Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai. For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman and Raven Metzner received "written by" credit. Mark Steven Johnson received credit for "motion picture characters" and Frank Miller for "comic book characters." After being killed, Elektra Natchios is revived by a blind martial arts master called Stick . She is brought to his training compound... to learn Kimagure, an ancient martial arts discipline that provides its practitioners with precognition as well as the ability to resurrect the dead. Elektra is soon expelled because of her inability to let go of her rage. She leaves and uses her training to become a contract killer. Elektra infiltrates a heavily-guarded area, kills the guards, and manages to slay her target DeMarco .
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| Release date: | January 8, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Rob Bowman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Avi Arad, Gary Foster, Arnon Milchan |
| Editor: | Kevin Stitt |
| Music by: | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Bill Roe |
| Screenplay by: | Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, Raven Metzner |
| Estimated budget: | $43,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller, Fantasy |