When Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s winter finale concluded on December 6th, fans were provided with a little something extra: a six-part digital series entitled Slingshot that would star Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena “Yo Yo” Rodriguez. The episodes were uploaded in their entirety on December 13, (and if you haven’t seen them yet) you can see them all here: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Slingshot Digital Series.
Today Marvel pulled the curtain back a little and gave us a peek into the making of Slingshot.
Executive Producer Geoffrey Colo revealed that ABC and Marvel had been wanting to do a digital series for some time — “The trick was finding something that fit snugly into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s timeline and the greater MCU.” Personally, I find that very exciting and hope that Marvel found Slingshot successful enough that we may see more digital series in the future.
Also featured in this behind-the-scenes glimpse is Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada. Quesada made his directorial debut on the first episode of Slingshot. “I’m sort of a planning fanatic with stuff, so I did very detailed storyboards,” Quesada said. Being a long-time comic book artist and Marvel fan, it’s no surprise that the storyboards for Slingshot look like something right out of a comic book.
When talking about how her character deals with the difficult decision of signing the Sokovia Accords, Yo-Yo herself, Natalia Cordova-Buckley added, “I think she really wants to believe in them, she really wants to trust them.” Cordova-Buckley also said, “Being a part of the Slingshot digital series is really, really special”
You can also check out our full review of the series here.
When Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns on ABC January 10th, the show to focus on Melinda May, AIDA, and the Life Model Decoy (LMD) storyline.
