Elizabeth Olsen Explains How Scarlett Johannsson Taught Her to Be a Superhero

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Elizabeth Olsen is opening up about her time in the MCU. At the premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on Monday (May 2), the actress spoke with Variety about her character Wanda Maximoff’s growth since Wandavision. Click inside to read more… “I remember people saying at the end of Wandavision, ‘She has no accountability!’” Elizabeth told the outlet. “She’s gonna take accountability for herself, she’s gonna isolate, she’s gonna think about it, and she’s gonna grow.” While Multiverse of Madness is a sequel to 2016′s Doctor Strange, it explores a lot of the plotlines that had been set up in Wandavision. “Getting to do Wandavision and then coming into this film, my priority was, how do we continue the thread, but how do we also make it different?” Elizabeth recalled. “How is there an evolution, how can we keep it exciting for the fans?

And how can we ground her and show them something they haven’t seen yet? And I’m really looking forward for the fan response after this film.

I think everyone’s in for a ride.” She went on to discuss what it’s been like working on the press tour for the film, as she was unable to participate in an in-person, live tour for Wandavision due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s really surreal.

I keep hearing about the response, but it’s hard to actually connect with it until you’re actually at a premiere like this,” she said. “It’s wild.