David Tennant on Being a Villain in Marvel's Jessica Jones! | In Conversation

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Doctor Who, Jessica Jones and Broadchurch star David Tennant discusses Broadchurch, how it translated for an American audience with Gracepoint, and his experience as a supervillain in Marvel's Jessica Jones on Netflix.
From the BAFTA Archives: 18th April 2016
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[@FightingTheNoodles]

This is such a great interview, and a great lil mind bleach after watching him in JJ. He was amazing and stole the show but whew, Kilgrave is a too-real nightmare made flesh. His advice about acting is also spot on.

[@alishavlogs988]

David Tennant is an incredible actor. He is so talented and I love him😅🎉🎉💕💕

[@boostdroid7]

Sometimes I think having to frame everything in a positive light even when an artist (and possibly many others) may think a project or performance really tanked has to feel like a second job. I think Gracepoint was pretty bad as well, for many of the reasons other commenters posted, even though I think David Tennant is a fantastically talented actor. I was honestly embarrassed for him to be in Gracepoint. The only other time I felt that way about something I have seen him in was Blackpool - I almost felt like I needed to apologize to the cast for being in something that bad! :/ I briefly worked in theater and remember it being in the performers' contracts that they couldn't "say bad things" (not phrased that way in the contract of course) about the production. That was an eye opener for me. Must be hard having to act even when you're not acting! On the flipside, I hope Marvel decides to use their superpowers to resurrect Kilgrave with David in the part at some point. 👍

[@StubbyandShifu]

I still liked Blackpool. It's nothing like his Hamlet or Richard II, but it's fun.

[@elisavetdp]

You did NOT just disrespect Blackpool like that 😭

[@owl6218]

nice scottish accent he has. But Ian Stewart and Brian Cox, the geologist and the physicist who have made science programs have the loveliest scottish accents ever, from a non-british perspective

[@tomgarfield986]

Brian Cox is from Manchester in England

[@FaultyFrontalLobe]

Grace point is awful! Not because of him but the American actors were terrible.

[@brendadennis2081]

Oh my gosh...I so agree !!

[@karinsch3347]

In my opinion, Gracepoint was too smooth. Or, when it wasn't it was too much "in your face", like placatively showing you things, instead of "by the way". I didn't feel as close as with broadchurch. But in the end, you never really know what's gonna be succsessful, and what not.

[@erinkennedy6476]

With Gracepoint I learned David does an awful American accent XD

[@arisolovei3353]

He isn’t American in the show

[@FaultyFrontalLobe]

Gracepoint was terrible compared to Broardchurch. I find it's hard to watch him without an accent too.

[@konnorlee2745]

It's not American, its English, he did the exact same accent as he did in doctor who

[@WithADashOfPazazz]

​@@arisolovei3353 he is american in gracepoint, which is what i think the original commentor was referring too.

[@viridianarodriguez76]

Reaaaaally awful!! His Scottish comes out in words like K*ller, which he says a thousand times per minute in a show like that, which becomes reeeeeeeaaally distracting

[@wfbgenius]

Gracepoint was pretty bad- but I think the problem was actually with the script. They didn’t localize it very well, so it had weird bits that made sense in the UK (like when Ellie called Hardy out for only making his own tea), but not the US. Frankly, my biggest issue was that American cops carry firearms and having Hardy/Carver continuing to carry a loaded gun when he knows that he REALLY shouldn’t turns the character from a tragic and pitiable person to an arrogant bastard putting his career over the safety of the public. It ruined his character completely.

[@goofalupus1436]

It was also the actors that were worse than terrible. The "acting" from the family in the first episode when the police confront them to say their son was dead was unwatchable at best.

[@viridianarodriguez76]

​@goofalupus1436 the mom was the only believable one

[@brendadennis2081]

Gracepoint was not as good as Broadchurch. I didn't like most of the cast. I thought it was poorly cast.

[@Phantom682]

I don’t think I’d be able to take Kilgrave quite as seriously if he was purple

[@cydthekid4229]

"don't let your kids watch it😦"

[@Jetsamification]

David Tennant is always a joy to watch, and he was fantastic as the Purple Man. Easily one of the MCU's best-ever villains. Right up there with D'Onofrio's Kingpin. Tennant nailed it.

[@TukikoTroy]

The children went into the closet, and never came out... they never came out.