Sounds Like DAREDEVIL Villain 'Nuke' Is Coming To JESSICA JONES Season 1

Sounds Like DAREDEVIL Villain 'Nuke' Is Coming To JESSICA JONES Season 1

We didn't get a huge amount of major reveals at Marvel and Netflix's panel at the New York Comic Con, but a new interview with actor Wil Traval (Dexter) reveals that he'll be playing some sort of version of Captain America and Avengers villain Nuke in Jessica Jones...

By JoshWilding - Oct 11, 2015 04:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Jessica Jones
Source: IGN
Despite being listed on IMDb as "NYPD Cop", it sounds like Wil Traval's Jessica Jones role is much more significant than expected. Talking to IGN at the New York Comic Con, the actor revealed that his character is called "Simpson" and that he's based on post-Vietnam War super-soldiers (though he has been somewhat "reinvented" for the show). Sound familiar? In the comic books, Frank Simpson was the result of an attempt to recreate the process that created Captain America.

With the American flag tattooed on his face, and believing he is still fighting in the Vietnam war, the highly unstable Nuke has been conditioned to blindly follow any orders his superiors give. However, Daredevil fans will no doubt remember that he was at one point hired by the Kingpin to take out The Man Without Fear, so there could be some surprising connections here. What do you think?

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spidey1994
spidey1994 - 10/11/2015, 4:14 AM
The character's name is Will Simpson.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 10/11/2015, 4:25 AM
I hope that eventually, a few seasons down the line, we see Nuke in a Born Again adaptation with Daredevil and Chris Evans' Cap. What's that? It's impossible? A guy can dream can't he.
Retribution13
Retribution13 - 10/11/2015, 4:28 AM
I love that we got MCU Nuke but I feel like he'd be better in other shows/movies. I reserve judgement.
AmazingRome15
AmazingRome15 - 10/11/2015, 4:46 AM
I think Brock Lesnar should be cast as Nuke. He fits the profile of the character.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 10/11/2015, 5:20 AM
Bloody hell!!!!

We need this guy in a Born Again adaptation ASAP. Maybe Season 3 ???

And I fully expect a Cap cameo, since it's actually POSSIBLE now (seemingly).




NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 10/11/2015, 5:29 AM
marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 10/11/2015, 6:06 AM
Never heard of the guy. But I hear he gets into a few good scraps with DD, so thats exciting.
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 10/11/2015, 6:22 AM
I know he is a part of the Born again storyline, I'm not entirely sure if this is confirmation, though.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 10/11/2015, 6:39 AM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/11/2015, 7:15 AM
NUKE is also a big Captain America advesary. I guess this guy is part of the program (Weapon Plus in the comcis) yo recreate Cap
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/11/2015, 7:16 AM
NUKE is also a big Captain America advesary. I guess this guy is part of the program (Weapon Plus in the comics) to recreate Cap. Hopefully, this time into Cap and how the govt has been trying to recreate him for years
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 10/11/2015, 8:27 AM
Nuke? Get Jack Swagger!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 10/11/2015, 9:59 AM
Ok I can understand them using Purple Man for Jessica Jones, but Nuke should be exclusively reserved for the Daredevil series, hopefully he'll show up in both.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 10/11/2015, 1:12 PM
Perhaps, they could save him for a Daredevil spin-off MOVIE. That way, they could have Chris Evans cameo and everyone would be happy.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/11/2015, 1:59 PM
@KurtWagner1225

Interesting interview. The more I see of Ritter and how she interacts with Colter, the more comfortable I am with her as Jones.

Also, I've been watching Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23, and (while she hopefully brings a much different energy to Jones) I am getting used to not just seeing her as Jane from Breaking Bad.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 10/11/2015, 2:02 PM
Also, Ritter is actually pretty damn tall, so seeing how much Colter towers over her makes me excited to see him in full on Power Man action.

Also, James Van Der Beek is hilarious.
MarkV
MarkV - 10/11/2015, 3:20 PM
Nuke is kinda C level villain.
DoctorDoomSayer
DoctorDoomSayer - 10/12/2015, 5:21 AM
instead of having the American flag tatt on his face they could put it on his arm like Col Guile from street fighter MCU vs Street Fighter LIVE ACTION!!!
johnnyblaze2k
johnnyblaze2k - 10/12/2015, 10:46 AM
Oh had me excited for a minute there. I thought they were talking about Nitro and I was like awesome Civil War setup!
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