And as much as Bullseye enjoys his job in the movie, Farrell enjoyed playing him in Daredevil, which reaches theaters on Friday.

"It was loads of fun. I had a field day doing it," says Farrell, the 26-year-old Irishman who rarely escapes an interview without a few profanities. "I had a blast. It was such a good time. Check your subtlety in at the door and then go for it.

"You were very aware doing a piece like that you're not restricted by the realms of reality, you know. It's a comic book-based story. And the character of Bullseye, more than any of the others, was always more insane in the comic.

"Matt Murdock had a thing going on as Daredevil the vigilante at night and the lawyer during the day. And then Bullseye was always kind of a lunatic in the comic book itself, so in the script (we) just took it a little bit further in that vein."

In Daredevil, Farrell speaks with his native Irish accent for the first time in a film. That was the idea of Daredevil director Mark Steven Johnson.

"It was never established in the comic book where Bullseye was from," Farrell says. "So he said, 'Why don't you do it in your Irish accent?' And I loved the idea, of course. I haven't, in three years and six or seven films later, I haven't gotten the chance to use my Irish accent."

Farrell wasn't familiar with Daredevil before getting the role.

"I had never heard of it because there's not much of a comic-book culture from where I come from, like there is over here," Farrell says. "But as soon as I met Mark Steven Johnson - he got his first comic book bought for him when he was eight, I think - and his passion for the piece was just so contagious that I quickly understood what the catch was with it."

Johnson sent Farrell some comics to help, too.

"And he showed me a lot of artwork and so on and so forth," Farrell says. "But just between talking with him and reading some of the books I kind of garnered a greater understanding at all."

Farrell says Johnson's passion for Daredevil was never waning.

"He was a Daredevil fan all his life, a diehard one," Farrell says. "And he wrote the script, obviously, and he just had an inordinate amount of love for the characters and the folklore and the mythology aspect of it and all the religious relevance.

"And he was just onboard. From Day One, he was involved with costumes, he got the music together, he got all these amazing bands together to do the soundtrack. He just had his finger in every bit of the pie and the creative process. And was just an inspiration to be around.

"On the set, you'd be doing long days and bulbs burst and you go behind on schedule and shit happens, and at times you'd get frustrated. And he was always just really optimistic and his love for the project always shone through. He was just fantastic to be around.

"He'd play rock 'n roll music in between the set-ups. Two o'clock in the morning in downtown Los Angeles, he's on a rooftop and U2 would be blasting out while the crews are going around doing their business. It was just a great set to be on. Just great to be around.

"He had great ideas with Bullseye, the physicality of him and what he would like to be as a creature."

Despite having a huge fight with Daredevil. Farrell didn't actually act that much with Daredevil star Ben Affleck.

"There was so much green screen and CGI stuff that it was either him on the set doing bits and pieces on his own or me," Farrell says.

"I didn't exactly get to sit across the table from him and do dialogue scenes. I never really got the feeling that I got the chance to work with him. But he's a great guy."

Fighting with Jennifer Garner's Elektra was a different story.

"That fight was more fun because it wasn't segmented," Farrell says. "It wasn't so disjointed. And we got to go from start to finish. And it was close combat stuff."

Asked if Alias star Garner could kick his ass, Farrell laughs. "Probably, yeah," he says. "I'd put my money on her. She's a tough bird. Very tough."

Farrell, who brought Britney Spears to his premiere of The Recruit, insists he isn't involved with the singer - "She's a nice girl," he says. He brought his mother, brother and sisters to the premiere of Daredevil on Sunday.

Daredevil was part of Farrell's contract with New Regency, so he isn't signed for a sequel. However, if you stick around for the credits after Daredevil, you can see that Bullseye could return, and Farrell says he'd be interested in returning.

"If Mark was involved, yeah," Farrell says. "If Mark Steven Johnson was involved."

Rob Allstetter, Deputy Sports Editor for The Detroit News, has been a comics journalist for the past decade, having written for numerous publications. He currently publishes The Comics Continuum. He can be reached at RobAlls@aol.com.

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