The MCU actress, who plays Scarlet Witch, revealed she was forced to turn down major projects in the film industry because of Marvel.
Elizabeth Olsen is stepping up and talking about her experience working for Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. The actress, who gives life to the Scarlet Witch in the MCU, revealed that she was forced by the company to reject important projects in the film industry on several occasions.
According to the interview that Olsen offered to the New York Times, working with Marvel Studios became an obstacle that constantly prevented him from accepting projects with which he connected as a person and a member of a cinephile community: "It took me away from the physical ability to do certain works that were more aligned with the things that I enjoy as an audience.
To be more precise, Elizabeth Olsen, who recently starred in Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness, explained that one of those jobs that could not be completed due to the imposition of Marvel Studios was a role in The Lobster by Yórgos Lánthimos, one of the pieces of the cinema most acclaimed by the critics and the public.
I had this job security, but I was losing pieces that I felt were part of my very being. And the further I got away from that [non-blockbuster movies], the less and less I was considered for the parts.
Olsen shared with journalist Kyle Buchanan how "frustrated" she felt at that point in her life, when she had fought so hard not to be typecast as the indie movie girl and opted for a career full of blockbusters.
When her character as Wanda de Ella died in Avengers: Infinity War, Olsen saw her contract terminated for three films and a cameo appearance. However, Kevin Feige presented her with the WandaVision project and the actress did not hesitate to accept it: "We thought that what we were doing was so strange and we did not know if there would be an audience, so there was a lot of freedom".
The interviewee concluded by assuring that she could agree to make a film entirely of Wanda Maximoff but she has one condition and that is creativity. In her words, it must be a really good story for her to decide to return to the anti-heroine costume again because "these movies are better when it's not just about generating content, but having a strong point of view and not just because you have a plan of three movies. Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness is still available in cinemas in Mexico, and you can buy your tickets now.
