Witches are inherently mystical — and that carries over to the Marvel movies Wanda Vision spin off, Agatha has alwaysThe film will follow Kathryn Hahn’s breakout role as she forms a coven to accompany her on a dark mission. But how was Agatha inspired to carry out her mission? Look at Joe Rourke’s character, he’s just as mysterious as the rest of the characters.
In a new feature for Empire magazine, showrunner Jac Schaeffer describes Locke’s character as, yes, the “mysterious goth teen” who gives Agatha the idea of embarking on a journey to become a witch. The idea of regaining your mojo. Locke himself has stated that his name in the script is actually just “Teen,” in keeping with Marvel’s great tradition of keeping certain twists hidden until they’re revealed.
Ever since Locke was announced for the series, Marvel fans have speculated that he will play Wiccan (aka Billy Caplan), the magical young Avenger who is actually the son of one of Wanda and Vision’s twin sons Reincarnated soul. In the comics, Billy and Tommy were both made from fragments of Mephisto’s soul when Wanda created them, and were eventually reincarnated into new beings after the twins were erased from existence, and they grew up alone. Big, completely unaware of his connection to Wanda, even after they were born. So even if “teenagers” really yes Billy, chances are he didn’t know it by then Agatha has always.
“He was an acquaintance; he was like an assistant to the coven,” Locke told the magazine. “The teenager is a huge fan of witchcraft and witches, so it was a dream for him to join Agatha Harkness, form a coven and walk the witch path. He was a huge fan, And it’s funny – because I’m good at it. [too]!
He also offers a surprising comparison, given what we’ve seen Agatha has always So far: “Jac sent [Marvel boss] Kevin Feige took a photo of ‘The Witcher’ and responded: ‘Oh my God, we’re making it The Goonies“That’s what I’ve been saying all along – we’re making this adventure series.”
Witch plus super power plus The Goonies Plus (rumored) musical numbers? Agatha has always We can’t get here fast enough, and we won’t have to wait much longer. The series will premiere on Disney+ on September 18 with two episodes.
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