Why Bringing Jessica Jones into the MCU Would Be A Mistake
Marvel’s Krysten Ritter-led Jessica Joneshad three well-received seasons on Netflix, but moving the character to the larger MCU would be a terrible decision. Jessica Jonescompleted its third season in 2019 following Jessica’s appearance in The Defenders miniseries. Shortly before the premiere of Jessica Jones season 3, Netflix canceled the series along with all the other Marvel shows on its slate. Contractually, Marvel was forced to wait two years after these cancellations before using any of the Defenders again. Now that time is up, the launch of Disney+ would provide a platform for all of the former Netflix characters. However, while there is no legal obstacle to Jessica Jones' reintroduction, the move still doesn't make sense for the MCU as it exists today.
Charlie Cox, the star of Netflix’s Daredevil, has been confirmed as the MCU’s official Daredevil. Although it is not yet known what projects he might appear in, Kevin Feige has explicitly stated that if the character were to be used, the actor playing him would be Charlie Cox. Daredevil is perhaps the most beloved character from the best-known Netflix show, but Jessica’s popularity is not far behind. Besides Daredevil,Jessica Jonesis the only other Netflix series to get three seasons. Given that Krysten Ritter's performance was lauded as much as Cox's, and the two actors appeared together as these characters, recasting Jessica and the other Defenders while retaining Cox's Daredevil could be jarring to loyal Marvel viewers.
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However, while she remains a popular Marvel figure, Jessica Jones as a character is not like Daredevil; or any of the other Defenders. The Netflix series’ all took place in a
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