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David Harbour Just Debunked a Theory Connecting 'Stranger Things' and 'Black Widow'

By Mae Harrington O'Neill

David Harbour debunks theory connecting 'Stranger Things' and 'Black Widow.'
David Harbour debunks theory connecting 'Stranger Things' and 'Black Widow.' / Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images

Last month, Stranger Things dropped the bombshell news that David Harbour‘s Chief Hopper is alive and (somewhat) well in Russia after he seemingly died in the Season 3 finale. This did not come as a massive surprise, considering that Hopper is a fan-favorite and we never saw his body. What is more interesting is that it looks like he's imprisoned, as the latest teaser shows he’s doing forced labor.

Once the teaser dropped, Twitter went wild with theories, with some even connecting the Netflix series to Harbour’s upcoming role in Marvel’s Black Widow. The Golden Globe nominee will portray Red Guardian in the MCU film, a character who is the Soviet counterpart of Captain America. Although the only real connection between the two is that Red Guardian is Russian and Hopper happens to be somewhere in Russia, that was more than enough for fans to hope for a wild crossover event.

See some tweets about the theory below.

One fan suggested that Hopper changed his name and married Natasha Romanoff, while another joked that Stranger Things has been a Red Guardian prequel series all along. Well, Uproxx reports that in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Harbour had some bad news for Twitter theorists, as he explained:

“I know, it is a very surprising, annoying coincidence, and I apologize to the entire internet. There is no rhyme or reason for it, I promise you. There’s no crossover event between Stranger Things and the MCU. I mean, I do look very different in them. One of them, I’m 270 pounds and got a beard and thick, long hair, and the other one I’m like 200 pounds and have no hair.”

Well, there you have it. It seems the theories connecting Stranger Things and Black Widow are just that (or are they?). We'll all just have to keep speculating. Black Widow is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 1, 2020 (though it will likely be pushed back due to Coronavirus restrictions) and Stranger Things Season 4 does not yet have a premiere date. It looks like we might have a long way to go, so in the meantime check out these awesome deals here for Sling TV to catch up on all your favorite shows and movies.