Marvel and Netflix absolutely killed it earlier this year
when they teamed up for Daredevil, and next month they’re
back at it with Jessica Jones. After their previous outing,
it’s easy to be optimistic about their next venture, even though it’s not one
quite as many people are familiar with. But a new trailer just showed up, and
it looks completely awesome.
Aesthetically and tonally, there’s an obvious kinship with
Daredevil — it’s dark and gritty, more street level than
Marvel’s big screen counterparts. But as grim as it appears — there’s a villain
who can control people and makes a lot of them commit
suicide — there’s also a sense of humor and fun. Jessica
Jones also does something Marvel’s movie side hasn’t done up to this
point, and won’t for a few more years, it puts one of their stable of fantastic
female characters front and center.
Here we get a look at the title character, played by Krysten
Ritter, and while I’m rather indifferent to her in most things, what we see
here is great. Luke Cage, who is getting his own Netflix series down the road,
plays a key role in Jessica Jones, and Mike Colter looks to
be a perfect fit for the character. And then there’s former Doctor
Who star David Tennant as Kilgrave, who brings a sinister energy.
It’s great casting across the board.
In short, I just went from being enthusiastic and looking
forward to Jessica Jones to being pumped as all hell. The
whole first season drops on Netflix on November 20.
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