Fan Casting Karen Page in Joe Carnahan's Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

From an early age, all Karen Page wanted was adventure. Her parents, on the other hand, insisted that she marry "some nice young man" and be a doting housewife, a prospect which she viewed with dread. At the age of eighteen, she left home and joined the Vermont State Police. After four years of handing out speeding tickets and arresting drunk drivers, she resigned from the force and moved to New York City, where she opened her own private investigation office in Hell's Kitchen. Karen first met the costumed vigilante Daredevil when both were working on the same case, albeit from different angles. Karen was tracking down some missing mutant kids, while Daredevil was tracking down the source of a new drug on the streets, Mutant Growth Hormone (MGH). Karen was instantly attracted to Daredevil, and made it her mission to discover the man underneath the cowl. Karen first met Matt Murdock and Franklin "Foggy" Nelson at a coffee shop several days later. When Nelson indicated a need for a private eye to assist his defense case, Karen offered her services. The trail she followed led to a warehouse over in Brooklyn owned by Wilson Fisk, where she was soon confronted by the hitman Bullseye, who tried to kill her. She was saved at the last moment by Daredevil, who had been following her. Karen resented the save, despite admitting to herself that she could not have taken on Bullseye alone. Karen has worked for Nelson several other times. Each time, the case inevitably drew Daredevil's attention. She is beginning to suspect that Daredevil is either Murdock or Nelson, but cannot prove anything. Karen recently assisted the X-Men on a case. Afterwards, however, she was approached and mentally dominated by the criminal mutant Mesmero. Mesmero's plans for her remain unrevealed.