The Agents of SHIELD Showrunners Talk About Deathlok and Others
It's recently been established Mike Peterson is the show's version of Deathlok, which is certainly a big deal to hardcore comic book fans. There's only been a hint of him in this role so far, but can viewers expect to see him play a major parts in upcoming episodes?
Tancharoen: Yes. You'll be seeing Deathlok on the show. [Laughs] Quite a bit.
Whedon: We're excited for J. August to get to play that, and we're excited that he can finally tell people about it.
Of the many comic book characters that have been introduced on the show, Deathlok is the biggest name -- he's been around for decades, and has headlined several series -- is that as big of a name as fans should expect on the show for now? Or is there a possibility for additions around that level, or maybe even a little higher?
Tancharoen: If they're excited about Deathlok, then they should be excited about the things to come.
Whedon: We're in a weird spot, because if the character is big and cool enough, then they're probably planning a movie. [Laughs] We have a fairly large list of characters that we have at our disposal, and we plan on exploring all of them.