Avengers: Doomsday Reshoots Have Reportedly Ended - And Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch Will Return

Avengers: Doomsday Reshoots Have Reportedly Ended - And Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch Will Return

Though this wouldn't be the first time we've heard this, the recent Avengers: Doomsday reshoots are believed to focus on the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), along with several other characters...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 02, 2026 01:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

Though nothing has been officially confirmed, it looks like we can expect to see the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) in Avengers: Doomsday in some capacity.

According to Daniel Richtman, additional photography on December's massive MCU event movie has now ended, and the reshoots did indeed involve "Scarlet Witch and other characters like Sue Storm."

We're still not sure what these scenes will entail, but Richtman and other scoopers have also shared vague posts and memes suggesting that Wanda won't exactly be having the easiest time of things when we see her again in Doomsday.

MTTSH believes that only Olsen's stunt double was actually on set, and filmed something for Doomsday's post-credits scene.

We have heard various conflicting reports over the past year or so, with some scoopers claiming that the Scarlet Witch will have a major part as an ally of Doctor Doom, while others believe she will only appear briefly to set up a much bigger role in Avengers: Secret Wars.

Olsen has repeatedly denied that she will return for Doomsday - or Secret Wars - but it's probably fair to say that not many fans are buying it!

"I didn’t realize this until about six years ago, but because Marvel and its influence takes up so much physical time and space in the world, it’s really important for me to make choices outside of Marvel that reflect my own taste," Olsen said last year. "Your taste does create the artist that you are, and that wasn’t something I was thinking about when I first started working. I was just grateful to be a working actor. I wanted to stretch myself into different roles, and I wasn’t really thinking about my taste. So the opportunity to return to films like this is a reflection of the people I want to work with and my own personal taste in ways, even if I’m not the filmmaker."

We haven't seen Wanda (alive, at least) since Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, when the powerful former Avenger found some redemption for her villainous deeds by destroying every copy of the Darkhold and bringing a mountain down on top of herself.

A lot of fans were of the opinion that this "heel turn" didn't feel earned, and that the character's switch to a full-on villain between the events of WandaVision and the Doctor Strange sequel didn't really make complete sense. This is certainly debatable (Wanda's actions in the Disney+ series were highly... questionable, after all), but Olsen has shared similar sentiments herself.

Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars were hit with significant delays last year, with Doomsday now set to arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026, and Secret Wars positioned for December 17, 2027.

Both movies will be directed by the Russo brothers, who also make their MCU return after helming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame

"Universes collide and the Multiverse Saga begins its final chapter in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday. Beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and ultimately face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered. This epic film will lay the foundation for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

Doomsday will star:

Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Lewis Pullman as Sentry, Florence Pugh as Yelena, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, James Marsden as Cyclops, Channing Tatum as Gambit, and Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent

Along with Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, and, of course, Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.

About The Author:
MarkCassidy
Member Since 11/9/2008
Mark Cassidy is a writer, photographer, amateur filmmaker, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic from Dublin, Ireland.
Avengers: Doomsday Directors On Shooting With An Unfinished Script, Saving The MCU, And Unexpected Inspiration
Related:

Avengers: Doomsday Directors On Shooting With An Unfinished Script, Saving The MCU, And Unexpected Inspiration

Avengers: Doomsday: New Posters Feature Fantastic Four, X-Men, And Wakandan Logos
Recommended For You:

Avengers: Doomsday: New Posters Feature Fantastic Four, X-Men, And Wakandan Logos

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 9/2/2026, 1:26 PM
Disaster incoming.
CAPTAINPINKEYE
CAPTAINPINKEYE - 9/2/2026, 1:26 PM
I think a podcaster said the reshoots are racist.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/2/2026, 2:17 PM
@CAPTAINPINKEYE -
User Comment Image
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 9/2/2026, 1:30 PM
If they are bringing her back ad redeem her somehow, I would love to see them adapt the "Avengers Disassembled" story line.

User Comment Image

Always loved this panel.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 9/2/2026, 2:35 PM
@Nomis929 - this would be a GREAT point to make. Is she a mutant or is she a witch?
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 9/2/2026, 1:41 PM
@MarkCassidy - We sure about the wording of that headline?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/2/2026, 2:39 PM
@Lisa89 - We are indeed.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 9/2/2026, 2:49 PM
@MarkCassidy - You present it as two separate pieces of information, as in...

"Avengers: Doomsday Reshoots Have Reportedly Ended - And (additionally) Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch Will (definitely) Return"

Something akin to "...Reshoots Reportedly Include Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch" would have avoided being wildly misleading.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/2/2026, 3:00 PM
@Lisa89 - There's nothing misleading about it... You're just incredibly pedantic.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 9/2/2026, 3:19 PM
@MarkCassidy - “Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch Will Return”
You’re half right in that if she’s not in the film, it’s not misleading so much as a complete and total lie.
Sorry fer bein’ scholarly.
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 9/2/2026, 2:01 PM
Wonder if she'll have Molecule Man's role for the lead up into Secret Wars.
Pampero
Pampero - 9/2/2026, 2:06 PM
The movie isn’t even finished and it comes out in three months? Yeah, this is gonna be a [frick]ing disaster.
grif
grif - 9/2/2026, 2:29 PM
@Pampero - been pushed back a bunch of times too
grendelthing
grendelthing - 9/2/2026, 3:02 PM
@Pampero - That doesn't mean anything. They were doing reshoots for Endgame in January 2019, just 3 months before it was released.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/2/2026, 2:15 PM
MTTSH said they weren't finished. Richtman said they were. Sneider burned his toast. Campea needs more subscribers.
User Comment Image
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/2/2026, 2:23 PM
Cool if true…

I feel like we might get a reveal that Wanda is one of the Latverian witches who has no idea who she is thus helps Doom who has promised to return her memories and a post credits scene with her that sets up Secret Wars but we’ll see.

Anyway , I’m hyped for Doomsday and hope it turns out well since there’s honestly not many films I’m truly excited to see nowadays but this is one of them!!.

User Comment Image
Why
Why - 9/2/2026, 3:14 PM
@TheVisionary25 - yes! Call me a chump but I even have tickets for Endgame Encore. I am on the hype train. I hope Wanda returns, as I think she's had a great arc this far and absolutely deserves a happy ending.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/2/2026, 3:20 PM
@Why - same in regards to SW

I hope you enjoy the EG re-release but I just have no interest in watching it on the big screen again.
jlabatman
jlabatman - 9/2/2026, 2:57 PM
Would love to see Wanda come back, does not even matter if it is as a hero or villain!

Please log in to post comments.

Don't have an account?
Please Register.

View Recorder