Daredevil Elektra casting and discussion thread

[afrayedknot]

I'm casting my vote for Sofia Boutella. I thought she did pretty well as far as acting and action in Kingsman. And she has that exotic look and accent.

Back in the day, I would have voted for Patricia Velasquez.

 

[Lencho01]

I like that they aren't going to lily White girls if those two actresses are an indication of how they're casting the role.

 

[Frico]

My pick is Oona Chaplin. If not Elektra then maybe Echo if they ever decide to bring in the character:

 

[Superhero 101]

What about Alexandra daddiro from San andreas

 

[guy66657]

What about Alexandra daddiro from San andreas

Nah, she may be hot as hell but cannot act for ****. I was happy that she wasn't cast as Jessica Jones though.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

I have only watched the first season and a bit of Revolution so I was wondering how good Tracy Spiridakos got by the end of it? She was pretty wooden in the first season but to my genuine surprize I found she was nominated for a Saturn Award at some point. Hence, my query.

Being of a Greek heritage she would cover that issue completely. So, in case she can indeed act, I wouldn't hate seeing her as Elektra.

Though my first choice is Sofia Boutella obviously.

 

[Dark Raven]

Not that I'd want Daisy Ridley to play her but here's an idea of how they could do her comic outfit without making it look cheesy or XXX like.

I would be happy with this kind of look for Elektra if they weren't going to give her the loincloth. At least it still retains the flowing ribbons and wrapped bandages visuals, which I think is important for the look of the character.

I definitely don't want her in leather pants like Jennifer Garner was. This would be a good compromise and would still look recognisably like Elektra.

 

[pixen]

I would be happy with this kind of look for Elektra if they weren't going to give her the loincloth. At least it still retains the flowing ribbons and wrapped bandages visuals, which I think is important for the look of the character.

I definitely don't want her in leather pants like Jennifer Garner was. This would be a good compromise and would still look recognisably like Elektra.

I agree... though the look already kind of has a loin cloth though. Hopefully they try and do her comic outfit for this if she does appear but try to make it a tad more believable like my manip above.

 

[BarryAllen]

I really like it! It totally has influence from the stylings of Nobu's outfit while remaining true to the source material.

 

[Rowsdower!]

My pick is Oona Chaplin. If not Elektra then maybe Echo if they ever decide to bring in the character:

Nice suggestion. She was great on Game of Thrones.

Spoiler

R.I.P.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Sofia Boutella of Kingsman

YES. She's pretty, but with an edge/darkness to her - I can look at her and believe she can kick some ass...which we know she can pull off from Kingsman. This is definitely the best choice I've seen so far.

 

[harryoscop]

After seeing her in Kingsman, Sofia Boutella is my pick as well.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I wonder if she can actually act though. I saw kingsman and that was no real display of acting.

 

[Web-Head]

My pick is Oona Chaplin. If not Elektra then maybe Echo if they ever decide to bring in the character:

Haven't seen her in anything but she certainly looks the part

 

[BatsDC]

Not that I'd want Daisy Ridley to play her but here's an idea of how they could do her comic outfit without making it look cheesy or XXX like.

That's fantastic. I hope Elektra ends up looking like that in the show.


Don't want Sofia Boutella in the role. She didn't strike me as a great actress in Kingsman - she just had a cool role. Difference.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

^ I think i agree with you on boutella even though she bears a striking resemblance to millers elektra.
If she could act then I'd be okay, but i don't thinks shes got real chops.

 

[djkris]

As Greek, both Boutella and Chaplin are perfectly fine, although Boutella looks a bit too young.

 

[BatsDC]

^ I think i agree with you on boutella.
If she could act then I'd be okay, but i don't thinks shes got real chops.

Yeah. I think people came away from Kingsman thinking "wow, she was great" because she had a cool character with a cool gimmick - although her acting was merely serviceable at best.

I'd like someone with far more range and, as you said, better acting chops for Elektra.

 

[Tymminator]

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My pick is Oona Chaplin. If not Elektra then maybe Echo if they ever decide to bring in the character:

Sofia Boutella of Kingsman

Lots of gorgeous females in this thread

Still, I like the two above for roles and I REALLY love the idea of Echo popping up eventually.

 

[pixen]

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Lots of gorgeous females in this thread

Still, I like the two above for roles and I REALLY love the idea of Echo popping up eventually.

I really hope White Tiger/Echo show up either in the much later seasons or never. I don't get the love for either of them, especially when there are other characters that are more interesting.

 

[Tymminator]

I really hope White Tiger/Echo show up either in the much later seasons or never. I don't get the love for either of them, especially when there are other characters that are more interesting.

Different stokes. I don't get the love for Damien Hellstrom, but I know he's a character many others like.

White Tiger is female, a legacy character and pretty cool when written right. Echo has a power set shared only by Taskmaster, great when written correctly and also female. Both are women of color and have ties to DD. I can totally see why peeps would like to see them.

 

[<(o_o)>]

How about Angélica Celaya from the recent tv version of Constantine? http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2574764288/nm1918575?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_pbl_24

 

[pixen]

Different stokes. I don't get the love for Damien Hellstrom, but I know he's a character many others like.

White Tiger is female, a legacy character and pretty cool when written right. Echo has a power set shared only by Taskmaster, great when written correctly and also female. Both are women of color and have ties to DD. I can totally see why peeps would like to see them.

They are cool characters but I'd hate to see classic characters come before others. I'd love and want to see more female heroes... Just don't want them to beat Elektra to the Netflix screen.

 

[Tymminator]

They are cool characters but I'd hate to see classic characters come before others. I'd love and want to see more female heroes... Just don't want them to beat Elektra to the Netflix screen.

I'm pretty sure Elektra will pop up before them.

 

[pixen]

I'm pretty sure Elektra will pop up before them.

One can only hope! Though I would love Typhoid too!