Well, it's official: we're getting no new Marvel Studios content in 2020.
The original plan was for Black Widow and Eternals to be released in theaters this year, with The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and WandaVision hitting Disney+ in August and November. Unfortunately, a new teaser shared by Marvel confirms that the latter series isn't set to start streaming until January 15th, 2021.
There were rumblings recently that the show wouldn't arrive on the platform until early next year, and it appears those were correct. This ensures WandaVision won't clash with The Mandalorian or Soul, of course, but there's no way this news won't disappoint fans hoping for at least one MCU fix this year.
"'WandaVision' is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany)—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems," reads a newly released synopsis. "The new series is directed by Matt Shakman; Jac Schaeffer is head writer."
Check out the teaser (which includes some new shots of the title characters) below:
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out some new stills from WandaVision!
"It was insanity," Elizabeth Olsen says of shooting in front of a live studio audience for some episodes of the Disney+ TV series. "There was something very meta for my own life because I would visit those tapings as a kid, where my sisters were working [on Full House]."
Olsen's co-star, Paul Bettany, echoes those thoughts. "We were all so high by the end of it, we wanted to keep on running the show. Maybe take it out on tour or something. WandaVision on ice."
There's a good reason WandaVision enlisted real people to watch these sitcom scenes, though, with head writer Jac Schaeffer (Black Widow) explaining: "The show is a love letter to the golden age of television. We’re paying tribute and honoring all of these incredible shows and people who came before us, [but] we’re also trying to blaze new territory."
Described only as a "nosy neighbour," Kathryn Hahn had this to say about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in WandaVision. "I’ve always loved that gasp of human magic that they have. It’s not like I had never done anything like this, but especially since becoming a mom, I have always been interested in those jolts of adrenaline and humanity."
While WandaVision will tie into the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe (could the Scarlet Witch be expecting Young Avengers members Speed and Wiccan here?), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige wants to assure fans that the series is still something they'll find easy to enjoy.
"If you haven’t seen any of them and just want to step into this weird thing because you love The Dick Van Dyke Show, it’s going to work," he says. "But if you’ve been tracking the 23 movies we’ve made and following along the stories into Phase 4, there’ll be a wealth of rewards waiting for you as it all unfolds."
Unfortunately, a premiere date still hasn't been revealed, but this cover story is a good sign that the show is coming soon! With any luck, Marvel Studios will share some official news sometime this week...