Darkman (film character)

Doctor Peyton Westlake was an American scientist and research developing a method of creating synthetic skin to assist with burn victims. After an attack by Robert G. Durant that led to his being horrifically scarred in a laboratory explosion, the unidentified and presumed deceased Westlake was subjected to the Rangeveritz Technique, a procedure that prevented pain impulses from reaching the brain. Unable to feel pain, and with incredible strength brought on by unmanaged adrenaline flow, Westlake sought to destroy Durant's criminal empire while searching for the man who had orchestrated the attempt on his life, while dealing with the uncontrollable mood swings and fits of madness caused by the procedure. Westlake's crusade against crime and search for vengeance pushed him further into madness, leading him to realise he was no longer the same man and to rechristen himself Darkman.
==Notes==
*Darkman was portrayed by Irish actor Liam Neeson.Darkman - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021Liam Neeson - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021 Director and character creator Sam Raimi had intended to cast Bruce Campbell in the role, but was overruled by Universal Studios. Thanks to the character's mastery of disguise, Campbell was able to cameo at the very end of the film in the role.10 Things You Didn’t Know About Darkman - Ben Bussey - 25 November 2019 - 80's Kids - Retrieved 27 March 2021
*Neeson has stated that acting through the makeup and with eyes was challenging, and that the requisite hours in the makeup chair would have led him to refuse the film later on in life.Neeson, McDormand revisit their 'Darkman' days - Brian Truitt - 17 February 2014 - USA Today - Retrieved 27 March 2021 Neeson has also stated that he loved making the film despite the makeup process involved and the long hours.Liam Neeson on 'Honest Thief', 'Darkman' Memories, and If He's Been Asked Back for 'Star Wars' - Christina Radish - 21 October 2020 - Collider - Retrieved 27 March 2021 Neeson, reflecting in 2020, stated that he'd liked the script because it was something he'd loved to have seen as a boy, as well as the fact that it was a leading role.'Darkman' Turns 30: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand and More Remember the Arduous Making of Sam Raimi's Influential Superhero Film - Ryan Parker - 20 August 2020 - The Hollywood Reporter - Retrieved 27 March 2021 Hal Lipper of the Tampa Bay Times criticised Neeson's acting, referring to it as overracting.PHANTOM OF THE OBVIOUS - Hal Tipper - 24 August 1990 - Tampa Bay Times - Retrieved 27 March 2021
*Arnold Vosloo took on the role in the two sequels,Darkman II: The Return of Durant - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021Darkman III: Die Darkman Die - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021Arnold Vosloo - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021 while Christopher Bowen played the role in a 1992 TV pilot.Darkman - IMDB - Retrieved 27 March 2021 Darkman also appeared in a series of novels written by Randall Boyll, where Darkman is explicitly set in Detroit as in the scripts, and attracts the attention of the United States government.
*The setting of the film is never explicitly stated in the film, nor its two sequels, though at least one review from the time of release identified the city as being Detroit.
==Appearances==
*Darkman (first and final appearance)
==Links== 
*Darkman on Wikipedia
*Peyton Westlake on the Darkman Wiki
==References==
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