SCARLET WITCH: New Report May Confirm Plans For Solo Movie; Jac Schaeffer & Megan McDonnell Penning Script

Though Marvel Studios hasn't made an official announcement, a new Production Weekly report could confirm plans for a solo Scarlet Witch movie starring Elizabeth Olsen...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 12, 2024 05:09 PM EST

Filed Under: WandaVision

We've been hearing rumors of a Scarlet Witch solo feature for a few years at this stage, but we may finally have confirmation (or the closest we've come to it) that Marvel Studios is developing a movie that will give Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff the spotlight.

Though the trades have yet to weigh-in, a new Production Weekly report claims that a Scarlet Witch film is in the works, and is aiming for a 2026 release. WandaVision and Agatha All Along writers Jac Schaeffer and Megan McDonnell are said to be working on the script.

PW is a (generally) reliable cast and crew database, but the projects they highlight are often subject to change, so while there are likely early plans in place for a Scarlet Witch movie, we would count on that 2026 release just yet.

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 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.

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.”

Wanda is not expected to appear in the upcoming Agatha All Along Disney+ series, but we will likely get some kind of update on her status that could give us a better idea of when the character will make her MCU return.

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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31 Comments

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 5:31 PM

The "heel turn" made perfect sense. After the trauma that instigated WandaVision she wound up with The Darkhold, which was the source of the corruption. I thought it was perfect.

Negaduck - 9/12/2024, 5:40 PM

@Goldboink - agreed I don’t want everyone wants

BackwardGalaxy - 9/12/2024, 6:09 PM

@Goldboink - It was pretty simple and explained in the movie. I agree with you. That's not regular old Wanda. It's Wanda on meth.

Apophis71 - 9/12/2024, 6:46 PM

@Goldboink - Yup it made perfect sense even if how it was handled meant some failed to grasp it. You would think the fact not one but two versions of Doctor Strange were heavily corrupted by the book too onscreen (and implied many Variants of him were) should have been enough but...

...all of that said if they do a Scarlet Witch movie that has her confront directly Chthon, the one who was the original author of the book, they can make it far clearer I guess, however I would have her still not trusted and joining Magneto's brotherhood as the next step after even if for the GA they are on her side in the main.

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 6:57 PM

@Apophis71 -
She's best in the gray areas. I was reading X-Men way back in the day when she was one of Magneto's stooges and later she and Pietro joined the Avengers, which was cool. All kinds of interesting things happened with her after I stopped reading comics and much later I bought the collected House of M, where she flips the Eff out. That was a cool take and seems to be more the direction that they are taking her, the damaged hero. Liz has totally earned a solo outing as well. She's done a fine job on a very difficult character to get right.

Not sure if they will even do Professor X and Magneto again though.

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 6:59 PM

@BackwardGalaxy -
And she comes out of the whole Westview thing and the Darkhold is, like, right there. It captured her at her weakest moment. She got some measure of redemption in the end, which was nice.

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 7:03 PM

@BackwardGalaxy -

Apophis71 - 9/12/2024, 7:20 PM

@Goldboink - For sure she is better in the grey areas but can do so whilst part of the brotherhood is my thinking if still not trusted. Then at some critical point turn on Magneto to be on the lighter side of the line but ultimately the source always had her in that grey area regardless which team she was on outside of isolated points where she flipped out such as House of M.

MikeyL - 9/12/2024, 5:38 PM

I think MoM just needed to hammer home even more the fact that the Darkhold was corrupting her. I felt it was pretty damn obvious, but a lot of people still think she wasn’t being manipulated and controlled to an extent. It’s no different to Bucky as Winter Soldier

JobinJ - 9/12/2024, 5:41 PM

No, thank you. She was all the way bad killing people and murdering heroes. She does not deserve redemption. I don’t care if a book was affecting her frame of mind or not.

Comicmoviejunki - 9/12/2024, 6:52 PM

@JobinJ - what are your thoughts on the Winter Soldier??

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 7:00 PM

@JobinJ - That's kind of severe, don't you think?

MisterDoctor217 - 9/12/2024, 5:48 PM

Yes please !! She’s one of the best characters the MCU has produced imo and definitely deserves her own movie, even when she already kinda hijacker Dr. Strange’s lol

I just hope they take lore from the comic books too and not just make stuff up.

And please have an appearance by Pietro !! We need him back.

WakandanQueen - 9/12/2024, 5:48 PM

OH SHIT IT'S HAPPENING.

Guess it's Wanda's world again! Let's [frick]ing go!

Matchesz - 9/12/2024, 5:55 PM

Can they redeem Thor first like damn

TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 5:56 PM

Cool if true!!,

That’s a solid writing duo too with Schaeffer being the head writer of WV and Agatha alongside Donnelly who worked on the former aswell (she’s the one who came up with the Ship of Theseus scene for example)…

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Also Mark , I don’t think Olsen there is talking about her divisive turn in MoM…

It seems more to me that she’s alluding to the middle which would be IW-EG which I think has less to do with them not knowing what to do with her there and moreso that there’s only so much real estate for even almost 3 hour ensemble film like that to cover.

