AKA Jessica Jones

AKA Jessica Jones is a pilot being produced by Film Gate Studios and written by Ciaran Graham. It is based on the IMAX comic book series 'Alias' by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos.

Synopsis
An emotionally damaged former superhero becomes a private investigator, looking into cases from the world of the Marvel Universe.

Characters
Jessica Jones (TBA)

Rick Jones (TBA)

Scott Lang (TBA)

Luke Cage (TBA)

Danny Rand (TBA)

Jessica Drew (TBA)

Bobbi Morse (TBA)

J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons)

Production
The pilot was originally under development for the SPN Network in late 2013 under the original 'Alias' title, but the pilot was not picked up due to a lack of development. In June 2014, after the announcement of the Spider/Man series, Film Gate put the pilot back into development while greenlighting other Marvel pilots 'The Pulse' and 'Cloak and Dagger', attempting to set up a series of products in the Marvel Universe under the 'Marvels' banner. The title was changed to 'AKA Jessica Jones' to avoid confusion with the actual television series 'Alias'.

The only cast member to be announced is J.K. Simmons taking the play-by of J. Jonah Jameson, which the actor portrayed in real life in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy. Simmons will also appear in 'Spider/Man' and 'The Pulse' and 'Cloak and Dagger' if they are to be picked up. It is known that actresses Rhona Mitra, Eliza Dushku and Leighton Meester are in the running to be Jessica Jone's play-by, while Enver Gjokaj and Josh Holloway are being considered to play Rick Jones and Scott Lang, respectively. Graham revealed that Alias would be set "two or three years" after 'Spider/Man'.