Joseph Quinn quickly became a Stranger Things fan favorite, as his character Eddie Munson was introduced during the fourth season of the popular series. He was the leader of the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High and rocked out with his band, Corroded Coffin. He perfectly portrayed someone growing up in the 80s, and actor/comedian Patton Oswalt let Quinn know how great he was on the Netflix show.
Variety caught up with Quinn on the red carpet, where he was interrupted by Oswalt. The actor was questioned on what it was like receiving recognition for his role as Munson before Oswalt stepped in to share his praise. “You nailed a persona that was so around in the ’80s that kinda isn’t around that much anymore,” Oswalt explained. “You captured a character from another time. It’s like you came out of a time machine.”
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Oswalt, like many, adored Quinn’s performance as Munson throughout his time in the fourth season. Unfortunately, Munson met a tragic demise, and it’s doubtful we’ll see the character again unless it’s in flashback form. Stranger Things producer Shawn Levy recently weighed in on a possible return, saying it’s “highly unlikely.”
“[Laughs] Oh boy, a lot of people – a lot of people – can’t even handle the thought of a Season 5 without some excuse for Eddie’s presence. Highly unlikely. Highly unlikely. But we hear you, world. We know. You’re obsessed with Eddie. So were we.”
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Stranger Things 5 Won’t Introduce New Characters
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Stranger Things is known for introducing fan-favorite characters who unfortunately meet an untimely death. For example, Barbara Holland, or Barb, was introduced in Season 1 before an attack from the Demogorgon, never to be seen again. Likewise, Bob Newby unfortunately arrived and exited in Season 2, defending Joyce and the gang from impending doom. Alexie, Billy Hargrove, and Chrissy Cunningham are just a few other characters who had some time on Stranger Things before eventually being killed off. However, Matt Duffer said earlier this year that they would resist adding new characters for the fifth and final season, focusing on the OG cast.
“And the same was true with Sadie and Maya. And it’s not like the actors don’t know [either]. They all know that they’re coming into a cast people love, and you’re introducing a new element. And you’ve seen it on shows go wrong, and so they’re all nervous, but like Ross said, with those particular three, and Dacre [Montgomery] as well, who played Billy, it was like, because these actors are amazing it’s just really fun. I just like shaking it up, so we shake it up by changing the plot or adding in a new monster. We’re doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for Season 5. We’re trying not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters, I guess.”
Fans can expect more screen time from Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Finn Wolfhard), Joyce (Winona Ryder), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Hopper (David Harbour), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Nancy (Natalie Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), and Will (Noah Schnapp) in the upcoming fifth season. With writing already beginning, fans can expect Stranger Things 5 sometime in 2024 at the earliest.
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