Elizabeth Olsen, who plays
Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe got an
opportunity this year to be at the mainstream center of the shared franchise,
as she headlined a Disney+ original that explored her character’s past and her
potential future in-depth.
WandaVision was first
announced in 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con, where Kevin Feige confirmed Olsen and
co-star Paul Bettany would lead their own MCU series, which would further tie
up with future films, beginning a new experiment in the Marvel universe, where
television material and films will directly connect with each other’s stories
and parallels, thus, expanding the vastness of this cinematic saga.
Keeping the same approach in
mind, Elizabeth Olsen was confirmed to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in
MCU Phase Four film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a film,
which will directly tie up with Olsen’s show. Though the two MCU entries would
release more than a year apart, Olsen has confirmed that she was already aware
of her role and complete story of the Doctor Strange sequel before
she wrapped filming WandaVision; however, she wished she could’ve known
those details sooner.
When asked how
familiar Elizabeth Olsen has become with the arc her character is
taking in nearing MCU future on THR’s Awards Chatter podcast, Olsen
said this.
“I really wish that there
was a plan that someone shared with me a little sooner [laughs]. I found out
about Doctor Strange 2 and what the story was before we went for the last 8
weeks of filming WandaVision during the pandemic. I found out in,
like, August, and then I wrapped WandaVision on a Wednesday and went
to England [on] Friday.”
While Olsen got hold of her
role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it was already a year
since she was signed for the film. Technically, she should’ve received the
script pretty earlier, but the production halts and shutdowns enforced during
the pandemic led to a delay in script completion; and a fast-tracked production
on both WandaVision and Doctor Strange 2 after lockdowns
and travel restrictions were lifted across the world.
