AGATHA ALL ALONG Showrunner Jac Schaeffer On SCARLET WITCH Movie Rumors: "Fingers Crossed"

AGATHA ALL ALONG Showrunner Jac Schaeffer On SCARLET WITCH Movie Rumors: "Fingers Crossed"

Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer has responded to the persistent rumor that a Scarlet Witch solo movie is in the development, and her reaction might be very telling...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 17, 2024 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Agatha: Coven of Chaos

Though we're pretty sure a solo Scarlet Witch movie starring Elizabeth Olsen is in the works, Marvel Studios has yet to make it official, and those (potentially) involved with the project were not about to confirm or deny anything during last night's Agatha All Along screening event.

Despite Variety's reporter doing his best to get some details from Jac Schaeffer - who is rumored to be working on the movie's script with Megan McDonnell - the Agatha All Along showrunner would only say that she's keeping her "fingers crossed" for a Wanda-focused feature. When quizzed about not being able to discuss anything with the press, Schaeffer laughed and replied: "Not right now!"

Variety had even less luck with actress Agatha Sasheer Zamata, who would only say that she really wants to be in the movie if and when it happens.

We haven't seen Wanda 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 Maximoff's dark turn didn't really 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 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.

In a recent interview, the actress was asked about potentially reprising the role in the MCU, and responded with the following.

“It's a character I love going back to when there's a way to use her well and I think I've been lucky when I started I was used well... and they kind of didn't know what to do with me for a second there! If there's a good way to use her, I'm always happy to come back.”

Though Wanda does appear in the upcoming Agatha All Along Disney+ series (her body is seen in the trailer), Olsen is not expected to reprise the role - although we wouldn't rule out a cameo in the season finale.

Following the success of WandaVision, an "Agatha: Coven of Chaos" spin-off featuring the return of Hahn as Agatha Harkness was announced. We recently learned that this show would actually be titled Agatha All Along. Bettany's Vision is also set to return for his own series from Picard showrunner Terry Matalas. James Spader will be back as Ultron, and Todd Stashwick will also feature as a mysterious assassin.

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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/17/2024, 8:28 AM
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If it does happen then I hope Jac Schaeffer and Meg McDonnell are involved given they did good work on WV imo!!.

Didn’t Schaeffer sign a deal with Marvel?.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/17/2024, 8:32 AM
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slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/17/2024, 8:41 AM
Let’s ask questions about a movie No One is allowed to talk about until Marvel Studios green lights it or announces it.

ScarWitch will be back. Do yall really want to know why and how before we even see the next couple of Marvel projects??
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/17/2024, 8:45 AM
The Scarlet Witch can DESTROY EVERY CHARACTER IN THE MCU.

This Character needs to go away for a while and come back with a new actress, good storyline and toned down powers.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/17/2024, 10:08 AM
@SteelGunZ - Seriously who wants a nerfed SW again, we had that in AoU and Civil War already, she finaly just starts displaying her full potential and you want a recast nerfed version?
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/17/2024, 10:23 AM
@Apophis71 - Yes and she's not nerfed. She displayed that when took over the Doc Strange Movie!
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/17/2024, 10:33 AM
@SteelGunZ - She was in AoU and Civil war I said, MoM was literaly the very first time she demonstrated any level of mastering her full potential yet you want her instantly nerfed again?

Think that may just say more about you than it does about the majority of Scarlet Witch fans and the character herself.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/17/2024, 2:48 PM
@Apophis71 - kept thinking sw was Star Wars when I realized it was scarlet witch had look at title of article again be sure
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/17/2024, 3:27 PM
@Apophis71 - I think its people like you who come on here and make things personal is the problem. I was just stating my opinion on the article and not one time did I say anything or direct anything about you.

Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/17/2024, 4:41 PM
@SteelGunZ - Well your making a strange jump over MoM (pun intended) so how it comes across.

There is this whole take that the villain took over the lead in a film even though the prime Dr Strange had over double the screentime of Scarlet Witch (Chavez had more mins onscreen than Wanda) was four versions of Dr Strange in total compared to only two of Wanda and she had additional abilities due to using the Darkhold so...

...just an odd point to think the first time she was anywhere close to the source in terms of powers, and whilst corrupted by the Darkhold, is the place to dump a very popular character.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 9/17/2024, 5:24 PM
@SteelGunZ -
That's what she is. Reality warping power. It's a powerful power for sure but not too powerful to make her not underpowered.

Averngers Disemboweled?
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/18/2024, 8:51 AM
@Goldboink - Wanda has more than reality warping powers which different from the comics but in the MCU, like I said before, she is more powerful than any other MCU Character.

Did you not see MoM?
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/18/2024, 8:53 AM
@Apophis71 - Ok so not to jump over MoM, and like I said before, the character needs to go away for a while.

Take care
Goldboink
Goldboink - 9/18/2024, 9:09 AM
@SteelGunZ -
I did and I don't disagree. In the MCU she is the most powerful character.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/18/2024, 9:28 AM
@SteelGunZ - Fair to critique MoM as there are more than ample issues with it and what they did with Wanda in particular.

The additional to norm powers was due to using the Darkhold so strip that crossing the multiverse to possess others bit when she returns still ample that can be done with the character and needs better closure first, in her own film and/or Secret Wars.

After that sidelining the character for a while would be fair enough maybe but would want A Scarlet Witch to be part of Magneto's brotherhood at some point and she should have the full powers she normaly has most the time in the comics, not nerfed or at the level of certain points in print where they were increased. He doesn't need to be her Dad as that was a later retcon (for a long time didn't know who her parents were than for a good while after that was supposed to be Whizzer which make sense for her Bro's powers) that more recently got retconned again to him not being a blood relative.
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/18/2024, 12:18 PM
@Apophis71 - Ok, I gotcha now and what you said here makes sense.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 9/17/2024, 9:02 AM
I see there’s going to be a lot of witch posts over the next couple days.
cubichy
cubichy - 9/17/2024, 10:25 AM
This has been done to death, I am so sick of SW. She isn't really a primary character in the comics, if you want a villain with magical powers, there are tons in the MCU. She has been in tons of movies and shows, let's explore something else, other dynamics, go back to superpowers and not magic, that's Doc strange and also been done. for all her power, SW can be put down with a bullet to her head anytime, she is in love with vision, he keeps her clam and grounded and that's her story, that's it, done, move on to primary charters and the billions of stories that can be told about superheroes and their powers and stop regurgitating (nice word, right) what's already been told tons of time in the MCU. close the door on SW, now!!!!!!

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