Ben Affleck played the Man Without Fear in 2003's Daredevil, a movie released in a hit-and-miss era of superhero storytelling that included movies like Spider-Man, X-Men, Catwoman, and Fantastic Four.

“I love the comic book,” Affleck said, explaining why he made Daredevil. “And I loved working with [Michael Clarke Duncan], and Colin, and Jen Garner. It wasn’t the adaptation ultimately that I ...