Whats Kevin Smiths connection to Ben Affleck and \Daredevil\?
A longtime fan, Smith wrote part of the comic book series, and Johnson says many of the movie’s plot points are borrowed from Smith’s storylines. Smith is also partly responsible for getting Affleck on board. The pair bonded over their passion for all things Matt Murdock while shooting ”Mallrats.” ”He was impressed with my knowledge of the ‘Daredevil’ storyline, as compared to my knowledge of other comics, which was seriously lacking,” Affleck recalls. When Smith’s ”Daredevil” series was compiled into a graphic novel, he asked Affleck to write the foreword. ”It was fun, especially because he referred to Matt Murdock having tickets to the ‘Good Will Hunting’ premiere in the comic, which I thought was pretty sweet.” As luck would have it, that foreword caught the attention of the film’s producers when casting began. We can only hope Smith collected his 10 percent.
