Elizabeth Olsen Shared Details About "WandaVision"

"Comics aren't just for boys who want to watch big boys," Olsen told BuzzFeed News.

Attention, Marvel fans: Elizabeth Olsen is on board with the idea of an all-women superhero movie.

Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, told BuzzFeed News' AM to DM morning show that such a movie would have a "huge impact."

"I think people really love these characters," she said. "I feel like all the men in Marvel movies have done such a brilliant job with satisfying a lot of things our audiences want, and they're funny and they're talented. And so are all the women. And to give them more screentime, I think, would be a huge impact because comics aren't just for boys who want to watch big boys."

Fans were thrilled by a scene from Avengers: Endgame in which all the Marvel women joined forces to protect the Infinity Gauntlet.

So it won't come as too much of a surprise that Brie Larson, aka Captain Marvel, told Variety earlier this week the idea of an all-women movie had been "truly discussed" at the highest levels of Marvel.

“I will say that a lot of the female cast members from Marvel walked up to [Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige] and we were like, 'We are in this together, we want to do this,'” Larson told Variety, adding: “You know, I’m not in charge of the future of Marvel, but it is something that we’re really passionate about and we love and I feel like if enough people out in the world talk about how much they want it, maybe it’ll happen.”

Olsen said it's important that Marvel makes films to cater to its diverse fanbase — which includes many women. "Especially when you go to conventions, you really see that," she said.

Olsen, who is currently starring in the Facebook Watch series Sorry for Your Loss, assured Marvel fans they'll also love the upcoming TV series WandaVision, which will explore her character further.

"They probably know Scarlet Witch from the comics and all of her powers and strengths and fears. I really feel like WandaVision does a beautiful job for our fans to really get to see how Wanda becomes the Scarlet Witch," she said.

"We've never referred to her as 'the Scarlet Witch' on camera before. She's always just been Wanda," she said. "And this is that opportunity, and it's a big character deep dive. It's going to be really exciting and, I think, satisfying show for fans."

Olsen also shared her favorite Marvel memory with BuzzFeed News, recalling how she and the stunt crew members were able to "take over Edinburgh" in Scotland during a night of filming for Infinity War.

"You're taking over a historic city and city center all night long, and we light these cathedrals up with our [director of photography's] team," she said. "You're photographing something and seeing a part of a city that you never would have gotten to have that experience with.

"I was just, like, all over Edinburgh being swung over here, ratcheted up over there, or thrown into a mattress in a different part," she laughed. "It was so thrilling. It's true movie magic what everyone is able to do on these films."

Watch the full interview with Elizabeth Olsen here:

Full interview: Elizabeth Olsen talks about season 2 of her Facebook Watch series #SorryForYourLoss, how #WandaVision pays homage to fans, rumors of an all-female Marvel film, and her favorite Marvel memory https://t.co/oVRVSMxfqh

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