First Look at David Tennant and Mike Colter in Marvel’s A.K.A. JESSICA JONES

As fans continue to devour “Marvel’s Daredevil” on Netflix, production continues on the second “Defenders” series with “Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones.” A bunch of sites have managed to collect many images from the filming of the series which give us our first reveal at former Doctor Who David Tennant as the villain Kilgrave, AKA The Purple Man. In addition, images of Mike Colter as Luke Cage have also debuted online and you can check them all out below.

Taking place after a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, the series follows Jessica Jones (“Breaking Bad” and “Don’t Trust the B- in Apt. 23″ star Krysten Ritter) as she rebuilds her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Also starring on the show are the previously-announced David Tennant as Kilgrave, Rachael Taylor as Patsy Walker, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Carrie-Ann Moss as Harper, Eka Danville as Malcolm, Erin Moriarty as Hope, and Will Traval as a NYPD cop.

Melissa Rosenberg (“Dexter”) serves as executive producer and showrunner of the series. “Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones” is set to premiere on Netflix later this year.

Jessica Jones Set

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David Tennant Talks Visiting Marvel & Joining Their Universe

David Tennant, best known as the Tenth Doctor from BBC’s Doctor Who, was at Wizard World this past weekend and he chatted about dropping Marvel and being apart of their universe.

Tennant was a huge comic book fan growing up so to land the role of Zebediah Killgrave, aka The Purple Man, in Netflix’s AKA Jessica Jones was a dream come true. “This is something I grew up with. It’s like my eight year old self doesn’t know what to do with himself,” Tennant said at North Carolina’s Wizard World. “I think comic books are a glorious wonderful art form and I think Marvel is one of the things that we’ll be looking back on in a hundred years’ time they’ll be one of the cornerstones of our cultural existence.”

Last week, images of Tennant dropping Marvel’s headquarters popped up online. “I got shown around and clever people gave me comic books and told me how they got made and met people that spent their day doing that stuff,” Tennant explained. “It was so exciting.”

He then goes on to praise the films Marvel Studios has been producing. He credits that to advances in technology and more importantly, Marvel’s knack for storytelling. “It comes down to stories,” he said. “It comes down to the heart and that’s what makes the stories sing.”

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica 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. Starring Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), David Tennant (Kilgrave), with Mike Colter (Luke Cage), and Rachael Taylor (Patricia “Trish” Walker), and Carrie-Anne Moss, A.K.A Jessica Jones is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

A.K.A. Jessica Jones will debut on Netflix in 2015 after Marvel’s Daredevil.

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David Tennant Joins Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones As Villain

Marvel and Netflix are proud to announce that David Tennant will star as the villainous Kilgrave in “Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones,” an all-new 13-episode series premiering on Netflix in 2015 following “Marvel’s Daredevil.”

An enigmatic figure from Jessica’s past, Kilgrave’s reappearance will send shockwaves through the former super hero’s world.

Tennant will star opposite Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter, who will play Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in “Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones.” The series was developed by Executive Producer/Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg.
“I’m so honored and excited by the prospect of David inhabiting this multifaceted character,” said Rosenberg. “He can deliver the most heart-wrenching moment to the driest of lines, and all points in between. He’ll make Kilgrave a truly original villain.”

“Anyone familiar with David’s work knows he brings an incredible level of dedication to any role he inhabits, a level we knew we would need from the man playing Kilgrave,” said Jeph Loeb, Executive Producer/Marvel’s Head of Television. “While most know him for his roles as a hero, we can’t wait to unleash a whole new side of this talented actor.”

Tennant rose to international fame as the Tenth Doctor in the BBC hit series “Doctor Who,” and most recently starred in “Broadchurch” and its American adaptation, “Gracepoint.”

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica 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.

“Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones” is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

Source:  Marvel.com