The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Brad Caleb Kane, a writer and producer on Fringe, will be taking care of writing duties for the Daredevil reboot.
Brad Caleb Kane, a writer-producer on cult Fox TV show Fringe, has been hired to pen the franchise’s relaunch, which has high ambitions: Kane is being asked to adapt one of the most influential and acclaimed comic stories of all time, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s “Born Again” run from Daredevil.
Born Again is an incredible run, but perhaps one of the darkest chapters in the life of Matthew Murdock. If that movie were to be made it would be pretty bleak. Sure, it all ends up well, but… Jeez… Talk about a nadir…
Having said that, I’m incredibly excited about that prospect. Hopefully, Fox learned their lessons with X-Men: First Class and now know the difference between a good superhero movie and one forced out of spite and greed. With the story they’ve chosen, if they follow suit with a great team, this could be a fantastic superhero movie. And I’m doubly excited since Born Again isn’t an origin story. And it’s probably some of Miller and Mazzucchelli’s best work.
And what excites me even more is the possibility that this could pave the way to an adaptation of Kevin Smith’s dynamite run on the book.
If you haven’t read it, you have no excuse. It’s a fantastic book whether it’s getting made or not. And it’s less than $15 on Amazon.