Marvel’s Joe Quesada tweeted earlier today that they have found their Elektra for the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil television show. 34-year old Elodie Yung, whose most well known parts as of today were Jink in G.I. Joe Retaliation and a pivotal role in David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, was selected to play the Greek warrior who was last played by Jennifer Garner in the 2003 film. Marvel described this Elektra as “a mysterious woman from Matt Murdock’s past whose dangerous and exotic ways may be more than he can handle”.

This announcement is the second major casting choice for the second season of the hit show. Last month came the announcement of Jon Bernthal’s addition to the cast as antihero Frank Castle (aka The Punisher).

Casting Yung is interesting considering that Elektra’s origins were Greek in both the comic books and film variations (Yung is French Cambodian, according to her IMDB profile). Add to that the consideration of dropped lines in the first season of a romantic interest of Matt Murdock of Greek persuasion while he was in college. Somehow, all things being the internet, there will be at least a few passionate individuals who will make a much bigger deal out of this than is truly neccessary.