Though we're all anxiously awaiting some sort of official update, we have been assured that The X-Men are coming to The MCU at some point, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Elizabeth Olsen wants in on the ground floor.
While speaking to CinemaBlend, Olsen was asked how she feels about the planned MCU introduction of the Children of the Atom. "No, you just got me excited!" she replied. "I don't really know what I do next after this movie. I don't really know. I wanna know what fans want and what the ideas are. But I guess you just said it, if we're bringing X-Men back, I'll wanna be there!"
As excited as the actress is about the prospect of returning as part of the X-Men, she adds: "I have no actual plans yet. I am very excited to talk with Kevin [Feige] about that at some point."
As any self-respecting X-Men fan will surely be aware, The Scarlet Witch is (or was) actually a mutant in the comics, and has fought as part of the team and against them as one of their most powerful adversaries. Of course, the character was given a very different origin for the MCU, but with her powers continuing to evolve (one might even say, mutate), there's always room for a little retconning.
Spoilers for In The Multiverse of Madness follow.
Fans were hoping Professor X's (Sir Patrick Stewart) introduction would lay the groundwork for Wanda to be revealed as a mutant, but if that was ever on the cards, it didn't make the final cut. The Scarlet Witch appeared to perish at the end of the sequel after entombing herself in the ruins of Wundagore, but it's highly unlikely that will be the last we see of her.
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