Does Elektras story connect with her appearance in Daredevil in any way?
We do reference Elektra dying in Daredevil, but other than that Daredevil isn’t a huge influence on the film. It has a very different look, and it has a very different type of story and sensibility about it. It’s pretty dark for a comicbook movie. We definitely follow what her character was going through in Frank Miller’s Elektra comicbooks. The character is now wearing her traditional red, how involved were you in creating the costume? Of course I was very involved. Having been Elektra, I knew the comicbook fans weren’t happy with her wearing black in Daredevil. So it was important for her to be in red. Also, fitting the costumes was more involved than usual – I’m kicking, I’m moving, I’m trying work out if it’s going to stretch, and most importantly, if it’s going to split! There’s a bit of artistic licence with her character: in addition to her trademark Sai swords, she has a compound bow which looks a bit like a portable Singer sewing machine. Do you know what I mean? Very much so,
