Krysten Ritter On Landing The Lead In Marvel's A.K.A. JESSICA JONES

Krysten Ritter On Landing The Lead In Marvel's A.K.A. JESSICA JONES

Last week, Marvel officially announced that Breaking Bad and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 actress Krysten Ritter had landed the lead in A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Hit the jump to see what Ritter had to say about getting the part.

By nailbiter111 - Dec 12, 2014 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: cosmopolitan

Hey, even people with superpowers need help from a private detective from time to time, right? That's the basic premise of Marvel's next Netflix series, A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Last week, Marvel announced Krysten Ritter had been cast in the title role. She is best known for playing Jesse Pinkman's neighbor/landlord/girlfriend 'Jane Margolis' in AMC's Breaking Bad and she also starred in the short-lived ABC television series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. While doing press for Tim Burton's Big Eyes, she chatted with Kate Erbland from Cosmopolitan about her new Marvel role.

Were you a comic book fan before you got the role of Jessica Jones?
I wasn't. It's so brand new! This is like my first interview. I wasn't, but I am now reading the Jessica Jones comics and devouring them. And [I'm] hooked. I don't think I've been so hooked on something since Serial. So now I feel that way about the Jessica Jones series. I can't wait. I mean, as soon as we're done today, that's what I am going to be doing. I'm really excited about Jessica Jones. It's so f**king cool. It's so cool. I can't wait to watch it.


Six years ago, Ritter consciously chose to pursue acting roles that allowed her to work with female directors and showrunners like Amy Heckerling, Jessica Goldberg, Leslye Headland and Nahnatchka Khan. For her new Marvel show, Ritter will be working with Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who is the Executive Producer/Showrunner. Ritter says, "It's a dream come true," to work with Rosenberg. "I'm a big champion for female directors and female showrunners, just f**king rad, strong women," Ritter gushed. "I'm happy to be in company with them, I'm happy to be in the trenches with them."
Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones - An all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015 following "Marvel's Daredevil." Krysten Ritter to star in Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones for Netflix. Ritter will play Jessica Jones, first introduced in writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos' classic ALIAS comic series. After a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.
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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:17 PM
She really is the best actress of the reported list. Watch Listen Up Philip (and/or the shows she's most famous for) on VOD/iTunes; small role, [frick]ing kills it!

Malakas
Malakas - 12/12/2014, 3:17 PM
Why we haven't heard anything from Ezra Miller about the Flash?
Kurne
Kurne - 12/12/2014, 3:20 PM
So every time we get Strange news this comes up too?
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:23 PM
Wow, I love everything I'm hearing here! I'm 100% confident Marvel made the right choice here.
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 12/12/2014, 3:23 PM
@Malakass Because It's LIES.! Nah jk. Im asking the same question.!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:24 PM
Wait. How did I miss this?

"For her new Marvel show, Ritter will be working with Twilight screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who is the Executive Producer/Showrunner."


Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:25 PM
@SauronesBANE Haha, no one can make shitty source material good. not even Sorkin, Mamet, Whedon, etc.

She is an Emmy-winning writer though.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:26 PM
Haha although to be fair, she's apparently worked on Dexter, The O.C., Birds of Prey, etc, so while I'm not familiar with most of her work, I'll reserve judgment for now.
fahQman
fahQman - 12/12/2014, 3:26 PM
Why are there pics of Ezra Miller in this article? Did Nailbiter make a mistake?
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:26 PM
@Kurne package deals are nice!

@EzioKenway1225 She's also a really gorgeous gal

inb4 haters
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:26 PM
Okay you guys beat me to the punch already haha. Twilight aside, an Emmy award winning writer is good enough for me!
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:29 PM
@SauronsBANE MAY THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPEL YOU!
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 12/12/2014, 3:31 PM
Hope we see this scene.

Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:32 PM
@AlphaMasterFlex It's on Netflix. Season 1 >>>>> Season 2

@EzioKenway1225 Marvel really goes for offbeat choices. I sort of like Max Greenfield from New Girl to play Danny Rand.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:33 PM
For the glory of Satan, of course!

ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 12/12/2014, 3:33 PM
Twilight doe that had some shitty writing
Spideysense44
Spideysense44 - 12/12/2014, 3:33 PM
@EzioKenway1225 i want alex pettyfyer to play ironfist soo bad
Pasto
Pasto - 12/12/2014, 3:34 PM
Not my first choice (but everyone knows that by now), but I'll give her a chance.
Spideysense44
Spideysense44 - 12/12/2014, 3:34 PM
People act like Twilight and Jessica Jones have anything in common
Pasto
Pasto - 12/12/2014, 3:34 PM
@SauronsBANE
Anyone ever tell you that you need Jesus?
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:36 PM
@Spideysense44 I heard he's one of the biggest prima donna's in Hollywood. There's a raeson why you're not seeing a lot of him now.
Spideysense44
Spideysense44 - 12/12/2014, 3:38 PM
@reasonnn oh well that sucks...on to my second and third choice Cam Gigandet and Ryan Kwanten
tokens
tokens - 12/12/2014, 3:38 PM
... but will she receive that BBC of unbreakable skin?
Berserker187
Berserker187 - 12/12/2014, 3:40 PM
Damm not good.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/12/2014, 3:41 PM
@cinnamon
If my name isn't Pasto.
FordEl
FordEl - 12/12/2014, 3:41 PM
@ZeoTV

Well they stuck close with source material trying to make it as good as possible. I will admit i thought the first was decent
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:41 PM
@Pasto Yes.

Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:42 PM
@spideysense44 ooo I like Kwanten too
sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 12/12/2014, 3:43 PM
She seems super excited. I like when they are super excited.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/12/2014, 3:43 PM
Jesus is a friend of mine. So I better not see any of you talking shit.
TronVin
TronVin - 12/12/2014, 3:44 PM
@Malakas

Ezra is a pretty private individual. He is going to the Sundance festival toward the end of Jan. so we will get something there.
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