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  • “Jessica Jones” Gets Green Light for Second Season

    Jessica Jones is coming back for a second season. Netflix made the announcement earlier this month at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena.

    Not much information was available at the show’s panel. Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb explained.

    “We learned about the pickup when you guys learned about it, so we’re at that stage of just going ‘yay!’” he said.

    Following the panel, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg offered a few tidbits of information about the second season of Jessica Jones for reporters.

    “I think I just want to continue with her character. She’s a very damaged character and her damage goes beyond Kilgrave [David Tennant]. There’s a lot to mine from in her backstory and in her present day situation. I think we’ll find something,” she said.

    Adding that she doesn’t know when Jessica Jones season two will start, Rosenberg says she plans to continue using ideas from the Alias series of comics by Brian Michael Bendis. That’s where Jessica Jones–the character–first appeared.

    “I will always use as much as I possibly can from the comic book,” she said, noting that they’ll have to allow for some changes given the differences in the mythology between the Marvel comics and ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. “The MCU is very different in terms of its mythology. In the books, everyone knows superheroes are walking around, there’s a lot of things building toward Secret Wars. We’re probably not going to be able to do a totally parallel storylines. But I take every little piece I can because it’s so good.”

    Did you catch the first season of Jessica Jones on Netflix yet? Are you excited to learn a second season will soon be in the works?

    Jessica Jones stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, as well as Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Wil Traval as Will Simpson, Erin Moriarty as Hope Shlottman, Eka Darville as Malcolm Ducasse, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, and David Tennant as Kilgrave.

  • ‘Jessica Jones’ Creator Dishes On Why Krysten Ritter Was the Perfect Choice For the Role

    ‘Jessica Jones’ Creator Dishes On Why Krysten Ritter Was the Perfect Choice For the Role

    Netflix’ original series Jessica Jones took some time making its way to the small screen and one of the factors in its delay was finding the right actress to play the former superhero turned private investigator.

    However, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg told The Hollywood Reporter that they found their Marvel comics character in Krysten Ritter.

    After exploring several high-profile names while casting Jessica, Rosenberg said Ritter’s ability to capture the dark, sarcastic bite to the character convinced them that she was the perfect choice.

    “Krysten Ritter, if you’ve seen her comedic work before, she’s exactly that,” said Rosenberg. “That’s why she was always very high on our list and of course when she came in very early in the process set the bar incredibly high and no one else came close. Particularly on that one count of delivering incredibly dry.”

    Rosenberg said Krysten Ritter‘s comedic background served her well during casting.

    “That was always going to be the toughest thing. As they say, death is easy, comedy is hard,” she noted.

    As reported by The New York Post, the 13-episode drama is the second of Netflix’s five planned Marvel TV series, and also serves as a prequel of sorts to 2016’s Luke Cage, played by Mike Colter of The Good Wife.

    “Jessica first spies Luke through her long-range zoom lens and after a chance meeting, sparks fly — a connection that intensifies once the two realize they both have special abilities,” notes The New York Post.

    The entire first season of Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter premieres Friday on Netflix.

  • Krysten Ritter Proves She’s Got What It Takes To Be The Ultimate ‘Jessica Jones’ in New Trailer

    Krysten Ritter proves in a new trailer released on Tuesday that she has what it takes to be the ultimate Jessica Jones.

    The preview features Ritter as the Marvel character teaming up with Luke Cage, played by Mike Colter, taking on the evil Kilgrave, portrayed by David Tennant, who returns from her past.

    Romantic tensions develop between Jessica and Luke as they attempt to fight Kilgrave’s mind control.

    Also starring in the feature film are Carrie-Anne Mossas attorney Jeri Hogarth, Rachael Taylor as Jessica’s best friend, Trish “Patsy” Walker, aka Hellcat, Eka Darville as her neighbor Malcolm, Erin Moriarty as her client Hope, and Wil Traval as Det. Will Simpson, aka Nuke.

    According to UPI, Jessica Jones possesses superhuman strength in the comis and possesses the ability to fly. After Kilgrave possesses her with his mind control capabilities, Jessica refuses her mad skills and leaves superhero life to open her own private investigation agency.

