Jessica Jones' return to theMarvel Cinematic Universehas long been awaited by fans of the character, but despite the multiverse offering a chance for her to appear sooner than thought, Marvel decided to delay the hero’s comeback. Krysten Ritter made Jessica Jones one of the best parts ofNetflix’s The Defenders Saga. Jessica had great chemistry with Luke Cage and Daredevil, and the character’s ties to She-Hulk and others in the comicsmake her MCU return full of possibilities.
So far, Marvel Studios has yet to bring back Ritter’s version of Jessica Jones. When it comes to stars who headlined Netflix Marvel shows, Charlie Cox returned as Matt Murdock in 2021 and is set to lead his own Marvel Studios series this March.Daredevil: Born Again’s castfeatures another star who led a series in The Defenders Saga, as Jon Bernthal will return as the Punisher. Before the new Daredevil show arrived,Marvel weighed bringing back Jessica Jones in another 2025 project set in the MCU’s multiverse, but the studio ended up choosing not to, and that was great.
Jessica Jones Was Considered For A Key Role In Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
She Almost Returned In Marvel Studios' First Spider-Man Series
While Tom Holland does not return to voice Peter Parker, Marvel Studios is currently airing season 1 ofYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The studio’s first Spider-Man series features some MCU references and makes slight changes to events from the cinematic Peter Parker’s life. However, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man takes place in an alternate universe, not serving as the origin story of Holland’s Spider-Man. Due to that, Marvel considered using some characters in creative ways, whichalmost included Jessica Jones being de-aged to fit the role of Peter’s best friend in high school.
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In the MCU, Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones is notably older than Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. However, Jessica and Peter were classmates in the comics, which the show was trying to go for. Speaking withComicBook,Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manshowrunner Jeff Trammell revealed there was “a lot of conversation about de-aging Jessica Jones.“In the end, Marvel went for Nico Minoru for the role, which was for the best. Nico bounces off Peter quite well, and with Charlie Cox voicing an adult Daredevil in the show, having a teenager Jessica Jones would have been weird.
Jessica Jones’ Marvel Return Is Better Saved For Another 2025 MCU Project
While seeing Jessica Jones inYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manwould have been exciting for fans who have been missing the character sinceJessica Jonesseason 3 was released in 2015, there is a better return for the hero a decade later.Daredevil: Born Againwill see many characters from the original Daredevil Netflix series come back. Adding to that,Charlie Cox confirmed there would be cameos inDaredevil: Born Again. AfterKrysten Ritter shared multipleJessica Jonesreturn teasesover the past couple of years, the character making a finale cameo to set up a bigger role would be thrilling.
