ELEKTRA eyes X-FILES helmer

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004
Source: Variety

Director Rob Bowman (REIGN OF FIRE, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE) is in discussions to helm the ELEKTRA movie for 20th Century Fox. Producers Mark Steven Johnson and Gary Foster want to secure Bowman so he can be ready for star Jennifer Garner's hiatus before filming season four of ALIAS.

The ELEKTRA script was written by Zak Penn (SUSPECT ZERO, BEHIND ENEMY LINES) and will show how the character returned to life after seemingly being killed by the assassin Bullseye in the DAREDEVIL movie. The screenplay combines story elements from the Marvel Comics graphic novels THE ELEKTRA SAGA and ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN, as well as incorporates the character of Stick. As longtime readers of Marvel's DAREDEVIL book may know, Stick served as the mentor to a young Matt Murdock, giving him the training to become the guardian angel of Hell's Kitchen.

Filming on ELEKTRA is expected to commence in May.


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