‘Heartstopper’s Joe Locke Teases ‘Agatha All Along’ Role & Why Disney+ Series Is Like ‘The Goonies’
Joe Locke stars in Marvel’s Agatha All Along, playing a mysterious role in the Kathryn Hahn-led Disney+ series.
The Heartstopper star said that his character was kept a secret from him even while filming for the series was still underway.
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“He’s a familiar; he’s like the assistant to the coven,” Locke told Empire in a recent interview about his character who known in the script as “Teen.”
Locke continued, “Teen is a big fan of witchcraft and witches, so for him to be taken under Agatha Harkness’ wing and form a coven and go down the Witches’ Road is his dream. He’s fanboy-esque, and in his element. Which is very fun — because I was [too]!”
Showrunner Jac Schaeffer teased that “this mysterious goth teen shows up in [Agatha’s] life,” adding, “It’s his idea to travel the Witches’ Road to get her power back. But in order to go on the Road, you’ve got to get a coven together. So how does a witch that no-one’s going to trust get a band of sisters together?”
Locke also told the publication that Schaeffer sent Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige a photo of Witches’ Road to which Feige said, “Oh my God, we’re making The Goonies.”
“That’s what I’d been saying — that we were making this adventure series,” Locke added.
Agatha All Along is also set to star Aubrey Plaza as Rio, Joe Locke, Patti LuPone as Lilia, Sasheer Zamata as Jen K, and Ali Ahn as Alice. Other cast members include Emma Caulfield Ford, Maria Dizzia, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Okwui Okpokwasili.
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