Though Elizabeth Olsen has spoken about doubtlessly returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actress lately mentioned that she additionally wants different characters in addition to Scarlet Witch.
What did Elizabeth Olsen say about her future within the MCU?
Talking to London’s The Occasions in an interview performed earlier than the beginning of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Olsen mirrored on her time taking part in Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff, in addition to her position within the HBO miniseries Love and Demise.
Olsen mentioned that previous to the HBO collection, her complete output for years had been Marvel, and that’s one thing she’s attempting to avoid.
“I’m attempting to determine… As a result of, particularly within the final 4 years, my output has been Marvel,” Olsen mentioned. “I don’t need… it’s not that I don’t need to be related as simply this character. However I actually really feel like I should be constructing different components again up for stability. I a lot need to do movies proper now. And I hope a few of them come collectively in the way in which I really feel like they will. However yeah, that’s one thing that I would like. I simply want different characters in my life. There’s no longevity in a single character.”
Olsen’s feedback echo that of statements she made earlier this 12 months. In an interview with Selection in April, Olsen mentioned that she hopes to return to the MCU in some unspecified time in the future, however that she had additionally been engaged on Marvel movies for a couple of years straight and that the break she’s taken has been good to her.
“And do I miss it? I don’t miss it,” Olsen mentioned. “I simply did two years straight of it. I believe the break’s been good for me. I must construct different characters. It’s essential for me. I’m grateful for this present [Love & Death] as a result of it got here at a good time — after taking part in Wanda for 2 years straight, after which I needed to discuss it for one more 12 months. So it’s good having one thing else to concentrate on and spotlight.”
Up subsequent for Olsen might be a task within the 2023 movie His Three Daughters.