Krysten Ritter Confirms Kilgrave’s Return In Jessica Jones Season Two

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Krysten Ritter spoke about the second season of Marvel’s Jessica Jones and confirmed that David Tennant is back as Kilgrave. The second season premiered on Netflix today. Here are highlights:

On the return of Kilgrave: “I literally just got a memo that I’m not allowed to talk about it. Top secret! But I can say that he’s back, and I can also say that it’s probably not a good thing. Stay tuned.”

On going deeper into Jessica’s origins: “The main goal for myself and [Melissa Rosenberg] and the writers was to go deeper. I wanted to explore Jessica’s past and find out when she became so dark. When did she become so colorless? And why? Why is she like this? We need more. We need more information. Shit was fucked up way before Kilgrave [David Tennant]. There’s a lot to mine there, and even in the original source material: Alias, by Brian Michael Bendis.”

On including a storyline in which a filmmaker abuses women: “We finished shooting before the #MeToo movement, and we were all kind of like, ‘Wow.’ It’s a completely crazy coincidence. When all of that started coming out, we were all texting each other: ‘Holy shit. We’re doing this on our show!’ The #MeToo movement started in October, I believe, and we finished shooting on Oct. 1. It’s pretty intense and uncanny, but also it’s cool and exciting to have a show that can express the anger that a lot of people are feeling. I love Jessica Jones because of the work I get to do and the material as an actress. But obviously, the fact that we participate in a huge social conversation? It’s amazing. It doesn’t happen every day that you’re on a show you love doing and acting in that also inspires a lot of social conversations.”

On a possible cameo from Mike Colter as Luke Cage: “We’re such close friends, and we both love Luke and Jessica together. Who knows what’s going to happen down the line? For now, Jessica Jones is focused on Jessica.”