Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen has said she’d “jump at” the opportunity to play Scarlet Witch again.
Olsen last played Scarlet Witch in live-action form in 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She subsequently reprised the role for this year’s animated series Marvel Zombies, but that was voice work only, and she recorded her lines some years ago.
Ever since Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ release, fans have speculated about Scarlet Witch’s potential return, particularly with Avengers: Doomsday set to come out next year, and its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, set to follow in 2027.
While her return to the MCU has yet to be confirmed, in a new interview with InStyle, Olsen suggested she was now ready to play Scarlet Witch once again.
“It’s ridiculous,” she said of making MCU movies. “We’re grown people behaving like children on a playground. We’re flying. We’re shooting things out of our hands. And it’s a character that I’ve gotten to return to so many times over 10 years. It’s good to put her down and then I miss her and I want her back. I’d jump at the opportunity to be in her shoes again.”
Olsen pointed to “the consistency of a community and a job, which is hard to find,” as one of the reasons she loves the Marvel universe.
Warning! Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Agatha All Along Season 1 follow.
Scarlet Witch apparently died at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and failed to make a dramatic return in Disney+ show Agatha All Along, much to the disappointment of fans. MCU boss Kevin Feige has issued a tease that got Scarlet Witch fans excited, however. “We had Agatha Forever on Disney+ just now, and that series was great for us,” he said. “Since then, there have been a lot of questions about Wanda on fans’ minds… So all I can say is that we’re excited to find out when and how the Scarlet Witch might return.”
But if that return to the MCU does happen, it apparently won’t be in Avengers. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Olsen insisted she wouldn’t be in London for the filming of either Doomsday or Secret Wars. Was that yet another example of a superhero actor misdirect?
The big question, of course, is whether or not Scarlet Witch is still alive following the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She was asked, flat out, in the interview with InStyle. Her response: “No idea.”
Olsen’s name was not a part of Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday reveal, but further actors set to star in the movie will be announced, Marvel has said. Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. will return as Doctor Doom, and Benedict Cumberbatch will apparently return as Doctor Strange in Secret Wars. The Russo brothers have said they see Avengers 5 and 6 as a “new beginning” that will lay the foundation for whatever comes next in Phase 7 of the MCU.
“The only thing I’ll say about the movie is this: we love villains who think they’re the heroes of their own stories,” Joe Russo said. “That’s when they become three-dimensional and they become more interesting. When you have an actor like Robert Downey, you have to create a three-dimensional, well shaped character for the audience. That’s where a lot of our focus is going.”
Avengers: Doomsday is currently set to arrive in theaters May 1, 2026 and Secret Wars arrives about a year later in May 2027.
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