Elizabeth Olsen Says She’s “Happy to Come Back” to the MCU to Play Scarlet Witch Again
Elizabeth Olsen has had a pretty great run playing Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, in the MCU. They gave her a strong and interesting story arc that seemingly concluded with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
But, this is Marvel we’re talking about, so bringing her back to continue her story definitely isn’t out of the question. There have been reports of her returning for a Scarlet Witch solo film, and even possibly appearing in the upcoming Vision series.
The question is, does Olson even want to return to the role? She previously said that she was ready to move on from the character saying: “I don’t want… it’s not that I don’t want to be associated as just this character. But I really feel like I need to be building other parts back up for balance.
“I so much want to do films right now. And I hope some of them come together in the way I feel like they can. But yeah, that’s something that I need. I just need other characters in my life. There’s no longevity in one character.”
Olsen was also asked if she missed playing Wanda in the MCU, she said: “No, I don’t. I think it’s been almost 10 years of playing her. And I’ve loved it. And I think the reason why I am not calling Kevin Feige every day with ideas is because I’m really proud of what we were able to do. I think ‘WandaVision’ was a really surprising opportunity.
“If someone were to tell me that I’m fired from Marvel movies, I will feel proud of what we made. And I really am just trying to figure out how to load up other films and characters so it becomes less about the Marvel of it all.”
But, now her tone has changed, and she is saying that she’d be happy to come back. During an interview with FM104, she said:
“It’s a character that I love going back to when there’s a way to use her well, and I think I have been lucky that when I started I was used well. I think people 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.”
I’m pretty confident that we haven’t seen the last of Olson in the MCU. She will return at some point, and It will be fun to see how they continue her journey.