SonOfAGif - 9/12/2024, 5:58 PM

Make Chthon the villain and Zarathos a supporting character.

MuadDib - 9/12/2024, 6:15 PM

Hate me all you want, but I predict an even bigger flop than The Marvels is Scarlet Witch gets a solo movie. Her comic book character may be really powerful, but it’s a rather uninteresting character and you’d have to prop up the movie with a lot of other characters which would undercut making a solo movie.

But fanboys feel free to disagree and pour out your passionate argument for why her solo outing would smash BO records

TheNewYorker - 9/12/2024, 6:43 PM

@MuadDib - Agree.

hue66 - 9/12/2024, 6:44 PM

@MuadDib - like the character but maybe there's too much focus on her

China1975 - 9/12/2024, 6:53 PM

@MuadDib - my same thoughts….how about some low risk, low budget rated R characters.

MuadDib - 9/12/2024, 7:03 PM

@China1975 - I agree, we should spread the love around, especially since there are soooo many characters who’ve never even been name dropped let alone appeared. But alas the corporate suits at Disney have announced they rather only put money and resources into already established franchises.

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 7:18 PM

@MuadDib - That's an interesting point. Can the sidekick get their own movie? It's not like Cap or Thor or Spidey any of the other characters who were created as leads in the funny books. She was created as a one dimensional toady who grew into an interesting player in the ensemble but has never carried her own book. All that said Liz Olsen is strong enough to carry a movie but even there, has she been the lead in big budget blockbuster? She certainly was the main character in WandaVision but that's TV and not dependent on box office. Plenty of reason for doubt but a good script and a good cast and they could certainly pull it off.

Marvels flopped for entirely different reasons though.

JFerguson - 9/12/2024, 6:25 PM

Can’t we see how the response is to Agatha first before rehiring Jac Schaeffer and friends? Didn’t learn from their mistake of initially hiring Jeff Loveness and Mike Waldron to write the avengers movies I see.

TheNewYorker - 9/12/2024, 6:40 PM

That would be so weird. Haven’t we seen enough.. uh, No. No, thank you.

BabyLasagna - 9/12/2024, 6:49 PM

Here comes the "no one asked for this" crowd.

I for one, asked for this.
But after the mess they did with her in MoM , I don't see how can they redeem here at all. That was the fatal flaw of that movie.

Comicmoviejunki - 9/12/2024, 6:54 PM

The way Marvel is headed it will be a Satanic, gory, bloody F bomb filled, full fledged horror film. Rated NC17

Goldboink - 9/12/2024, 7:05 PM

What if they are setting up some take on House of M.

String - 9/12/2024, 7:11 PM

There are only 2 slots for Marvel Studios movies in 2026 still open: 13 February & 6 November. There is no way Scarlet Witch will be the 13 February film, so playing devil's advocate, let's say it's the latter date, 6 November. What does that mean for the other projects getting made?

Shang-Chi 2 is already being pushed until after Secret Wars due to Destin Daniel Cretton doing Spider-Man 4.

Armor Wars is either dead, pushed to after Secret Wars or being retooled back to a Disney+ show. Ironheart & Wonder Man most likely are the 2025 Disney+ series. We don't know yet what the 2nd live-action 2026 Disney+ show is. Vision series & Armor Wars or Blonde Phantom could be the 2026 series.

Unless there is a miracle, Blade isn't making it's 7 November 2025 date. Marvel Studios would need to start filming within the next 2 to 3 months. If Marvel Studios is giving up its November 2025 date, I don't see them giving up their February 20216 date as well. To me, Blade is far more along than Thor 5 is, so my guess Blade is getting pushed into 2026. Its release could even be pushed a couple months from February up to April 2026.

That leaves Thor 5 & possible Scarlet Witch for November 2026. It's possible Scarlet Witch could be ready, so it comes out in the same year as Vision series. But let's be pragmatic, which project will have a higher priority, Thor 5 or Scarlet Witch. I think it will be Thor 5 because the studio has been working on that project longer. If Scarlet Witch gets a film, it will depend on how well Agatha All Along does on Disney+ because a lot of those elements will play a part of any potential film. So, if Agatha does well, I expect Marvel Studios to make an announcement on a Scarlet Witch film soon afterward. My guess Disney will add another Marvel film date (Thor 5 or Scarlet Witch) for early 2027 (February, March, April) before Secret Wars.

I expect to hear by November, or after a Blade director is announced when we will get the reshuffling of dates and Marvel's new slate up to Secret Wars.

TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 7:16 PM

@String - interesting

I don’t see us getting any real confirmations or release dates for films for awhile but I also don’t think they will announce release dates too far in advance or even post Secret Wars until that comes out…

Given Blade , I think they have learned their lesson in that regard

OriginalGusto1 - 9/12/2024, 7:18 PM

I wanna skydive face first into her cleavage.

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SCARLET WITCH: New Report May Confirm Plans For Solo Movie; Jac Schaeffer & Megan McDonnell Penning Script

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