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Heartstopper Star Joins WandaVision Spinoff, Confirms Viral Fan Theory

Heartstopper Star Joins WandaVision Spinoff, Confirms Viral Fan Theory
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Did Marvel really say "fanservice"?

If you were among the people who rallied online for Heartstopper 's Joe Locke to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wiccan... it looks like you won.

Variety has reported citing sources that Locke has joined the cast of Agatha: Coven of Chaos, the WandaVision spinoff. Even though his character remains a secret, fans think they already know who the Heartstopper star is going to play.

"It's Locke's eyebrows that making me 100% sure that he played the older version of Julian Hilliard's character, a.k.a Wiccan," Redditor Key_Beautiful_4131 said.

After all, Marvel fans have long been thinking that Heartstopper "already feels like a Wiccan/Hulkling AU fic". Locke has been fans' number one choice for Wiccan for quite a while, and now that he is officially part of the WandaVision spinoff, it feels like a "Jon Krasinski cast as Reed Richards" moment for people.

Wiccan is a reincarnated son of Scarlet Witch, Billy Kaplan, who is canonically gay and in love with Hulkling. His abilities remind those of his mother, with the warlock being capable of wrapping reality and controlling other people's minds.

"If he is playing Billy, then this is definitely a good pick! He's a pretty solid actor in Heartstopper, definitely looks the part, and it'd be dope if they cast an openly queer actor for the role," Redditor cbekel3618 said.

In Heartstopper, Locke portrays Charlie Spring, a gay teenager who falls in love with his popular classmate, Nick Nelson. Their love story has reminded Marvel fans of the journey Wiccan and Hulkling had before getting married, so if Locke's castmate Kit Connor, who portrays Nick, will also have some Marvel news to share soon, expect MCU fans to celebrate.

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Agatha: Coven of Chaos is a WandaVision spinoff that follows Agatha Harkness, the dark witch who has been corrupting Wanda's dream city of Westview and ended up being trapped in it. The premiere date is yet to be scheduled.