Agatha All Alongexecutive producer Brad Winderbaum opens up on seeing more Agatha Harkness in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. One of the breakout characters inthe MCU timelinewas Kathryn Hahn’s performance as the Marvel villainess. The great reception to Agatha led Marvel Television to bring the character back, but this time in her own spinoff series,Agatha All Along.
The Phase 5 TV show focuses on Agatha forming her own coven as she seeks to reclaim her power aftertheWandaVisionending.Agatha All Alongwill also be another opportunity for the MCU to explore the more supernatural corner of the franchise. While the trailers have teased various mysteries, the MCU will soon be getting all of their answers aboutAgatha All Along.
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Screen Rantrecently interviewed Winderbaum, who is Marvel Studios' Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation, as well as an executive producer forAgatha All Along. Throughout the interview, Winderbaum teases where the fans will see Agatha after leadingthe Agatha All Along castin the larger MCU, as she is becoming another Marvel Television character to continue getting another run after being introduced inWandaVision. Winderbaum also teases the larger canon for the MCU, including fan-favorite projects likeAgents of SHIELDand more.
Screen Rant: Brad, I love this show, let me tell you. I love the fact that it feels to me likeHocus PocusmeetsThe Wizard of Oz, with a sprinkle of comedy, a dash of horror, all wrapped in that MCU tortilla and a bit of a musical. Looking at your position with the Marvel animation division, do you envision seeing Agatha popping up in any future animated projects, likeWhat If…?, orMarvel Zombies,and how do you see her interaction with other characters in the MCU?
Brad Winderbaum: When you have an icon like Kathryn Hahn [and what she] has brought to the screen with Agatha, you just want to see more of her. So yes, there will be more Agatha in the future [of] the MCU, yes. She is in an episode of What If…? season 3 - I shouldn’t say more, but it’s one of my favorite episodes ever done, and and it may involve the giant musical number, and she’s just incredible, and we all want to see more of her.
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“We’re developing more than we make now, so we actually have a few different things brewing.”
There are a lot of new characters in this show that I instantly fell in love with. The MCU TV has done a lot to give characters solo projects after being entry points in previous iterations, likeAgatha All AlongandWandaVisionandIronheartandBlack Panther 2. Is there any specific, already established characters being looked at in that same light?
Brad Winderbaum: We’re developing more than we make now, so we actually have a few different things brewing that we might see through to at least a pilot script to see if we want to make it. But, yeah, there’s a lot of opportunity out there, it’s hard to choose favorites. I’m a fan, so I want to make struggles about freaking everything, but we’re really being careful about what we choose to do next.
Considering how often Disney+ shows set up huge storylines in the MCU likeLokiforDeadpool & Wolverine,The Falcon & The Winter Soldier[for]Captain America 4, how exciting or difficult is it for you to integrate these into the expanded MCU?
Brad Winderbaum: I think it’s about audience obligation and there’s a sense that you need to watch everything in order to watch anything. We’re trying to break that spell. We want it to be more like the comics. Are you’re an X-Men guy? Are you a Ghost Rider guy? Are you a Gwen Stacy guy? There’s something for everybody, and you can go into the genres and tones that you want without feeling like you need to know every single thing about everything in order to enjoy.
It’s interesting, you said Ghost Rider too….I’m just saying! Currently, there’s a lot about what’s coming for Phase 6, with The Multiverse Saga coming to an end. How much more is there still left to reveal, considering there’s only three years left until [Avengers:] Secret Wars, which is likely going to close out that entire saga?
Brad Winderbaum: I think that’s [what] Secret Wars is going to be an amazing culmination to the saga. I think it’s going to make the journey feel like it was a worthwhile.
IsAgents Of SHIELDCanon To The MCU’s Sacred Timeline?
“It does feel like [Agents of SHIELD] fits into The Multiverse Saga in an incredible way.”
What do you what are the chances thatAgents of SHIELDcan be canon? Because it fits really well into the MCU
Brad Winderbaum: I think that Agents of SHIELD is a really great show and there was a long time where some of the best reveals in that show were during the Winter Soldier era where Hydra emerges and you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ I remember that feeling, even knowing what was happening, just being a fan, [going] ‘It really is connected!’ I think that there is, in a crazy way, like you said, it does feel like it fits into The Multiverse Saga in an incredible way. I want to go down this road with you, you know I do, but we’re just gonna take a deep breath for a second. Just know that I love that cast, I love Clark Gregg and I love that show.
Who Is Earth-616’s True Anchor Being If Not Wanda?
Last question I have for you, I sawDeadpool Wolverine, just like everybody and just asking you as a fan, who do you think the Anchor Being of Earth-616 is? In my theory, I think it’s Wanda, but I’m just curious to hear, in your personal opinion, who you think that would be?
Brad Winderbaum: Man…who I think it would be? I think it would be Bruno, Kamala Khan’s best friend from Ms. Marvel! [laughs]
More About Agatha All Along Season 1
In Agatha All Along, the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven, and set off down, down, down The Road…
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Agatha All Alongpremieres on Wednesday, September 18 with the first two episodes, only on Disney+
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Agatha Harkness, after the events of “WandaVision,” seeks to regain her magical powers. Joining forces with unexpected allies, including the son of an old adversary, she battles new mystical threats while uncovering hidden secrets in the magical realm.
