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Executive Producer Reveals Cloak and Dagger‘s Relation To MCU

June 7, 2018 | Posted by Joseph Lee
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In an interview with TVLine, Cloak and Dagger executive producer Joe Pokaski spoke about how the show relates to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. Here are highlights:

On the minor tweaks made to the characters: “In the comics, Tandy represented hope and Tyrone represented fear; for me, it was a little oversimplified and not entirely appropriate. When she touches people at certain times, she has access to their hope. There’s something exciting about having a cynical character like Tandy who steals things and doesn’t believe in the good of man, yet sees the best in them when she touches them.”

On Tyrone’s ability: “He’s been living in a world of fear [ever since his brother was killed], so when he touches people, he witnesses their fears. There was something interesting in helping him to understand that everyone is afraid. It’s a trick we go back to a few times across the season to spell out where these characters are emotionally.”

On the show’s relation to the MCU: “We’ve had some exciting conversations about how we could artfully cross Tandy and Tyrone over [to other Marvel properties]. The beauty of these two is that they can show up anywhere [and it makes sense]. There are at least a dozen Easter eggs in the first season that Marvel approved, and a few more that I snuck in there. We’re excited to have Roxxon Gulf, our Louisiana version of Roxxon, represented.”

He noted there were references to Iron Man 2, Daredevil and Iron Fist, as well as a painting of Stan Lee.

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