Good news Marvel fans as two new cast members are added in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2.
According to reports from Screenrant, "White Collar" star Tim Dekay, and "Dollhouse" star Fran Kranz are the new cast members of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 as Dekay will play Grant Ward's older brother, Senator Christian Ward.
Zap 2 It reports that Deaky's character will appear in episode 6 of the show titled " A Fractured House". Christian Ward was firs mentioned in season 1 during Grant Ward's flashback scenes, when they were kids. The brothers’ relationship was abusive as Christian forced Grant to beat up their younger brother. Grant eventually set fire to their home while Christian was inside, landing him in the juvenile detention center where he was recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D./HYDRA agent John Garrett (Bill Paxton).
Further details were hinted in the episode 3 clip, during Grant's interrogation sessions with Skye.
As for Fran Kranz, he would play the role of Robert Boldwin a.k.a. the superhero Speedball. He first mentioned this in his tweet from Twitter account and luckily Screenrant posted the photo of his tweet before it was deleted.
Speedball is well known for his associations with other Marvel heroes such as Spider-Man and Nova Richard Rider. He's part of the superhero team the New Warriors and played a huge role during the Marvel Civil War storyline.
Lastly, there have been reports that Chloe Bennet's character Skye will develop powers in season 2.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 will likely focus on Skye's mysterious past and everyone knows that Skye is not human to begin with. There have several rumors and theories surrounding Skye's origin, and her parents as well.
ComicBook.com reports that an allege Marvel Facebook fan page claimed that Skye will have abilities similar to the Inhuman character Crystal in which she has elemental powers, but as it turns out it was nothing more than a fan's suggestion for the writers of the show.
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