Marvel’s Agatha All Along will draw inspiration from several spooky cinematic sources.
Following Marvel’s D23 presentation, GamesRadar unveiled part of Kathryn Hahn and her co-stars’ interview with Total Film regarding what fans can expect from a depowered Agatha Harkness in her WandaVision spinoff. Aesthetically, Hahn’s co-star Joe Locke teased every Agatha All Along episode imitating “a different classic horror/thriller film that it is basing itself off,” citing The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby as primary examples. He was also excited by the show’s tribute to The Goonies, teasing, “There was one day that Jac sent Kevin a picture of something, and he replied literally saying, ‘Oh my God, it’s The Goonies.’ So, that one for me was the big one.”
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Another major film reference, per Aubrey Plaza, is 1996’s The Craft, describing the supernatural cult classic as “hardcore scary” while noting how, like Agatha All Along, The Craft “really rides the line. There are times when it’s really funny and almost has this campy quality, but then there are times that it just gets really dark and grounded and scary.” Hahn, meanwhile, teased a lighter, albeit still spooky side to Agatha‘s callbacks, revealing, “There’s some Nancy Meyers in there. There is, [as] for witches, some of the friendship of Hocus Pocus – the deep, sweet friendships – and also the terror of Practical Magic, of stuff like Poltergeist or E.T.” The new D23 trailer previewed Agatha assembling a team of “covenless witches” to reclaim the power Wanda Maximoff took from her, a task that requires walking the “Witches’ Road” and facing the mystical obstacles it throws at her group.
Agatha All Along Underwent Many Title Changes
Originally announced as Agatha: House of Harkness, the show underwent multiple title changes before settling on Agatha All Along — a nod to Agatha’s WandaVision musical reveal — including the jokey, comedic title The Lying Witch With Great Wardrobe. This musical quality was maintained during Agatha‘s D23 presentation, with Hahn and the cast performing “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” song featured in the latest trailer. Alongside Locke and Plaza — who previously appeared in FX’s Marvel show Legion — the supporting cast includes Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, and Patti LuPone, as well as Debra Jo Rupp reprising her role from WandaVision.
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Other Marvel Cinematic Universe announcements at D23 included new looks at the movies Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*, along with the TV shows Daredevil: Born Again and Ironheart. Upcoming animated projects include the What If…? spinoff Marvel Zombies, My Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and Eyes of Wakanda. Previously, Marvel confirmed Doctor Doom as the MCU’s new big villain at San Diego Comic-Con, with Robert Downey Jr. playing Doom in the next Avengers film, Avengers: Doomsday.
Agatha All Along premieres on Disney+ on September 18.
Source: TotalFilm via GamesRadar
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries
Powerless after the events of WandaVision, Agatha will gather a group of unlikely allies to help her get them back.
- Release Date
- 2024-00-00
- Cast
- Kathryn Hahn , Patti LuPone , Miles Gutierrez-Riley , Aubrey Plaza , Joe Locke
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Seasons
- 1
- Franchise
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Creator
- Jac Schaeffer
