When we think of versatility, Elizabeth Olsen is for sure one of the actresses that comes to our mind. She can nail every role in a major franchise or a TV Series, as her hard work and the ability to showcase a wide range of emotions while portraying her role in a film, makes the character more intriguing to watch. Though she has portrayed numerous characters, her most renowned role will be Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch in the MCU, winning the hearts of the fans as she made her debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Although the actress has been flawlessly portraying her character, looks like Marvel has made a major error in narrating the story of Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. As they acknowledged how they messed up one key detail in WandaVision.
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Marvel Botched A Key Detail in Elizabeth Olsen’s WandaVision
Many ardent Marvel fans would agree that the Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany starrer WandaVision was one of the best TV Series that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has created in quite some time. The series featured flawless storytelling, but some critics felt that the finale of the show could have been executed differently. Though everyone was concerned about the finale, Marvel Studios stated how they missed an important detail in the TV Series that changed her story.
The Marvel Studios released Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe – An Official Timeline book, which stated they made a small error in the 5th episode of WandaVision titled ‘On a Very Special Episode…’ The gag showcases Miss Minutes has a ‘Redline Alert’ note, which showcases F.B.I. agent, Jimmy Woo mentioning Wanda’s birth year but a S.W.O.R.D. file immediately contradicts it.
“Howdy! In a briefing to the security team, F.B.I. Agent Jimmy Woo says Wanda and her brother Pietro were born in Sokovia in 1989 to Iryna and Olek Maximoff, but the classified S.W.O.R.D. file he shows them cites her birth year as 1988. Heavens to Betsy! Which is right? It’s hard to know for sure because so many records were destroyed during Sokovia’s conflicts—but that’s just me speculating. We’ll dive a little deeper to see what we can find.”
While Miss Minutes covers up the blunder by giving a convincing explanation of how most public records were destroyed in Sokovia. Hence, it looks like fans have to wait for another story to find out the real birthdate of Wanda Maximoff.
Elizabeth Olsen Is Tired of Making Films in MCU
Elizabeth Olsen has been reprising her role of Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch since Avengers: Age of Ultron, but the Oldboy actress believes that playing a character for too long is not beneficial for her career. During an interview with The Times, Olsen talks about her idea of taking a step back from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as she is motivated to play diversified roles in her career.
“I’m trying to figure out… Because, specifically in the last four years, my output has been Marvel, I don’t want… it’s not that I don’t want to be associated as just this character. But I really feel like I need to be building other parts back up for balance. I so much want to do films right now. And I hope some of them come together in the way I feel like they can. But yeah, that’s something that I need. I just need other characters in my life. There’s no longevity in one character.”
This is true, as Marvel recently confirmed that at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, her character died. Hence, fans may not get to see her character in the MCU, but you never know what they can come up with.
WandaVision can be streamed on Disney+.
