WANDAVISION Star Elizabeth Olsen Talks Robert Downey Jr. As Doctor Doom And Her Own MCU Future

WANDAVISION Star Elizabeth Olsen Talks Robert Downey Jr. As Doctor Doom And Her Own MCU Future

WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen has elaborated on her MCU future following 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, weighing in on Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU return, Agatha All Along, and more...

By JoshWilding - Sep 12, 2024 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision

After making her MCU debut as Wanda Maximoff in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Elizabeth Olsen played a recurring role across a couple of different franchises before finally taking centre stage in WandaVision.  

Launched in 2021, it was Marvel Studios' first Disney+ TV series and, for many fans, still ranks among the best. 

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness followed the next year but proved divisive thanks to its villainous portrayal of the Scarlet Witch. Corrupted by the Darkhold, Wanda went on a murderous rampage across the Multiverse before seemingly taking her own life.  

The Standard recently spoke to Olsen and started by asking for her thoughts on Robert Downey Jr.'s shock MCU return as Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars' Doctor Doom.

"Lots of people were texting me saying, 'I can’t believe this about Downey, did you know?' and I was like, 'I have no idea what you’re taking about' and had to go on the internet to find out," the actor admitted. "There’s a Marvel brain that just lets us know [when a new movie or TV series is in train]."

Olsen added, "I adored Wandavision, which opened up a whole world for me and the character, totally different from when I first signed on 10 years ago. Then Multiverse of Madness was a whole different thing, but I still got to follow the thread of this woman and use her differently and surprisingly."

Asked what her own MCU future could look like, the Scarlet Witch actor said, "No one's tying me up. These are choices to keep moving forward with them [Marvel]. Every time it's a conversation: what would we like to do? And it’s like returning to a family: my dialect coach, movement coach, stunt people, crew, camera operators. There’s a lot to love about being part of that."

In a separate conversation with Happy Sad Confused, Olsen also shared her thoughts on the upcoming launch of Agatha All Along. While stopping short of teasing her involvement with the show (we don't expect the Scarlet Witch to appear, unfortunately), she did say, "I'm really excited for Kathryn [Hahn] That cast is incredibly fun, and I've only heard bits and pieces from them...I'm excited for them."

We'll see what happens but even if Olsen doesn't make a surprise appearance in Agatha All Along, we're anticipating the series dropping some big hints - if not outright confirmation - about what became of the Avenger following the Darkhold's destruction. 

Plus, there are still persistent rumours about plans for a Scarlet Witch solo movie...

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Gambito
Gambito - 9/12/2024, 11:17 AM
“Any questions about my new movie guys?? ;(“

😂😂😂
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 11:31 AM
Lol I love how these interviewers just keep asking every MCU actor about RDJ as Doom , idk what kind of answers they expect giving that i doubt any of them knew about it or their plans for the character & portrayal…

Anyway , I still feel she’ll make an appearance in Agatha and then Vision will wrap up her return if those two shows are indeed being part of an arc that started with WV as reported but we’ll see.

She’s been great from AOU (or even the TWS post credits) till MOM , even if the latter’s direction for her was somewhat divisive…

WV really elevated the character since she finally got to be a lead instead of a part of the ensemble so no surprise she has a soft spot for it.

Can’t wait to see her again since I have liked her version of Wanda so far!!.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/12/2024, 11:32 AM
bring her back as storm
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 9/12/2024, 11:44 AM
the more Lizzie Olsen in the MCU the better.. huge crush on her

besides that, yea i get the hate for MoM but i liked the movie personally. I thought her arc made sense into being a "villian" but it was Definitely rushed. Idk how they plan to make her become a hero again or be accepted for her actions but we'll see
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 9/12/2024, 12:31 PM
@MotherGooseUPus -

Terrible movie and terrible convoluted plot and arc IMO. Might be one of the worst MCU movies just from how many things it screwed up character wise.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 9/12/2024, 1:55 PM
She hates MoM

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