Elektra (2005 film)

Elektra
A woman dressed in red brandishes her weapons, two sai.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Bowman
Written by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBill Roe
Edited byKevin Stitt
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • January 14, 2005 (2005-01-14)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$43–65 million[2][3]
Box office$57 million[2]

Elektra is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Elektra Natchios and directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the film Daredevil (2003), with Jennifer Garner reprising her role as the titular character. The story follows Elektra, an assassin who must protect a man and his prodigy daughter from another assassin who was hired by the Hand. Goran Višnjić, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Terence Stamp also star.

For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, and M. Raven Metzner received "written by" credit. Mark Steven Johnson received credit for "motion picture characters" and Frank Miller for "comic book characters". Filming started around May 2004 in Vancouver.[4]

The film was released on January 14, 2005. Upon its release, Elektra was a commercial and critical failure, grossing $57 million against a production budget of $43–65 million. It received negative reviews from critics, who found the script and storyline lacking, but many praised Garner's performance.[5] She reprised her role as Elektra in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine.

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  2. ^ a b "Elektra (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 14, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Elektra (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. ^ Keck, William (April 15, 2004). "For '13' rollout, 'cute' sums it up". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Graeme McMillan (August 6, 2016). "Never Mind 'Suicide Squad,' Here Are the Worst 20 Superhero Movies Ever (According to Critics)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2019.