In the new print issue of Entertainment Weekly, which features Netflix and Marvel's THE DEFENDERS on its cover, series stars Krysten Ritter, Charlie Cox and Mike Colter all share where their respective characters are at leading into the events of THE DEFENDERS. (We have transcribed their quotes below, directly from pages 30–32.)
Ritter on JESSICA JONES:
"She's still dealing with the aftermath of Kilgrave, and now she's dealing with 'success' — and not well. People want her to work for them, she's getting a lot of business, and she's not ready for any of that. She hasn't changed, but her environment has, and there's no handbook for how to exist in a world where you are now popular. She's gloriously the most reluctant hero in the world. She's going to have to let three men into her life who she doesn't 100 percent trust."
Cox on DAREDEVIL:
"One of Matt's big things is trying to protect the people he loves, and he's failed. He's left holding the dead body of a loved one, and so I think he's tried to turn a corner. It's almost like quitting an addiction... When we meet him at the beginning of THE DEFENDERS, I'm not sure he's completely found peace with that idea, He's doing the best with what he has."
Colter on LUKE CAGE:
"It's safe to say Cage is not going to spend the entire season of THE DEFENDERS behind bars. He's been able to come clean and deal with his past... Luke is someone who's, in a very mature way, compartmentalized his life. He's openly walking around as a hero. There's a lot of pressure that comes with that."
THE DEFENDERS premieres exclusively on Netflix this summer.
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