Former DR. WHO David Tennant Cast As 'The Purple Man' In A.K.A. JESSICA JONES

Former DR. WHO David Tennant Cast As 'The Purple Man' In A.K.A. JESSICA JONES

Those recent leaked audition vids all but confirmed that the twisted Marvel villain would be a factor in the Netflix series, and now it's been announced that one-time Doctor Who David Tennant has been cast as 'Kilgrave' in A.K.A Jessica Jones. Click on for more...

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By MarkCassidy - Jan 26, 2015 10:01 AM EST
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They're not referring to him as The Purple Man, but Marvel has officially announced that David Tennant (Doctor Who, Gracepoint, Fright Night) will play 'Kilgrave' in the second of their upcoming Netflix shows, A.K.A Jessica Jones. We found out that this particularly sick Marvel comics villain would most likely be the antagonist of the series when some leaked audition videos made their way online, and expected a casting announcement pretty soon. Marvel describe the character as "an enigmatic figure from Jessica’s past, Kilgrave’s reappearance will send shockwaves through the former super hero’s world."

Zebediah Killgrave, aka the Purple Man, has the power to influence people to do whatever he wishes, and made Jessica Jones' life a living hell by basically keeping her as his slave and forcing her to attack other superheroes. Things get pretty dark in the comics, so it'll be interesting to see how far and in what direction Marvel and Netflix are willing to take this story. Comments from Executive Producer/Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg and Jeph Loeb at the link below.
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blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/26/2015, 10:15 AM
Never watched any Dr. Who, so I've never heard of this guy.
Jordanstine
Jordanstine - 1/26/2015, 10:15 AM
Marvel got THE Doctor Who himself!?

Holy crap!
MsDarkPhoenix
MsDarkPhoenix - 1/26/2015, 10:15 AM
OMG THAT'S GREAT!!!
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 1/26/2015, 10:16 AM



Marvel Day!!!!!!!!!
Jordanstine
Jordanstine - 1/26/2015, 10:16 AM
Damn!

Marvel's getting all the great BBC actors:

- Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes)
- Tennant (Doctor Who)
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 1/26/2015, 10:16 AM
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/26/2015, 10:17 AM
Hell yes! Now I'm interested in Jessica Jones.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 1/26/2015, 10:17 AM
Holyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy shit. This is great.
Missy
Missy - 1/26/2015, 10:17 AM
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 1/26/2015, 10:17 AM
Missy
Missy - 1/26/2015, 10:17 AM
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 1/26/2015, 10:18 AM
@blackandyellow He was in the 4th Harry Potter movie aka Goblet of Fire who masquerades as Mad-Eye Moody.
AstonishingArachnid
AstonishingArachnid - 1/26/2015, 10:18 AM
One of the greatest actors of this generation playing one of the most despicable comicbook villians. This can only bring good things.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 1/26/2015, 10:19 AM
[frick] yes! Allon-Sy!
Cap1
Cap1 - 1/26/2015, 10:21 AM
Hated him as Doctor Who, great actor but the writing in his episodes was terrible. Human Dalek and 'ohh the Doctor's amazing' etc, though i was emotional when he said his famous last line. Good actor, happy with this casting.
Calder027
Calder027 - 1/26/2015, 10:21 AM
@Blackandyellow

As Reasonnn said, he played Barty Junior in a few of the Harry Potter movies, that might be closer to the kind of creepy you can expect from him in this TV show... You should also check Broadchurch, it's a very very good show with him in it
JamesMann
JamesMann - 1/26/2015, 10:22 AM
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 1/26/2015, 10:22 AM
I haven't watched Doctor Who since he left, this is awesome.
Missy
Missy - 1/26/2015, 10:23 AM
@MarvelStudios
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 1/26/2015, 10:23 AM
I like this choice
DRJ01
DRJ01 - 1/26/2015, 10:23 AM
Marvel is so good at casting. If they get ejiofor for DR Strange Ill freak
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 1/26/2015, 10:24 AM
Fitting news
XelCorp
XelCorp - 1/26/2015, 10:24 AM
HYPE
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 1/26/2015, 10:24 AM
This is great news.

Great casting and a great character.

Purple Man is awesome.
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/26/2015, 10:25 AM
Now where's my Suicide Squad news?
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/26/2015, 10:26 AM
HOLY [frick]ING SHIT! These Netflix shows are gonna kick ass!!
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