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TV: Patty Lupone to Join WandaVision Spinoff

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Agatha: House of Harkness

WandaVision spinoff series Agatha: House of Harkness has added bonafide musical firepower to its cast in the form of showbiz legend, Patti LuPone. The upcoming series will follow the delightfully camp antagonist of Marvel’s WandaVision, Agatha Harkness (played by the Emmy-nominated Kathryn Hahn), after she was trapped in Westview at the end of the the series. According to Deadline, LuPone – who has won three Tony awards, two Olivier awards and two Grammys – will join the cast of the Marvel show in an as-yet unrevealed role, due to be released on Disney+ in 2023. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Willow’s Erin Kellyman Talks About Playing a Queer Character on the Show

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Willow star Erin Kellyman - Jade

Willow star Erin Kellyman has opened up about the importance of playing a queer character in the Disney+ fantasy show. The series, which is a continuation of the cult classic ’80s film of the same name, has been widely praised for centring an LGBTQ+ relationship. Kellyman plays knight-in-training Jade, who fans have seen grow ever closer to her best friend, the rebellious Princess Kit (played by Ruby Cruz). In the most recent episode, ‘Wildwood’, the pair finally bit the bullet and revealed their feelings for one another. In the words of another character in the series — the pair have … Read more

Film: Drag Race icon Shea Couleé to Sashay into MCU

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Shea Couleé

RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Shea Couleé didn’t come to play – she came to slay the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fresh from her run on All Stars 7, Shea Couleé has been cast in the Disney+ series Ironheart. She’ll play an unconfirmed role, starring alongside Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart, Deadline reported on Wednesday (3 August). Shea confirmed the report in a tweet, saying: “BEYOND excited to be strutting out of the werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Words cannot express how excited I am to be part of this amazing project!” Full Story from Pink News

TV: Loki to be Bi in New Disney+ Series

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Loki - Tom Hiddleston

Loki will be bisexual and have both a male and a female love interest in an upcoming Disney+ series, according to an industry insider. Tom Hiddleston is set to reprise his role as the “God of Mischief” in the upcoming miniseries, simply titled Loki, which was delayed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, industry insider Daniel Richtman has claimed that Loki will be openly bisexual in the new Disney+ series, according to We Got This Covered. No images or trailers have been released yet from the series, which is expected to debut on the streaming platform early in … Read more