofThe Defendersas well.
“You know, they’re gearing up now forThe Defenders. If I can get a piece of thatDefendersmini-series holy st, could you imagine, dude? Because then you’re working with multiple suits at once, that’d be phenomenal. Just doing a miniAvengers- even one episode of that run ofDefendersis like, ‘oh, I get to exercise any interest I had inAvengersbut doing it on a scale where nobody’s betting $200 million on the guy that made fkin’Yoga Hosers.'”
While the filmmaker’s TV slate is certainly growing, he’s best known for his work on the big screen with comedies such asClerksand his new True North Trilogy, which started with last year’sTusk, continues with this year’sYoga Hosersand concludes withMoose Jaws. When asked if he’d ever consider making a Marvel adventure on the big screen, the director revealed that he doesn’t think that would be right for him. Here’s what he had to say below.
“I don’t know if a feature would be [for me]. In episodic, somebody did all the heavy lifting for you, told this backstory, and added to the characters and stuff, so you’ve got this rich tapestry to play with for an hour where you don’t have to tell everybody and origin story, or tell everyone how this person feels about being this character. In movies, spectacle’s what drives that engine, because that’s what they’re going to put in the trailer, that’s what’s going to make you leave your house to go see it. ‘Holy s**t! Did you see that shot of a giant wave?’ I’m not that guy. I’m the guy where they’ve got to sell it on, ‘oh, did you see that scene where they were talking to each other?’ That’s generally not what people are looking for in a comic book movie.”
Last season,Daredevilintroduced iconic comic book characters such asPunisher(Jon Bernthal) andElektra(Elodie Yung), but we don’t know which characters may debut in Season 3. Since Season 3 hasn’t been officially announced yet, it isn’t known when production may begin. We’ll have to wait and see if Marvel will in fact bring onKevin Smithto direct eitherDaredevilorThe Defenders, so stay tuned.
