Joe Locke chats with THR at the 'Agatha All Along' premiere and explains how he's gotten better at keeping Marvel secrets throughout the press tour. Plus, he dishes on musical numbers with Patti LuPone, feeling immersed in the show while filming and teases 'Heartstopper' season three.
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00:00There has been so much secrecy surrounding your character.
00:02How hard has it been to keep this secret?
00:04It's definitely gotten easier.
00:06We've been doing a lot of press,
00:07so I feel like I've really drilled it down.
00:09But at first, every time I do an interview,
00:11I was like sweaty palms.
00:12I'm scared to say the wrong thing.
00:14But, you know, I've gotten used to it now.
00:17There is a musical element to this show.
00:19What was it like prepping for the musical numbers?
00:21And did Patti LuPone give any sort of, you know,
00:24musical theater advice to the cast?
00:26You know, working with Patti on the musical numbers
00:28is very much a bucket list thing, you know.
00:30You can't really pick anyone better
00:31to do anything musical with.
00:34She's just the most iconic icon ever.
00:36So we had the best time doing it.
00:38It was really fun.
00:40The trailer makes this show look very spooky
00:42compared to most Marvel shows.
00:44Would you say it's Marvel's spookiest or scariest show yet?
00:48I would say it's up there.
00:50Yeah, it's definitely, definitely got
00:51a lot of spooky elements.
00:52There's definitely, even watching it,
00:54I think filming it, because you don't really see
00:56the darkness in the edit.
00:58And then watching it, I was like,
00:59oh god, this is quite scary sometimes.
01:01Which is fun, it's great.
01:03Perfect for, you know, spooky season.
01:05For you, what has it been like
01:06stepping into the Marvel universe?
01:08It's been amazing.
01:09Like, I constantly have had to pinch myself.
01:12I really, I'm living my childhood dreams.
01:15I'm really very grateful for everything that's happened.
01:18I heard there were so many practical effects
01:20used in this show, and practical sets built.
01:23How did that help you as an actor
01:25bring this character to life?
01:26I mean, it was amazing, you know.
01:28There's nothing better than being an actor
01:30than having the thing you're supposed
01:32to be acting with there.
01:33We were filming in this forest they'd built inside,
01:35and every bit you see of the Witch's Road is real.
01:37There's no VFX there.
01:39Which, you know, it feels like you're in like,
01:41a playing, like you're in an adventure,
01:43you're like, I don't know, it made it so much fun.
01:47There were so many titles for this show
01:49as we were learning about it.
01:50Why do you think Agatha All Along
01:52is the perfect title for this show?
01:54Because it was Agatha All Along.
01:55It makes it all make sense, you know.
01:57It was Agatha All Along.
01:59We've been seeing so much of you lately.
02:01Coming up, you have Heartstopper season three.
02:03What are you excited for fans of the show
02:04to see in that new season?
02:06I'm excited for them to see the characters
02:07like, really growing up this year.
02:09I think, you know, teenagers are often misunderstood
02:13and talked down to, and I really hope
02:15that our show helps negate that,
02:18and really, you know, see the maturity in being a teenager.
02:22There's been such a strong fan response to the show.
02:24What has that fan response been like for you?
02:26It's been really great.
02:26You know, it's really amazing to be a part
02:28of something that people actually care about,
02:30and you know, people really affect you on a deeper level.
02:33You know, it's really nice to have your work matter.