The first season of Daredevil won over a lot of fans to the character and the potential of what can be done on the small screen with a good number of Marvel’s characters. The second season is in production now and it already got a significant boost with the recent casting of Jon Bernthal as The Punisher. Now another piece of the puzzle has been put into place with the casting of Elodie Yung as Elektra. Yung’s been in a few films, including GI Joe Retaliation and is in the upcoming Gods of Egypt film.
“After a worldwide search, we found in Élodie the perfect actress to embody both Elektra’s impressive and deadly physicality, as well as her psychological complexity,” Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb said in Marvel’s announcement. ““Paired with Charlie as Matt Murdock, the two will bring one of the most beloved and tumultuous comic book relationships to life with all the accompanying sparks and spectacular action sequences the show is known for.”
The character description reads with, “Yung will play Elektra, a mysterious woman from Matt Murdock’s past whose dangerous and exotic ways may be more than he can handle.”
The character was created back in the 1981 issue of the original series #168 by Frank Miller. The character went on to become an integral piece of the overall Daredevil lore and has been brought to screen previously by Jennifer Garner.
The show stars Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Rosario Dawson, Jon Bernthal and Elodie Yung.
Plot concept: Blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the Super Hero “Daredevil” in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.
