It's hard to imagine anyone else but Krysten Ritter cracking dry one-liners and putting man-splainers in their place as Marvel's Jessica Jones.

The former Breaking Bad star was perfectly cast in the role of the indestructible Defender, but apparently producers originally wanted someone else entirely to play JJ!

During an appearance on former co-star David Tennant's podcast this week, Krysten revealed that she only got a chance to star in Marvel's Jessica Jones after another actress turned the job down.

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"I do know that they had made an offer a couple of months before I came in, before I started the audition process," she said.

When Tennant asked who'd turned the job down, Krysten refused to spill that gossip on the podcast but did tease that Jessica Jones "would have been a very different show".

"[The show would] probably not [be] funny," she added.

Another bit of intriguing info revealed during the podcast was that Krysten actually auditioned with Mike Colter, who'd go on to also win the role of Luke Cage.

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The upcoming third season of Jessica Jones will be the end of the Defenders shows on Netflix, though Marvel has promised "more adventures" for the characters in some new form. In the MCU movies, perhaps?

One familiar face who won't be saying goodbye in the final episodes is apparently David Tennant himself. The very busy actor has recently confirmed that he will not return as Kilgrave for the third season.

Jessica Jones' first two seasons are now streaming on Netflix, and the third is coming later this year.

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