    In the film, Krysten Ritter’s character will return to her glory days as a superhero.

    Jessica Jones, which has garnered some positive reviews from media outlets like The Hollywood Reporter, will premiere Nov. 20 on Netflix.

    Krysten Ritter is best known for her rolse as Gia Goodman on The CW series Veronica Mars. She also starred as Jane Margolis on AMC drama Breaking Bad and Chloe on ABC sitcom Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.

    Who is getting psyched to see Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones?

  • Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones: Check Out First Full Trailer

    Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones: Check Out First Full Trailer

    Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones in Marvel’s upcoming show to air on Netflix. Called Jessica Jones, Ritter shines as the lead character in the sure-to-be hit show.

    The trailer for Jessica Jones was just released, and Krysten Ritter is–simply put–quite amazing.

    In addition to Krysten Ritter, Jessica Jones also stars Doctor Who’s David Tennant as the villain Kilgrave, The Good Wife’s Mike Colter as Luke Cage (he is also getting his own series after Jessica Jones is released), Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker (known as Hellcat by comic fans), The Matrix’s Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty, and Wil Traval.

    Comic fans are well aware of some of the things Kilgrave has done to Jessica Jones. It appears as though many of these things will air via Netflix. E! News calls the show “brutal and addicting at the same time.

    Are you a fan of the comics? Are you eagerly anticipating Krysten Ritter and her co-stars when Netflix airs Jessica Jones?

    What’s your take on the trailer? Does it make you even more excited for Jessica Jones to air?

  • Krysten Ritter Underwent Grueling Physical Challenges for Jessica Jones Role

    Krysten Ritter didn’t simply land a role and begin shooting scenes as Marvel superhero Jessica Jones in the upcoming Netflix series of the same name. Instead the actress underwent some rather grueling training.

    “I had to train pretty hard-core — boxing and weight training,” Krysten Ritter told Page Six in a recent interview. “Things that I would never do. I like spinning and Pilates, but I had to wear weight-lifting gloves and pack on muscle. I got really into it.”

    Defying many stereotypes in this role, Krysten Ritter is super excited to play a superhero.

    “I’m never sexualized, I’m not in a slutty suit. This is a really ballsy, tough, badass character,” she says.

    Set to debut via Netflix on November 20th, Jessica Jones focuses on its title character, “a retired superhero in search of personal redemption.” Along the way she’ll encounter Jeryn Hogarth (played by Carrie-Anne Moss) and fellow Marvel superhero Luke Cage, played on the show–and in his own upcoming series–by Mike Colter.

    Prior to her new superhero role, Krysten Ritter starred as Jane Margolis–Jesse Pinkman’s junky girlfriend on Breaking Bad.

    Kudos to Krysten Ritter for working hard–not just mentally, but physically, too–for her role as Jessica Jones. Some actors pick up their scripts and proceed to read lines. Krysten Ritter endured serious physical turmoil in her transformation from actor to superhero.

    Will you be checking out Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter when the series premieres in November?

  • Netflix May Have Its Jessica Jones And Luke Cage

    Netflix May Have Its Jessica Jones And Luke Cage

    Thursday saw some big news in the Marvel world, particularly with Ryan Reynolds being named as Deadpool in an upcoming film and Benedict Cumberbatch being named as Doctor Strange.

    As you may know, Netflix has a few original series from Marvel in the works, beginning with Daredevil, which is to debut in 2015.

    This will be followed by Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. These will combine as one big “epic,” and culminate in a miniseries event, The Defenders. The endeavor will stretch over multiple years, and as the announcement said, will take Netflix members “deep into the gritty world of heroes and villains of Hell’s Kitchen, New York.”

    It appears that Marvel now has its Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Deadline is reporting:

    Marvel is mum as usual, but I hear they have tapped Krysten Ritter for the lead in the company’s straight-to-series drama Jessica Jones. Ritter was one of five actresses who tested for the role. I hear it came down to her and Teresa Palmer, with both doing chemistry reads with The Following‘s Mike Colter, believed to be the choice for male lead Luke Cage.

    Ritter is known for her roles on Breaking Bad and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.

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