{"id":156810,"date":"2023-05-03T00:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=156810"},"modified":"2023-05-15T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:20:18","slug":"broadway-legend-patti-lupone-enjoys-mcu-debut-despite-limited-familiarity-with-marvel-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/film-and-tv\/broadway-legend-patti-lupone-enjoys-mcu-debut-despite-limited-familiarity-with-marvel-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway legend Patti LuPone Enjoys MCU Debut Despite Limited Familiarity with Marvel Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Two-time Tony-winning Broadway legend Patti LuPone has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series \"Agatha: Coven of Chaos.\"<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Despite her limited knowledge of the MCU, LuPone has been enjoying playing Lilia Calderu alongside a star-studded cast that includes Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza, and Emma Caulfield Ford.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>LuPone's character in the series is described as \"hot\" with a great body and hair, and she expressed surprise at the presence of witches in the Marvel universe.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Other actors, such as Jeff Goldblum and Gwyneth Paltrow, have also admitted to being unfamiliar with the comic book franchises they appear in.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>LuPone is also currently starring in the dark comedy \"Beau Is Afraid,\" which was released earlier this month and is now in theaters, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-time Tony-winning Broadway legend Patti LuPone is the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in the Disney+ series, &#8220;Agatha: Coven of Chaos&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, LuPone has admitted that she was not familiar with the MCU before joining the series, in which Kathryn Hahn will reprise her villainous &#8220;WandaVision&#8221; role.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Embracing the Unknown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite her limited knowledge of the MCU, LuPone has been having a blast playing Lilia Calderu, another witch alongside Hahn&#8217;s Agatha Harkness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The star-studded cast includes Aubrey Plaza, Emma Caulfield Ford, Joe Locke, Ali Ahn, Maria Dizzia, Sasheer Zamata, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Okwui Okpokwasili, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LuPone has praised the show&#8217;s talented crew, design, and creator Jac Schaeffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Witchy Role<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent appearance on The View, LuPone shared some insight into her character, Lilia Calderu, in the MCU series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She described her character as &#8220;hot&#8221; with a great body and hair, and expressed surprise at the presence of witches in the Marvel universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show is currently in production and is expected to be released sometime in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, LuPone has admitted that she was not familiar with the MCU before joining the series, in which Kathryn Hahn will reprise her villainous &#8220;WandaVision&#8221; 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which was released earlier this month and is now in theaters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the film, LuPone plays alongside Joaquin Phoenix, portraying his character&#8217;s overbearing mother in this comedic exploration of Jewish anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite LuPone&#8217;s lack of familiarity with the MCU and her candid approach to Hollywood, her undeniable talent and enthusiasm have led to her successful debut in the Marvel universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans eagerly anticipate her performance in the upcoming Disney+ series &#8220;Agatha: Coven of Chaos,&#8221; as she takes on a new challenge in her illustrious career.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":156811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film-and-tv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}