LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marmat Cinematic Universe returns to the screen starting Friday in “WandaVision,” a story that takes two popular characters on a journey that alternates between classic American television sitcoms and the superhero world of the day. today.
The nine-episode series is the first Marvel they made for Walt Disney Co’s Disney + streaming service. It follows the characters of Wanda Maximoff and Vision, who were last seen together when Wanda looked over Vision’s dead body in the 2019 film “Avengers: Endgame.”
In the first episode of “WandaVision,” the pair are all alive and smiling, living the quiet life of suburbs as a witch and her android husband. The scenes are shot in black and white and in the style of a classic TV comedy such as “Bewitched.” The pair moves swiftly through comedies of different eras.
“They’ve been hurt throughout America in sitcoms,” said Paul Bettany, the actor who plays Vision.
“At some point Vision realizes‘ God, there’s something wrong with this city, ’” Bettany said, establishing a clash between the sitcom and Marvel’s cinematic hemisphere “in a masterful way. ”
Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda, said the unusual format of the show is surprising.
Olsen said that one observer told her that the audience can usually tell when a speaker appears, but in “WandaVision” “they don’t know who the Duchess is.”
The series will also feature Monica Rambeau, a character who appeared as an 11-year-old in the 2019 film “Captain Marvel. ”
In “WandaVision,” Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) has now grown and started in the series as a sitcom character. Parris said it was an honor to play Rambeau, who is set to appear in an upcoming film series “Captain Marvel. ”
“Just a black female superhero these days just … what time! Parris said. “I think it will be special to a lot of people. ”
Reciting with Rollo Ross; Written by Lisa Richwine; edited by Diane Craft