Marvel Sure Is Being Cagey About Joe Locke’s Agatha All Along Character

Witches are by quality mysterious—and that carries implicit into Marvel’s WandaVision spin-off, Agatha All Along, which volition travel Kathryn Hahn’s breakout quality arsenic she assembles a coven to travel her connected a acheronian quest. But however does Agatha get motivated to embark upon her mission? Look to Joe Locke‘s character, who is conscionable arsenic mysterious arsenic the remainder of this.

In a caller Empire Magazine feature, showrunner Jac Schaeffer describes Locke’s relation arsenic a, yes, “mysterious goth teen” who gives Agatha the thought to instrumentality the Witches’ Road successful a bid to regain her magic powers. Locke himself says his sanction successful the publication is virtually conscionable “Teen,” successful the expansive contented of Marvel keeping definite twists adjacent to the vest until it’s clip to uncover them.

Since Locke was announced for the series, Marvel fans person speculated that he’s playing Wiccan–aka Billy Kaplan–the magical Young Avenger who is successful information the re-incarnated psyche of 1 of Wanda and Vision’s duplicate sons. In the comics, some Billy and Tommy were made from pieces of Mephisto’s psyche erstwhile Wanda created them, yet re-incarnating aft the twins were erased from beingness arsenic caller beings who grew up successful abstracted wholly unaware of their transportation to Wanda, adjacent aft they re-developed their superpowers. So adjacent if “Teen” truly is Billy, there’s a bully accidental helium inactive wouldn’t cognize by the clip of Agatha All Along.

“He’s a familiar; he’s similar the adjunct to the coven,” Locke told the magazine. “Teen is simply a large instrumentality of witchcraft and witches, truthful for him to beryllium taken nether Agatha Harkness’ helping and signifier a coven and spell down the Witches’ Road is his dream. He’s fanboy-esque, and successful his element. Which is precise fun—because I was [too]!”

He besides brought up a examination that feels unexpected, fixed what we’ve seen of Agatha All Along truthful far: “Jac sent [Marvel boss] Kevin Feige a representation of the Witches’ Road acceptable and helium replied, ‘Oh my God, we’re making The Goonies.’That’s what I’d been saying—that we were making this escapade series.”

Witches positive superpowers positive The Goonies positive (rumor has it) philharmonic numbers? Agatha All Along can’t get present soon enough—and we won’t person overmuch longer to wait. It arrives connected Disney+ September 18 with a two-episode premiere.

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