The great benefit of the MCU is all the large and small ways the different properties are connected, and the showrunner for the upcoming Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger can’t wait to get in on the action.

Joe Pokaski, showrunner on Cloak and Dagger, is eager to get his show expanding beyond its own borders. This isn’t his first superhero rodeo: he was also a writer for Daredevil on Netflix. While the Marvel Netflix shows are deeply interconnected, with many characters drifting in and out of the various shows, others aren’t quite so easily jumped between. While Daredevil and Luke Cage easter eggs have made their way to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., no characters from one network have ever appeared on another networks’ MCU show. Not to mention, there’s the ongoing struggle between fans and directors on the difficulty of integrating any television characters into a big-screen team-up. Still, Joe Pokaski is hopeful.

While being interviewed at WonderCon, Pokaski was asked if he would want Cloak And Dagger to cross over with any other specific Marvel properties. He was ready for the question, giving two enthusiastic answers: the Runaways and Spider-Man.

“It was really important for the first season to really establish Tandy and Tyrone, even as people before they become superheroes. But I’m a big fan of what Josh [Schwartz] and Stephanie [Savage] did on Runaways and we’re always talking about ‘When do we get to do our crossover?’ There’s probably 400 lawyers in the way… I’m excited for however Cloak & Dagger can play in the universe.”

The Runaways would be the obvious choice for an inaugural crossover with Cloak and Dagger. Both shows are about teen heroes, and more specifically- if the Cloak and Dagger show stays true to the comics- runaway teen heroes. This even has a precedent in the comics, as Cloak and Dagger appeared in the original Runaways comic, acting as the main connection to the Marvel Universe in what was otherwise a very self-contained run. But it sounds like, at the very least, we won’t be getting that or any other crossover for a while. Season 2 of The Runaways should begin filming this year, but Cloak and Dagger doesn’t premiere until June. But in the long-term, after a few seasons set up Tandy and Tyrone as well-established heroes, Pokaski has a bigger crossover in mind.

“I say a prayer often… I think Olivia and Aubrey are doing such a great job that I’m waiting for Peter Parker to call and ask for them to show up at the beginning of the third [Spider-Man] movie. There’s probably 500 lawyers who are gonna call me for saying that. I think there will be plenty of [crossover] opportunities in television and film once people see what these two kids can do. Why wouldn’t you want them to play in your sandbox?”

Again, this would be a perfect fit. In addition to the teenage superhero connection, Cloak and Dagger debuted in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64 back in 1982 and have since played a part in many of the web-slinger’s stories. Sadly, despite positive reviews of the first episode, it’s unlikely that call will ever be made, as the divide between the television and film sides of MCU is one not likely to be breached any time soon.

Would you enjoy seeing these characters team-up or throw down? Who would you want Cloak and Dagger to crossover with? Let us know in the comments or below or at SuperBroMovies.

–Weston Sheffield

Source: SyFy Wire

Cloak and Dagger premiers June 7, 2018 on Freeform.

Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, two teenagers from different backgrounds, acquire superpowers while forming a romantic relationship. They soon realize that their powers work better when they are together, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging