Elizabeth Olsen says WandaVision is the Scarlet Witch story she's always wanted to tell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since her debut at the end of Phase 2 in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Olsen reprised her role as Wanda Maximoff throughout Phase 3. Her development has come as a supporting character, but that hasn't limited the mighty power that Scarlet Witch has. Wanda's time as a secondary character is now behind her, though, as she and Vision (Paul Bettany) will somehow be reunited as the stars of the MCU's first Disney+ series.
The idea for WandaVision was first revealed in 2018, but Marvel Studios didn't confirm details about the series until the following year. Originally set for a 2021 release and then moved up to late 2020, delays caused by COVID-19 pushed WandaVision back to early 2021. The debut is nearly here, and fans couldn't be more excited for new MCU content after a year without any movies. Yet, Marvel has kept details about WandaVision's story to a minimum. The main focus in the marketing has been the altered reality Wanda and Vision are living in, leaving fans to dissect early references and Easter eggs to try and learn more.
In a new interview with SFX Magazine (via Reddit), Elizabeth Olsen was asked about the initial pitch she heard for WandaVision. She reiterated that it was Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige who explained the idea of Scarlet Witch and Vision starring in their own TV show. As much fun as she and Bettany have working together, the reason why it was so easy for Olsen to sign on to do WandaVision is that it is telling the Scarlet Witch story she's always wanted to.
"I though that was exciting on its own, and also kind of intimidating. It is a bit nerve-wracking being the first. But when [Kevin] Feige explained his idea for WandaVision, and specifically the comics he wanted to reference and pay homage to, it was really easy for me to want to do that, because it was more or less the story that I've always wanted to tell... without knowing that we would be interweaving sitcoms!"
This might not seem like too big of a reveal on the surface, but combing back through Olsen's previous comments about what she'd want to do with solo Scarlet Witch projects could provide some clues about where WandaVision is going. Before Marvel was confirmed to be making Disney+ shows, Olsen expressed interest in doing a show where Wanda and Vision live a domestic life together. She might not have thought such a story was possible in 2018, but that appears to be the backbone of WandaVision.
The other story that Olsen has expressed interest in telling is House of M. Brian Michael Bendis' 2005 comic event saw Scarlet Witch alter reality and create a family for her and Vision, but she then ripped apart Marvel's universe when she was told this family wasn't real. The comic is famous for Scarlet Witch uttering the phrase, "No more mutants," and wiping the majority of them out of Marvel's universe. At the time, Olsen believed that such a story would have to be changed since she isn't known to be a mutant in the MCU and the X-Men rights were still at Fox.
With just a few weeks to go until WandaVision's debut, Olsen might have inadvertently revealed a lot about the Disney+ series. The domestic life with Vision is clearly part of the show, and it has already been widely speculated that the family they have will be her creations, just as in House of M. Whether the show includes a giant mutant twist remains to be seen, but the trailers have featured a few subtle House of M Easter eggs along the way. In any case, it is great to know that Olsen is such a big fan of the story WandaVision will tell.
Source: SFX Magazine [via Reddit]
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December 31, 2020 at 05:23AM
