Despite initially lending her newfound abilities to villains such HYDRA's Baron Von Strucker and Ultron, Wanda Maximoff eventually saw the error of her ways and became an Avenger. We followed her path of redemption through a number of movies, though it was made clear fairly early on that the Sokovian was struggling with her powers.
Following The Vision's death in Avengers: Infinity War, Wanda completely lost control and created her own reality in the New Jersey town of Westview. However, after embracing her identity as the Scarlet Witch, the hero broke bad and went on a murderous rampage in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Understandably, that didn't sit well with a lot of fans and while she did (mostly) do the right thing in the end, it will be hard for Wanda to come back from killing Earth-838's Illuminati.
During a recent interview with ComicBook.com, WandaVision director Matt Shakman shared his thoughts on the character's descent into villainy following the Disney+ TV series.
"I talked a lot to Michael Waldron and I talked to Sam Raimi and we also shared lots of the art department as we were creating the Darkhold and her costume and other things that would continue on, so there was a lot of synergy on it," he recalls. "I'm aware of, certainly, the conversation on the internet about Wanda and her character."
"I'm so proud of everything we did on WandaVision. That show is really special, working with Lizzie, and telling that story was so unique and fun."
"When you're in this universe, you have to pass the baton," the Fantastic Four director added. "I think they made decisions they needed to make to make that story work and I thought it was a super entertaining movie."
Marvel Studios can still make things right with the Scarlet Witch, especially as she's bound to be invaluable when Earth's Mightiest Heroes reunite to battle Kang the Conqueror. We've heard conflicting reports about whether Wanda will appear in Agatha: Coven of Chaos, though we're sure Marvel Studios has plans for Wanda somewhere in Phase 5.
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