--- description: Daredevil was a comic the actor and Ben Affleck read as kids title: Matt Damon Wants to Be the Next Daredevil—But Only if Christopher Nolan Directs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2454c7867c71bfb8/6988656a2dce014c709e5b57/matt-damon1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matt Damon Wants to Be the Next Daredevil—But Only if Christopher Nolan Directs by [Michael Miller / People](/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2015 10:57 AM CUT  Matt Damon attends the European premiere of "The Martian" at Odeon Leicester Square on September 24, 2015 in London. Matt Damon attends the European premiere of "The Martian" at Odeon Leicester Square on September 24, 2015 in London.Karwai Tang—Getty Images by [Michael Miller / People](/author/people/) ## Michael Miller / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 25, 2015 10:57 AM CUT With his best bud [Ben Affleck](http://www.people.com/people/ben%5Faffleck "undefined") donning the cape and cowl for [_Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:MovieBatmanvsSuperman,00.html "undefined"), [Matt Damon](http://www.people.com/people/matt%5Fdamon "undefined") is toying with the idea of getting into the superhero game himself. “I think he approached it the right way, which is, ‘Can I make a great superhero movie?’ rather than, ‘Do I want to play a superhero?'” Damon tells the [_Daily News_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/matt-damon-dreamed-playing-daredevil-article-1.2372880 "undefined") about Affleck’s recent foray into the comic book world. “I’d consider it if the right thing came along,” he adds. “For us it was always _Daredevil_ – that’s the comic we read when we were kids,” says Damon. “But when that one came along (in 2003) I chickened out, because I couldn’t tell. I hadn’t seen the director (Mark Steven Johnson’s) work and I didn’t know. So I just said, ‘No.’ Ben was like, ‘I gotta do it.’ “And the movie ended up doing very well, even though I don’t think Ben was ultimately very proud of it.” But there’s still hope Damon could star as the blind vigilante one day. “If Chris Nolan came up to me and said, ‘I want to do _Daredevil_,’ I would be in.” For now, [_The Martian_](http://www.people.com/article/matt-damon-martian-ridley-scott-first-look "undefined") star is stuck watching Charlie Cox play the part of the Marvel hero on the popular Netflix series, while Nolan continues to work with exclusively in the DC Comics universe.But even if the _Dark Knight Returns_ director is unavailable forever, Damon reminds the _Daily News_ that just like his friend Affleck, he’s got his eye on the director’s chair. “Just putting that out there,” he jokes. 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