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A Selena Gomez Agatha All Along cameo may very well be spectacular. And it may make a shocking quantity of sense.
Ahead of the Wednesday, September 18 Disney+ premiere of the long-awaited Agatha All Along, followers have been buzzing with pleasure.
It’s not solely in regards to the present. Though early critiques for the WandaImaginative and prescient spinoff are decidedly constructive, there’s but another excuse to look at.
Selena Gomez could also be about to make her MCU debut. But it feels like this wouldn’t be a gag the place she’s taking part in herself.
Whispers say that Selena Gomez seems in ‘Agatha All Along’
Each new MCU venture brings thrilling Marvel cameo rumors. Some of them transform true — like Jennifer Garner reprising her position as Elektra in Deadpool.
Thus far, the whispers of Taylor Swift taking part in Dazzler, a mutant pop star, have but to materialize.
Where on the spectrum do the Selena Gomez Agatha All Along rumors fall? Well, let’s take a look at the context.
Claims of Selena Gomez showing in some capability on Agatha All Along have been in circulation since late 2023.
It is smart. She’s an enormously proficient actress with a number of Disney ties (from her teen appearing period to Hulu’s Only Murders In The Building). Selena can be an enormously proficient singer.
Given that the present takes its identify from a WandaImaginative and prescient tune and in addition co-stars Broadway legend Patti LuPone, Selena feels like an excellent match. Potentially. We don’t really know if Agatha All Along options singing simply but.
‘Agatha All Along’ additionally stars Aubrey Plaza
Beloved actress Audrey Plaza performs Rio Vidal, one of many witches of Agatha All Along.
Like the remainder of the forged, she feels good for this witchy position. It additionally feels like Marvel actually leaned into market analysis on the passionate LGBTQ+ viewers for WandaImaginative and prescient and determined to, as Erika Jayne may say, “give the gays all the pieces they need.”
When Aubrey took to Instagram to share her character poster forward of the September 18 Agatha All Along premiere, one remark particularly drew folks’s consideration.
Selena Gomez herself, the Queen of Instagram with practically half a billion followers, responded to Aubrey Plaza with a “hearth” emoji.
Now, we’ve seen billionaire singers use Instagram to advertise Marvel tasks from folks they admire. Taylor boosted Deadpool & Wolverine with out showing in it. It’s all the time attainable that Selena is doing the identical for Agatha All Along.
What position would she play?
WandaImaginative and prescient was chalk filled with tv references. Wanda Maximoff’s capacity to warp actuality had remodeled a city right into a dwelling sitcom, like if Once Upon A Time had an even bigger funds and extra constant writing.
There is a distinguished principle that Selena Gomez will reprise her position as Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place. We don’t know of the potential context of this, besides that there are a lot of prospects with ample precedent inside the MCU.
Remember, Disney+ is growing a Wizards of Waverly Place sequel collection starring David Henrie. It’s good to have a gentle promo for the venture. (And even when it doesn’t occur, the rumor can solely assist the present)
As for the car by which we would meet Alex Russo, Selena Gomez’s character … there are lots of prospects. Remember, Agatha’s been inside a dwelling tv present earlier than. Magical hijinks are virtually inevitable.
Agatha All Along can be bringing us a non-child model of Billy Kaplan, considered one of Marvel’s finest comics characters. Billy is extra than simply the son of Scarlet Witch and grandson of Magneto — he’s immensely highly effective.
Remember Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez from Doctor Strange And The Multiverse of Madness? In comics, he was the demiurge who created her dwelling universe earlier than the 2 turned teammates.
Billy Kaplan brings us one step nearer to having a strong Young Avengers beginning lineup. But we desperately want Teddy Altman (Hulkling, who’s each Skrull and Kree).
