In the IndieWire series 'Pour One Out,' Patti LuPone reflects on her role as Lilia Calderu in Disney+'s 'Agatha All Along.' Despite her character's send-off, the actress expresses a desire to remain connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. LuPone recounts the unusual timing of being cast, linking it to her recent career transitions. She emphasizes the importance of embracing opportunities, acknowledging the heartache of pursuing roles in the past, and preferring to let opportunities come to her instead.
Despite the stirring send-off for her clairvoyant character Lilia Calderu in the seventh episode of 'Agatha All Along' on Disney+, Grammy and Tony winner Patti LuPone is not quite ready to say goodbye to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 'As I said, we didn't see her land,' she tells IndieWire over breakfast in Beverly Hills. 'I told Kevin Feige what he should do is in every Marvel film, in the corner of the film, you should see Lilia falling.'
Yet, somehow, this fortune-telling witch that she was being asked to play came right on the heels of her shooting 'American Horror Story: NYC,' where she played a bathhouse singer that conducted a tarot reading with Joe Mantello's character. With that in mind, as 'Agatha All Along' producer Mary Livanos and showrunner Jac Schaeffer were done pitching her, she said, 'Well, I think I am a Sicilian witch.' It was a very easy yes.
LuPone has also learned to jump on the opportunities where she could tell she was wanted. 'Years ago I gave up going after roles because I never got them. And so there was great heartache. To avoid the heartache, instead of wanting a role, I wait to see what comes to me,' said the Emmy-nominated actress.
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