A Selena Gomez Agatha All Alongside cameo might be spectacular. And it may make a shocking quantity of sense.
Forward of the Wednesday, September 18 Disney+ premiere of the long-awaited Agatha All Alongside, followers had been buzzing with pleasure.
It’s not solely concerning the present. Although early evaluations for the WandaVision spinoff are decidedly constructive, there’s but another excuse to observe.
Selena Gomez could also be about to make her MCU debut. Nevertheless 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’
Every new MCU challenge brings thrilling Marvel cameo rumors. A few of them change into true — like Jennifer Garner reprising her function as Elektra in Deadpool.
So far, the whispers of Taylor Swift taking part in Dazzler, a mutant pop star, have but to materialize.
The place on the spectrum do the Selena Gomez Agatha All Alongside rumors fall? Properly, let’s have a look at the context.
Claims of Selena Gomez showing in some capability on Agatha All Alongside have been in circulation since late 2023.
It is sensible. She’s an enormously gifted actress with a number of Disney ties (from her teen performing period to Hulu’s Solely Murders In The Constructing). Selena can also be an enormously gifted singer.
Provided that the present takes its title from a WandaVision music and likewise co-stars Broadway legend Patti LuPone, Selena feels like an excellent match. Doubtlessly. We don’t really know if Agatha All Alongside 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 Alongside.
Like the remainder of the forged, she feels excellent for this witchy function. It additionally feels like Marvel actually leaned into market analysis on the passionate LGBTQ+ viewers for WandaVision and determined to, as Erika Jayne would possibly say, “give the gays everything they want.”
When Aubrey took to Instagram to share her character poster forward of the September 18 Agatha All Alongside premiere, one remark particularly drew folks’s consideration.
Selena Gomez herself, the Queen of Instagram with almost half a billion followers, responded to Aubrey Plaza with a “fire” emoji.
Now, we’ve seen billionaire singers use Instagram to promote Marvel initiatives from folks they admire. Taylor boosted Deadpool & Wolverine with out showing in it. It’s all the time doable that Selena is doing the identical for Agatha All Alongside.
What function would she play?
WandaVision was chalk filled with tv references. Wanda Maximoff’s capability to warp actuality had remodeled a city right into a dwelling sitcom, like if As soon as Upon A Time had an even bigger finances and extra constant writing.
There’s a distinguished principle that Selena Gomez will reprise her function as Alex Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place. We don’t know of the potential context of this, besides that there are lots of potentialities with ample precedent throughout the MCU.
Keep in mind, Disney+ is creating a Wizards of Waverly Place sequel collection starring David Henrie. It’s sensible to have a gentle promo for the challenge. (And even when it doesn’t occur, the rumor can solely assist the present)
As for the automobile by which we’d meet Alex Russo, Selena Gomez’s character … there are a variety of potentialities. Keep in mind, Agatha’s been inside a dwelling tv present earlier than. Magical hijinks are virtually inevitable.
Agatha All Alongside can also be bringing us a non-child model of Billy Kaplan, certainly 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.
Keep in mind Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez from Physician Unusual And The Multiverse of Insanity? In comics, he was the demiurge who created her house universe earlier than the 2 turned teammates.
Billy Kaplan brings us one step nearer to having a strong Younger Avengers beginning lineup. However we desperately want Teddy Altman (Hulkling, who’s each Skrull and Kree).
