Rumors have swirled online about Agents of SHIELD star Chloe Bennet reprising her role as Daisy Johnson in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Secret Invasion series, which would put officially put her character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There’s no telling exactly where these rumors started, and Bennet’s exit from the Powerpuff Girls series certainly escalated things, but the actress has officially set the record straight. Daisy Johnson isn’t in Secret Invasion.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Quake/Daisy Johnson.
The Disney+ series officially stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn, reprising their MCU roles as Nick Fury and the shapeshifting Skrull named Talos. (Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke, The Crown‘s Olivia Colman, Harry’s Law‘s Christopher McDonald and The OA‘s Kingsley Ben-Adir are among the other rumored or confirmed castings.)
But Bennet on Wednesday evening shared a multi-part Instagram story in which she set the record very straight. “I am in no way attached or involved, even at all or a little bit, in the Secret Invasion Marvel thing,” she avowed. “I honestly don’t even know what that is.”
Fans are going to be disappointed, but there was never any real indication that Bennet was in Secret Invasion in the first place. Agents of SHIELD ended, it isn’t officially part of the MCU canon, so none of those characters are expected to appear in the future. They could, and it will be a really big deal if they do, but it isn’t happening just yet.
Bennet ended her video by telling fans she appreciates their enthusiasm because she knows it comes from a good place.
