Elizabeth Olsen has played a prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Scarlet Witch. The character made her debut in the end credits of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and was established in a full-fledged role starting from Avengers: Age of Ultron. The character has since appeared in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
The character has had an emotional arc throughout these projects in search of love and motherhood. After Multiverse of Madness, the character’s next appearance in the MCU is currently unknown. This has led to some fans speculating that Olsen’s contract with Marvel expired and the character will not return. But there has been no official news or announcements regarding the same.
Scarlet Witch’s Future is Unknown, But She Will Return
Elizabeth Olsen‘s tenure as Scarlet Witch has been a successful one and she has created a character that is multi-dimensional and vulnerable, despite her incredible powers. The uncertainty regarding her character’s future in the MCU has led to speculations that her tenure in the MCU is over, A recent article from ScreenRant debunks that speculation as there has been no official news or confirmation regarding her exit from the MCU.
The article addressed the lack of news regarding a second season of WandaVision by saying that there was never going to be a second season, as the series was promoted as a limited series. It has only been a year since she made an appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Her (supposed) death in the film might be also a sign that Marvel plans to take a break from the character for a while and bring her back with a bang later in the future. She has already been in continuous films and projects over the past 4-5 years, so Marvel may want to avoid overexposure to the character.
Elizabeth Olsen is Happy to Get to Explore Other Non-MCU Roles
Elizabeth Olsen has time and again expressed her love and the impact that the character has had in her career. Scarlet Witch made her popular among the masses and is the most recognizable role of her career. She has addressed how she has no idea about her future in the MCU after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She has also moved on to other projects while on her break from the MCU. When asked about whether she misses playing the character, she told Variety,
“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”
It seems both Marvel and Olsen decided to take a brief break from the character so that the studio could focus on newer characters and Olsen could also do other exciting non-MCU projects. It remains to be seen when the studio plans to bring her back. Meanwhile, fans can watch Olsen’s terrifying and nuanced performance as Candy in her HBO limited series Love and Death, streaming on Max.
Sources: ScreenRant, Variety
