Bring Out The Gimp

I wonder if, when Ben Affleck signed on the dotted line for Daredevil, he had any idea he'd find himself trussed up in a red leather, looking more like an S&M posterboy than a heroic vigilante? Well, the first picture of Ben as 'the man without fear' was put up by USA Today and, with moulded nipples, face-mask and cod-piece, our Ben will likely find himself the one being arrested when he chases bad guys through the streets. "The struggle with the costume is staying faithful to the comic and at the same time not making it look ridiculous," director Mark Steven Johnson told USA Today. "We knew we weren't going to do red tights." Going for a cross beween Batman's moulded look and the form-fitted costume of Spider-Man, Afleck's Daredevil will certainly raise a few eyebrows when he hits screens next year. Expect to see replica outfits appearing in a sex shop near you.