WandaVision Showrunner Jac Schaeffer shares her thoughts on Scarlet Witch’s differences between the MCU WandaVision And Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. WandaVision Brought Wanda Maximoff to the forefront after her supporting roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity WarAnd Avengers: Endgame. Wanda’s starring role in her own Disney+ series certainly elevated her to the MCU’s roster, though her drastic transformation from regretful anti-hero into WandaVisions finale episode to full-fledged supervillain in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was often criticized.
spoke to RadioTimes.com, WandaVision Showrunner Jac Schaeffer Addresses Wanda’s Sudden Villain Transformation After 2021 WandaVision Finale. Schaeffer explained that while she appreciates that she played a large role in the MCU arc of Scarlet Witch, she understands that the character does not belong to a single director or writer.. Schaeffer compares the experience of directing an MCU project with “Borrowing Characters and Storylines for a Time” And admit that “One of the wonderful, special things about the MCU” is that characters continue to evolve in each installment. Read Schaeffer’s full comments below:
“I love Wanda and I love all the characters I’ve had the privilege of working with; Natasha [in Black Widow]Carol Danvers [in Captain Marvel]everybody.
“But one of the agreements of being part of the MCU is that you’re kind of borrowing characters and storylines for a period of time.”
“You get your experience with them, and then things continue, which is one of the wonderful, special things about the MCU. Many of my friends and colleagues were on the film.
“I feel grateful for my time with [Wanda] And just hope for more of you in any way that can happen. And really just more of Lizzie [Olsen] In everything, she is so spectacular.
The fate of Wanda Maximoff cannot yet be set in stone
Jac Schaeffer’s comments confirm that Scarlet Witch’s MCU journey wasn’t written in full from the start. Instead, each of Wanda’s appearances changed the course of her journey, offering new possibilities for the hero’s future stories. Since Wanda does not belong to one writer or director, it is always possible to undo or adjust what her previous appearances have established.. This includes Scarlet Witch’s apparently permanent death Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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Scarlet Witch is also in a state of constant evolution in the comics. Wanda Maximoff is gone from X-Men Evil to Avengers Hero, from mutant to “possibly” Inhuman, and from Magneto’s biological daughter to adopted daughter and vice versa. Death was not an obstacle for Wanda either, since she came back from the dead and was forgiven for rewriting reality. Likewise, it’s still possible for Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch to come back from the dead and regain her superhero status in the MCU.
Character arcs like those of Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Peter Parker can make it seem like Marvel Studios designed an extremely detailed multi-story plan for each character’s MCU journey. But The truth is that nothing is ever safe for the MCU’s characters. Even Thanos’ rage The Avengers Post-credits scene is added without any solid plans for the villain, and Iron Man’s heroic sacrifice of Avengers: Endgame Would probably have been like a pipe dream back in phase 1.
Part of the appeal of a cinematic universe like the MCU is the mystery surrounding future projects. While crafting a defined plan for each character may sound like the best way to guarantee a successful character arc, embracing uncertainty sets the stage for exciting surprises. Sometimes this results in quite baffling changes like Scarlet Witch’s changes WandaVision to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessAnd sometimes it results in memorable character evolution like Hawkeye in Avengers: Age of UltronEnter Thor: RagnarokAnd Thanos’ in Avengers: Infinity War.
Source: RadioTimes.com