Joseph Quinn quickly became a Weird stuff fan favorite as his character Eddie Munson was introduced during the fourth season of the hit 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 about what it was like to gain recognition for his role as Munson before Oswalt came in to share his praise. “You nailed a character that was so popular in the ’80s that it’s not that many anymore,” Oswalt explained. “You captured a character from another time. It’s like coming out of a time machine.”
Oswalt, like many, loved 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. Weird stuff 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 an excuse for Eddie’s presence. Highly unlikely. Highly unlikely. But we hear you, world. We know. You’re obsessed with Eddie. We also.”
Strange Things 5 Won’t introduce new characters
Weird stuff is known for introducing fan favorite characters who sadly pass away early. For example, Barbara Holland, or Barb, was introduced in Season 1 before an attack by the Demogorgon, never to be seen again. Likewise, Bob Newby sadly arrived and left 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 to spare Weird stuff before finally being killed. However, Matt Duffer said earlier this year that they would oppose adding new characters for the fifth and final season, focusing on the OG cast.
“And the same was true for Sadie and Maya. And it’s not like the actors don’t know [either]. They all know they’re getting into a cast that people love, and you introduce a new element. And you’ve seen it go wrong in shows, and so they’re all nervous, but like Ross said, with that particular three, and Dacre [Montgomery] also, who played Billy, it was like, because these actors are great, it’s just a lot of fun. I just like to shake it up, so we shake it up by changing the plot or adding a new monster. We do 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. Now that the writing has already started, fans can expect Strange Things 5 sometime in 2024 at the earliest.