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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 24, 2014 16:25:04 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/tv/news/drew-goddard-leaves-daredevil-1201191352/Less than 24 hours after news broke that director Edgar Wright has left Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man” over creative differences, Drew Goddard has stepped down as showrunner of Marvel’s new Netflix series “Daredevil.” Goddard has handed the job over to fellow “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” writer Steven S. DeKnight. In addition to serving as series showrunner and exec producer, Goddard was supposed to write and direct the first episode of “Daredevil,” which is set to premiere on the streaming site next year. Filming will begin this summer in New York Goddard will now serve as a consultant on the original drama, but focus most of his attention on writing and directing Sony’s upcoming “Spider-Man” villain-focused spinoff “Sinister Six.” DeKnight was the showrunner of Starz’s “Spartacus.” He worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon’s cult TV series “Buffy” and its spinoff “Angel.” He also has experience in the superhero show genre as co-exec producer and writer on The CW’s Superman drama “Smallville.” Aside from the 13-episode “Daredevil” series, the deal between Netflix and Marvel also includes three other original comic book adaptations: “Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist” and “Luke Cage.” Latino Review was first to report.
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