“Give them one.”
That’s Elizabeth Olsen’s advice for actors considering joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The “WandaVision” star told Josh Horowitz on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. that by initially agreeing only to one Marvel project, actors can gain more “creative control” for the next.
“That way you have more control over… If you, let’s say, ‘Oh my God, this is the most fun I’ve ever had and I love this character so much, I want to do it again’, now you have more creative control for the next one,” said Olsen.
She then joked, “Don’t tell [David] Galluzzi that. [He’s] business affairs at Marvel.”
Olsen has played Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in a handful of Marvel projects since 2014, including “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” two “Captain America” movies, the last three “Avengers” movies, and the TV spin-off Wanda Vision. The Disney+ miniseries won three Emmys in 2021, with Olsen scoring a nomination for Leading Actress in a Limited Series.
So said Marvel president Kevin Feige Variety last year: “We would only have dared try something like ‘WandaVision’ because Lizzie is such an excellent actor.
A “WandaVision” spin-off starring Kathryn Hahn, titled “Agatha: Coven of Chaos”, is currently in the works. As for Wanda’s future, Feige added, “There really is so much more to discover. We still haven’t gotten into many of her main storylines from the comics.”
Olsen also stars opposite Jesse Plemons in Max’s limited series “Love & Death,” based on the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murderous extramarital affair.