Sigourney Weaver Describes The Defenders as a “Real Love Letter to New York”!

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Sigourney Weaver talks about Marvel's The Defenders

It’s been some time since Marvel's The Defenders - working title Group Therapy - kicked off filming in New York City. The four lead characters - Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist - are joined by several supporting characters from their standalone shows and a yet-to-be-disclosed big baddie played by three-time Oscar-nominated actress Sigourney Weaver.

In an interview earlier this month, Weaver described her character in The Defenders as "the most delicious", and went on to say that the character is "really smart (and) very in charge". In a new interview with Movies.com, she refrained from offering further details on her main antagonist, but she did provide a little insight on the eight-episode-long crossover miniseries. Saying that the Marvel-Netflix venture is "a lot of fun", with "a wonderful cast", the 67-year-old actress added:

…We're doing it right here in New York, which means a lot to me. Basically, the four heroes come up against this really nice woman, who I'm playing. It's been a blast and I really love my character. I love the shows, too, which I wasn't familiar with before doing this. [It's a] real love letter to New York. To me they're not superheroes; they're people with a gift. It's just a different scale, and I'm really enjoying the scale of it. The apocalyptic thing is a little harder for me to understand.

The Defenders

The Defenders (Photo Credit – MCU Wikia)

Considering the fact that the larger portion of Weaver’s work is in feature films, the interviewer asked whether she might want to jump into the big-screen portion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actress responded, "I’m very happy being in the Marvel with a small "˜M'."

It seems that Weaver is either not interested in reprising the character in a Marvel movie or well aware of the invisible line that has been keeping the MCU's small and big screen portions separate.

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