Elizabeth Olsen reveals WandaVision will explore more of Scarlet Witch’s backstory, such as her Eastern European roots. Wanda Maximoff has been a supporting character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the end of Phase 2. She’s had some big moments throughout her multiple movie appearances, but none of them have given her the chance to be the main character. That will change with Disney+ and the launch of WandaVision, which co-stars Paul Bettany as Vision, in early 2021.
Marvel Studios has been extremely guarded when it comes to revealing what WandaVision‘s story will be. The biggest selling point so far is the intrigue of the show replicating a style that spans decades of sitcom TV shows. With the likelihood of an altered reality and setup for Scarlet Witch’s return in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, fans are anxiously waiting to see what WandaVision is all about. Part of the story will apparently including shedding more light on Wanda’s backstory.
A feature on WandaVision published by Emmy magazine includes new quotes from star Elizabeth Olsen and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. Olsen described the original meeting she had with Feige about the idea to do WandaVision as a Disney+ show, and she revealed some important information. According to the actress, the show will explore where Scarlet Witch originally came from.
Kevin told me he wanted to merge two different comic series as inspiration. He explained the series would show how Wanda is originally from an Eastern European country and grew up on American black-market products like television.
The MCU introduced Wanda Maximoff as a native of the fictional Eastern European country of Sokovia in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It is unclear if this is the same country Olsen is referring to during the interview. There are several reasons why Olsen might have not named Sokovia specifically, but this also opens up the possibility that WandaVision will show where she originally came from before. Wanda has a convoluted history in Marvel’s comics, to say the least, but she is a native of Serbia originally. Wanda and her brother Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver, were unknowingly kidnapped as children though. It is possible that WandaVision could reveal a similar backstory for Wanda.
Even if WandaVision doesn’t add a new wrinkle to where Wanda was born, there are plenty of fans expecting the show to retcon her backstory in other ways. For most of her comic history, Scarlet Witch was thought to be a mutant and the daughter of Magneto. The MCU couldn’t use this backstory when Wanda debuted in Avengers: Age of Ultron due to Fox holding the rights to all mutants, but one of the most popular WandaVision theories is that this will change in Phase 4. With the marketing for the show including plenty of Easter eggs to a loose House of M story, Scarlet Witch coming from another Eastern European country could be the beginning of the reveal that she’s actually a mutant in the MCU after all.
Source: Emmy
Originally from https://screenrant.com/wandavision-scarlet-wtich-origin-eastern-europe-sokovia/