WANDAVISION Star Elizabeth Olsen Wasn't Clued Into DOCTOR STRANGE 2 Plans Until Late In The Show's Production

WANDAVISION Star Elizabeth Olsen Wasn't Clued Into DOCTOR STRANGE 2 Plans Until Late In The Show's Production

While it's obvious that the Scarlet Witch will be crucial to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Elizabeth Olsen wasn't aware of plans for her character in the sequel until late in production.

By JoshWilding - May 19, 2021 02:05 AM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision
Source: Awards Chatter

Marvel Studios was originally going to include the MCU's Sorcerer Supreme in WandaVision's series finale, but plans changed, and the two characters will now cross paths in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Wanda Maximoff's transformation into the Scarlet Witch looks set to be crucial to Phase 4, with the Doctor Strange sequel promising to be an important next step in her journey. However, it wasn't one Elizabeth Olsen was clued into when production on her Disney+ series began. 

Talking to The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter, the actress revealed that it wasn't until they returned to finish the series during the pandemic that she learned about her role in Sam Raimi's movie. 

"I really wish that there was a plan that someone shared with me a little sooner," Olsen laughed. "I found out about Doctor Strange 2 and what the story was before we went for the last eight weeks of filming WandaVision during the pandemic. I found out in, like, August, and then I wrapped WandaVision on a Wednesday and went to England Friday."

Olsen spent the rest of 2020 in England, and only returned home last month when Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness wrapped filming. "It was a lot," she admitted. "And then I just got home, like, 10 days ago. So it was a long time being in England. It was a long process."

Given the way WandaVision ended, the Scarlet Witch is likely going to scour the Multiverse to find Tommy and Billy. That could lead to a clash with Stephen Strange, and it's entirely possible the movie will wrap up with her either getting some sort of happy ending...or becoming one of the MCU's new big bads. If that's the case, bring on a House of M adaptation! 

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released in theaters on March 25, 2022.

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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 5/19/2021, 2:12 AM
Why does this sound like she didn't know she was in Doctor Strange 2 at all until very late? Would make more sense if she knew she was gonna be in it, just didn't know what her exact role in it was. What if there were scheduling conflicts, then Marvel would have to rework DS2 very late in the process.
LSHF
LSHF - 5/19/2021, 2:36 AM
@bkmeijer - I am going to guess, knowing that Marvel Studios plans "way ahead" in advance, gets informed of their actors' schedules with other studios as part of their contract, since they can be called into action for any Marvel projects. This makes sense to me, and I don't think is really asking too much.

It's like, "We may need to use you at any given time in the near future, so you need to keep us informed of any upcoming projects you have with other studios, so we can work around them your schedules."

This would be a logical item to add to their contracts.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 5/19/2021, 3:24 AM
@LSHF - yeah that makes sense. Didn't think of that yet
LSHF
LSHF - 5/19/2021, 7:11 AM
@bkmeijer - Marvel Studios seems to be several steps ahead of everyone else in the industry. So, even if I can't imagine why they might be doing something, I immediately give them credit, just in case there is some logical reason(s) for what they do.

I could be wrong in this case, but since I thought of it (and you probably would have, also, given the time and effort), I'm guessing someone on their team could have thought of it, also. Because if "I" can do that, "anyone" can! Lol.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 5/19/2021, 8:01 AM
@LSHF - if there is one thing I learned, it's that Marvel Studios knows how to play the long game. And gotta say, I immediately trust them with whatever thing they come up next too
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 5/19/2021, 3:58 AM
Wait how is it that she didn’t know when I’m 2019 at SDCC the movie was announced and Kevin Feige said Wanda would be a part of it and Elizabeth was also at the panel 🤔😵‍💫.

How could she not know she would be in it? Lol
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 5/19/2021, 4:00 AM
@MisterDoctor217 - when in *
CplHicks
CplHicks - 5/19/2021, 5:30 AM
@MisterDoctor217 - Wait, if Elizabeth didn't know until the last weeks of Wandavision then the Elizaeth we saw at the SDCC was..her g g g ghost! Zoinks!
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/19/2021, 5:56 AM
@MisterDoctor217 - I think she might of known she was in it but didn't know how big a part in it she would play or the general storyline.
LSHF
LSHF - 5/19/2021, 7:14 AM
@MisterDoctor217 - She was referring to the "story" ('...and what the story was...') itself. She could have worded that better. Actors sometimes want to know what they characters do in the future) whether it be the same film or a sequel, etc. I don't think she was actually stating that she didn't know she was "in it".
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 5/19/2021, 6:27 PM
@LSHF - oooh that makes sense lol
I was like what, does she have amnesia lol
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 5/19/2021, 6:27 PM
@marvel72 - Yeah makes sense 😵‍💫
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 5/19/2021, 6:28 PM
@CplHicks - Lmao
It was Agatha all along !!😵‍💫
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/19/2021, 5:53 AM
This and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 are going to be the best MCU movies out of the current batch.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/19/2021, 6:57 AM
@marvel72 - Guardians 3 will be another Guardians 2 at beat
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/19/2021, 6:57 AM
@McMurdo - best*
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/19/2021, 2:01 PM
@McMurdo - it might be but I enjoyed both Vol 1 and Vol 2.
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