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Agatha All Along Star Joe Locke on Teen's Role, "The Goonies" Vibes

Marvel Studios' Agatha All Along star Joe Locke discusses Teen's role in Agatha's journey and the show having some "The Goonies" vibes.

The true "witching season" is nearly upon us – in less than two months, actually. That's when Marvel Studios and Showrunner Jac Schaeffer's Kathryn Hahn-starring Agatha All Along begins working its spell across Disney+ screens. In the "WandaVision" spinoff, Agatha Harkness (Hahn) finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious goth Teen (Joe Locke) 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. When we last checked in on how things were looking, Locke was sharing some insights into the streaming series, including how the series approaches their character being gay.

For this go-around, Locke offers some clues as to ther role Teen (we're sticking with our "WandaVision" connection/prediction) plays in Agatha's journey and how the series has a vibe very similar to a beloved Richard Donner-directed movie from the 80's. "He's [Teen] a familiar; he's like the assistant to the coven," Locke shared. "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]!" And while there's more than enough supernaturally horrific stuff to go around, Locke and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige had a little something different in mind when they looked at the show's set. "Jac [Schaeffer] sent Kevin Feige a picture of the Witches' Road set, and he replied, 'Oh my God, we're making 'The Goonies.' That's what I'd been saying — that we were making this adventure series," Locke added.

In a previous interview with Empire, Schaeffer offered some insights into the "disparate, mixed bag of witches" that viewers can expect – including Patti LuPone's Lilia, Sasheer Zamata's Jennifer, Debra Jo Rupp's Sharon, and Ali Ahn's Alice. "What they have in common is that they're covenless witches. Witches are defined by deception, treachery, villainy, and selfishness. What do you do when you have a group of witches who [demonstrate] those notions, and you need them to work together?" A whole bunch of chaos magic, you'd expect," Schaeffer shared. Now, here's a look at Hahn's monologue from her time guest-hosting ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with her musical tour of the MCU kicking in at around the 6-minute mark:

In terms of the music that viewers can expect from "Agatha All Along" songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Schaeffer notes that a number of aspects of witch lore will be targeted. "[Where] 'WandaVision' played with the form of classic TV sitcoms, [here] we do a lot of playing with what the assumptions about witches are. Like, what are the shorthand visuals for witches?" And what about our lead witch? Should we expect her wicked ways to get even more wicked? It looks like we're going to get a chance to see some other side of Agatha. "We certainly didn't want a one-dimensional nasty witch. We will have moments where we see Agatha's true heart," the series creator added.

In addition to Hahn, Agatha All Along stars Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Maria Dizzia, Paul Adelstein, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Okwui Okpokwasili – with Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone, and Aubrey Plaza. The executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos, and Jac Schaeffer – with Jac Schaeffer, Rachel Goldberg, and Gandja Montiero directing.

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