Alexandra Daddario And Lance Gross Among Those Eyed For JESSICA JONES And LUKE CAGE

Alexandra Daddario And Lance Gross Among Those Eyed For JESSICA JONES And LUKE CAGE

Marvel and Netflix's Daredevil is still shooting for a 2015 debut, and now a list of candidates has emerged for the roles of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in their upcoming shows. Among them are Arrow star Jessica De Gouw, Mike Colter and more! Hit the jump for the full list...

By JoshWilding - Nov 19, 2014 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel
Source: Deadline

According to Deadline, Marvel have begun testing actresses for the role of Jessica Jones in the upcoming Netflix series from Melissa Rosenberg. Those invited in by the studio include Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad), Alexandra Daddario (True Detective), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) and Jessica De Gouw (Arrow). An actress between the age of 25 - 33 is apparently wanted, and this is a great list of talented stars in that age range. Jessica Jones focuses on, "a superhero suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder, which leads to her hanging up her costume and opening her own detective agency, where she ends up helping people and assisting other superheroes."

The site also have some details on Luke Cage, revealing that he will first appear in six or seven episodes of Jessica Jones before being given his own series (it sounds like Iron Fist might come fourth after Luke Cage). Two named mentioned as being under consideration are Lance Gross (Crisis) and Mike Colter (The Following). Who would you guys like to see take on these iconic roles?
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MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 11/19/2014, 12:11 PM
Alexandra Daddario please.
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 11/19/2014, 12:16 PM
And Colter over Gross all day.
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:21 PM
WUT
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:21 PM
Pasto's gonna be happy
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 11/19/2014, 12:22 PM
I'd approve of any of those choices.
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:23 PM
So Jess was already a hero in the MCU? How're they gonna explain that?
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 11/19/2014, 12:24 PM
I prefer Colter(SC stand up!) over Gross as well!

I said before Hosea Sanchez would be good to play as Luke Cage
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 11/19/2014, 12:25 PM
Lance gross is a decent actor
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 11/19/2014, 12:25 PM
Kurne - Maybe she was unknown/minor crime fighter?
Invictor
Invictor - 11/19/2014, 12:26 PM
I don't recommend Gross for the role of Luke Cage and I don't know too much about Colter.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 11/19/2014, 12:26 PM
@Pasto

Daddario for Jessica Jones!!!
Interestein
Interestein - 11/19/2014, 12:27 PM
Daddario and Colter are perfect. Krysten Ritter would be my next choice with Palmer following.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 11/19/2014, 12:27 PM
Daddario's cool. Gross needs to go on an all protein diet and stay in the weight room for 8 hours a day.

LMB10
LMB10 - 11/19/2014, 12:27 PM
Isn't the whole point of Jessica Jones that she hates the fact she was never noticed as a superhero? Which led to all her mental health problems?
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 11/19/2014, 12:27 PM
Daddario?! Holy shit yes! Cast her now!
LMB10
LMB10 - 11/19/2014, 12:28 PM
Daddario would be my pick of the actresses named probably.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 11/19/2014, 12:28 PM
Colter is the better actor...Gross is better visually.
Pasto
Pasto - 11/19/2014, 12:28 PM






blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 11/19/2014, 12:28 PM
So IF is coming after DD? [frick]ing awesome. I hope IF is in Civil War and he punches Cap's head off.
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:28 PM
@DeusEx

Yeah she was pretty ignored in the comics by the rest of the MU, so I'd assume they'll do the same. It'll be funny and sad.
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:29 PM
Purple Man please.
LMB10
LMB10 - 11/19/2014, 12:31 PM
It's Daredevil, then Jessica Jones, then Iron Fist, then Luke Cage, then Defenders.
Kurne
Kurne - 11/19/2014, 12:31 PM
Colter is ruining Halo atm. I don't deliver much support there, though its not his fault I guess.
daftendirekt9
daftendirekt9 - 11/19/2014, 12:32 PM
Colter is pretty good actor from what I've seen of him in Halo: Nightfall so i'd be down with him being Cage.

Also interested on how there going to establish Jessica Jones as already being a hero in the MCU, if any of this is true.
Pasto
Pasto - 11/19/2014, 12:32 PM




Minty
Minty - 11/19/2014, 12:32 PM
As soon as I saw that headline I thought of one thing only.

Pasto.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 11/19/2014, 12:32 PM
Not to Alex. She is and just looks too young.
I always pictured Jessica as being at least early 30's.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 11/19/2014, 12:33 PM
Wouldn't be the worst casting if Lance gets it.
staypuffed
staypuffed - 11/19/2014, 12:34 PM
Alexandra~
FilmDork1221
FilmDork1221 - 11/19/2014, 12:34 PM
Krysten Ritter would be my personal choice... I've loved her work for a long time... she proved in Breaking Bad she can do drama as well as comedy, she delivered a fantastic performance in her short time on that show
Pasto
Pasto - 11/19/2014, 12:35 PM
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 11/19/2014, 12:36 PM
None of these please.
LeonNova
LeonNova - 11/19/2014, 12:37 PM
I've heard of Teresa Palmer but I haven't seen her in anything. Besides her I'm good with any of these girls as Jessica Jones, but any show where I can look at Daddario for 13 one-hour episodes is worth watching. As for Luke Cage, never heard of Mike Colter, but I first said months ago that Marvel should cast Lance Gross for the role, so that's great news for me.
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