“WandaVision” star Elizabeth Olsen gave us a reading list to help prepare for the Disney + series nearly five years ago – we didn’t know yet.
“I want to teach you the story of my Marvel character, the Scarlet Witch,” says Olsen in a video for Allure’s cover story in 2016. She will then take a brief look at some of the main book stories a comic that is clearly inspired. elements of “WandaVision.”
Going all the way back to the first scene and the origins of her character as a speaker, she moves through Scarlet Witch comic book milestones, including meeting the Vision, falling in love , marrying and doing all the “love dovey stuff” that happens between mutants. and android her dreams. “
This involves introducing her own “Marvel immaculate conception” using magic and giving birth to twin boys.
While holding a prop in a hexagonal shape, Olsen notes that Wanda Maximoff’s powers include the ability to “create chaos that disturbs reality.” By helpfully listing specific comic book runs, she also goes over the various tragedies that led to Scarlet Witch’s last breakup. She even explores Doctor Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, whom she joins in the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”.
Of course, as with most titles in the Marmat Cinematic Universe, “WandaVision” is not a direct change to any particular comic book story. And the latest news from the show that Agatha has been a secret player in the Wanda sitcom world all along, makes it clear that “WandaVision” still has enough versions to appear in both shows. is left.
But for those who are pregnant with digging more clues as to where the show might be directed, the books that Olsen lists in the video could be a good place to start.