Aubrey Plaza has never been one to hold back her supremely chaotic energy that makes her so unique in the Hollywood glitz arena. The Legion The actress has starred in numerous projects ranging from improv to drama to crime thrillers and now is the time for the talented star to cross the threshold and step into the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As she prepares for her place among Marvel’s Witches, the 38-year-old reveals what exactly drew her to the Phase 5 project.
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Aubrey Plaza gets ready for Agatha: Chaos Coven
As a comedian, it had been one of Aubrey Plaza’s expectations to share more screen time with actors like Kathryn Hahn. With Agatha: Chaos Coven Now securing her as the show’s main cast, it finally looks like Plaza might have her chances, and even the opportunity to work with Marvel doesn’t match her enthusiasm for working alongside Hahn.
“I think working with Kathryn Hahn is a friend of mine. I’ve known her for years, we’ve never really – you know, we shared some on-screen moments on Parks and Recreation years ago, ten years ago, but I’ve never had the opportunity to work with her, really, and I think she’s one of the most amazing actresses working today. She’s a friend of mine, she speaks my language. So you know, being able to be on screen with her and going along with her is like – that’s what drives me. You know, I think it’s cool that it’s Marvel and all that, but I’m really interested in working with Kathryn Hahn.
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From 1693, at the height of the Salem witch trials, Agatha Harkness is executed by her own as a clan of witches led by her mother, Evanora attempts to end her life as punishment for practicing magic black prohibited. As the witches circle around her, they are drained of their life force and Agatha becomes the Violet Witch, who although in possession of the Darkhold can never come close to the status of the mythical and legendary Scarlet Witch.
Centuries later, recognizing Wanda Maximoff’s chaos magic as they navigate her traumatic memories, Agatha Harkness eventually leads to the fulfillment of the prophecy and sets herself on a path to her own doom after Maximoff imprisons her. in her prison of memory – to be forever held captive in a construction of a sitcom world where she plays the role of a secondary character playing the nosy neighbor. The Phase Five series will see Agatha’s story take off from here and travel through the Crimson Witch arc before making her an important aspect of the larger Marvel narrative to come.
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Marvel Expands The Purple Witch Arc To Phase Five
Marvel’s foray into Disney+ and Phase Four began in 2019 Wanda Vision with its 9-part creative project and episodes spanning cinematic aesthetics from the 1950s sitcom to the current MCU. As titular characters Wanda Maximoff and Vision have settled into their suburban utopia, the fandom has held on to the grief that has been repressed over the years of death and sacrifice unjustly inflicted on sister Maximoff since the Stark nuke. sank into the floor of her childhood home. .
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However, dealing with a life of grief and tragedy was only one aspect of Wanda Vision as the series digs deeper into Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, eventually becoming the prophesied Scarlet Witch. Confronting the purple witch, Agatha Harkness, played by Kathryn Hahn, emerges victorious and in possession of the Darkhold, which ultimately sets her up for the violently antagonistic storyline of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
The success of Wanda Maximoff’s Phase Four arc has now led to the spinoff project, Agatha: Convent of chaos, which is now solemnly awaiting its phase five placement. As Kathryn Hahn reprises her role as the Purple Witch, characters like Emma Caulfield Ford from the original series reprise their roles alongside new additions including Aubrey Plaza who plans to “Go to the Feet” with Agatha Harkness.
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