Although Daredevil met with a mixed-to-negative reaction from fans (the unrated director's cut DVD has fared better), the Mark Steven Johnson-directed film made $179 million at the worldwide box office.
Daredevil was the last film starring Ben Affleck to have performed like that at the box office. Not that it is enough to persuade Affleck to reprise his role as the Man Without Fear for a sequel.
In a report that has been picked up by various European news outlets, Affleck told the press at the London premiere of his new film Hollywoodland, "By playing a superhero in Daredevil, I have inoculated myself from ever playing another superhero. ... Wearing a costume was a source of humiliation for me and something I wouldn't want to do again soon."
So Daredevil's outfit was "a source of humiliation?" Not Gigli, Surviving Christmas, Paycheck or that whole Bennifer fiasco?
Ironically, Affleck plays the late actor George Reeves in Hollywoodland, an actor who was forever trapped by his role as TV's Superman.
