Yesterday, marvel.com made the announcement that actor Elodie Yung had been cast as Elektra in the upcoming second season of Netflix original series Daredevil. Yung's previous work includes 2013's G.I Joe: Retaliation and David Fincher's American remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The character, who was briefly referenced in the first season of the show, has a huge role in the Daredevil mythos and is an iconic Marvel character in her own right. Her previous live-action appearance was in the 2005 film Elektra where she was portrayed by Jennifer Garner; the film was a critical and commercial failure, which isn't surprising considering it was a spin-off of the widely-panned 2003 Daredevil movie.
Yung joins Jon Bernthal who was recently cast as fan-favourite Marvel character The Punisher in season two of the much-acclaimed series. The question now is can the show handle the addition of these characters, especially as neither have had a successful live-action adaptation before (much to the disappointment of many Marvel fans). I'm optimistic that the people behind this excellent show can do justice to these characters; that being said I'm not familiar with Yung's previous work leaving me unqualified to speculate whether she's right for the high-profile role.
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