UPDATE: Drew Goddard Departs DAREDEVIL; Steven DeKnight Named New Showrunner

UPDATE: Drew Goddard Departs DAREDEVIL; Steven DeKnight Named New Showrunner

Yet another Latino-Review scoop confirmed! It has been revealed now that Drew Goddard will leave Daredevil in order to work on The Amazing Spider-Man spin-off, Sinister Six. However, he will still consult on Daredevil, and a new showrunner has already been found!

By JoshWilding - May 24, 2014 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Edgar Wright parted ways with Marvel Studios yesterday, and now following reports that Drew Goddard had left Daredevil, The Hollywood Reporter confirms that a new showrunner has been found for the Netflix series. That will be Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Steve S. DeKnight, and he is currently in late stage negotiations to take over. However, before you go thinking that Marvel and Disney are upsetting everyone and anyone connected to them, the reason that Goddard has left is simply to work on Sinister Six for Sony Pictures. He will remain a consultant on the drama. DeKnight served as showrunner on three seasons of Spartacus, and worked with Goddard on Joss Whedon's Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as Whedon's Dollhouse and The CW's Smallville.

UPDATE: Marvel is proud to announce that acclaimed writer, director and producer Steven S. DeKnight ("Spartacus," "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer," "Angel") has joined "Marvel's Daredevil" as Executive Producer & Showrunner on the all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015. Drew Goddard, who also wrote the first two episodes, will continue to serve as Executive Producer on "Marvel"s Daredevil" as he writes and preps Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man" spin-off film, "The Sinister Six."
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MrBlackJack
MrBlackJack - 5/24/2014, 11:45 AM
Well that was fast.
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 11:47 AM
Steven S dekinght created the spartacus series on starz and is a big comic book fan, he has worked on angel and dollhouse too
MrBlackJack
MrBlackJack - 5/24/2014, 11:47 AM
And thank god.
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 5/24/2014, 11:50 AM
Paragraphs.
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 11:50 AM
i like this choice ...i havent seen spartacus but i have heard it is quite good but it has worked on angel and dollhouse so he fits the tone
nuclearpriest
nuclearpriest - 5/24/2014, 11:50 AM
Crisis averted, as you were people!
Missy
Missy - 5/24/2014, 11:51 AM
Good, Daredevil lives!
MightOfMagneto
MightOfMagneto - 5/24/2014, 11:51 AM
Revert the rights back to Fox!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/24/2014, 11:52 AM
Cant wait to see Daredevil no matter who's doing it :p
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/24/2014, 11:52 AM
MightOfSentinel @ LMFAO!

Yeah sure as long as Marvel gets FF back :p
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 11:53 AM
@mrmbj

Prepare for immediate arguments.
remembertheking
remembertheking - 5/24/2014, 11:53 AM
shit is going down like the day SHIELD collapsed and hydra surfaced. This is going to be deadly. All along people like Whedon, Wright, Feige, Gunn and Goddard were actually SHIELD while all the others were Hydra. Hydra is in control.
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 11:54 AM
As long as the screenplay is complete, which I believe it is, we just need a director to direct it. I've seen episodes of Spartacus. I would say deknight is a serviceable replacement
XelCorp
XelCorp - 5/24/2014, 11:55 AM
I don't know who this new guy is.. Can anyone who is familiar with his work tell me if this is a good choice?
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 11:57 AM
the guy is a HUGE comic book fan too, also goddard left to work on the sinister six film but will still consult on the show..crisis averted..now tell us about ANT MAN!!
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 5/24/2014, 11:57 AM
Oh okay cool

I was about to say
ProfessorX
ProfessorX - 5/24/2014, 11:57 AM
DeKnight is a big step down from Goddard...
LMB10
LMB10 - 5/24/2014, 11:57 AM
Sounds cool. Nice replacement
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 11:57 AM
I would be EXTREMELY excited for Goddard doing sinister six if TASM didn't suck BEYOND measure. I was so excited for it before I saw TASM2. =(
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 5/24/2014, 11:58 AM
Love the Spartacus show
So this is fine with me
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 11:58 AM
TASM2*. One was good.
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 11:59 AM
MARVEL-he was the showrunner behind the Spartacus series on Starz, he worked on angel and dollhouse too and he is a comic book fan too
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 5/24/2014, 12:00 PM
Now tell us who replaced Edgar Wright! We need an sitrep on that situation stat!
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 5/24/2014, 12:01 PM
GODDARD AND WRIGHT LEFT MARVEL STUDIOS BEFORE IT COMPLETELY TURNED INTO HYDRA!
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 12:03 PM
omegadagod-he is still gonna consult on the show,it says in the reportplus DEKNIGHT himself is a big comic book fan too i have heard
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 12:04 PM
Why in the world would he leave DD if he's a huge fan? This is so stupid. Feels alot like Singer leaving XMen for Superman Returns. Ugh.
TheBuoyWonder
TheBuoyWonder - 5/24/2014, 12:05 PM
GUYS I'M TELLING YOU.
THE END IS NIGH!!!!!!
#MARVELISTOTALLYGONNAFAIL
#LOGIC
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 12:05 PM
And both the xmen and superman returns suffered for it.
SaxoWolf
SaxoWolf - 5/24/2014, 12:06 PM
good choice. Spartacus was da bomb
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 5/24/2014, 12:07 PM
I hope its still good, and hope that they announce a replacement Director for Ant-Man soon! Aswell as announcing pushing back the film! just a lil' bit...
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/24/2014, 12:07 PM
also gunn just posted this on his facebook

Sometimes you have friends in a relationship. You love each of them dearly as individuals and think they're amazing people. When they talk to you about their troubles, you do everything you can to support them, to keep them together, because if you love them both so much doesn't it make sense they should love each other? But little by little you realize, at heart, they aren't meant to be together - not because there's anything wrong with either of them, but they just don't have personalities that mesh in a comfortable way. They don't make each other happy. Although it's sad to see them split, when they do, you're surprisingly relieved, and excited to see where their lives take them next.
It's easy to try to make one party "right" and another party "wrong" when a breakup happens, but it often isn't that simple. Or perhaps it's even more simple than that - not everyone belongs in a relationship together. It doesn't mean they're not wonderful people.
And that's true of both Edgar Wright and Marvel. One of them isn't a person, but I think you get what I mean.
Maestro
Maestro - 5/24/2014, 12:08 PM
@saxo

What did you like about it? Not familiar with the story. A friend watches it all the time though.
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