Infinity War No More Thanos - The Scarlet Witch Thread

[Dave McFly]

Lizzy Olsen is awesome, there I said it

 

[dyl1dyl]

 

[Dave McFly]

love when Chris scared her on Ellen

 

[Relugus]

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-scarlet-witch-needs-to-become-a-lot-witchier-in-ave-1825176800

Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch is one of the most curious characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even after three films, we still don’t really know all that much about just who Wanda Maximoff is and what she can do.

The Scarlet Witch is unique in that she’s the only living human whose abilities are the side effect of having been exposed to an Infinity Stone as part of dangerous experiments that left most other test subjects dead. For some reason, though, the character hasn’t really become the powerhouse her introduction showed she had the potential to become. With Thanos and the Black Order on their way to wipe out half of the universe, now seems like the perfect time for the Scarlet Witch to evolve.

When we first met Wanda in Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s mid-credits sequence, Baron von Strucker marveled at her and her brother Pietro’s abilities, and saw the twins’ existence as the beginning of a new age of miracles. While superspeed’s great and all, it’s really Wanda who demonstrates the potential of von Strucker’s experiments with the Mind Stone, encased in Loki’s staff, to create terrifyingly powerful people with the kind of abilities that could fundamentally change the MCU. In Age of Ultron,
Maria Hill explains that while Pietro’s simply fast, Wanda’s “weird,” referring to her form of telekinesis/energy projection and her curious ability to manipulate the bioelectrical signals in sentient beings.

Wanda’s capable of doing serious damage with her more physical powers, but it’s her mental abilities that make her such a disruptive force and useful ally to Ultron. Even though she’s still technically just a human, her visions are more than potent enough to bewitch both the Hulk and Thor, the most powerful Avengers by far. What’s even more fabulous about Wanda’s first outing as a villain is how she goes about carefully dispatching nearly all of the Avengers with just a few hexes.

Say what you will about Age of Ultron (a movie that director Joss Whedon himself has admitted he isn’t terribly proud of), but one thing the director got absolutely right was presenting Wanda and her powers in a way that was downright witchy and disturbing to watch. In the raid on von Stucker’s compound in Sokovia, there are a number of clever, subtle editing techniques used to give Wanda a haunting, unsettling presence. When Captain America
first meets her at the top of a flight of stairs, she quickly knocks him out and then retreats, but the footage of her movement is actually footage that’s been sped up and played in reverse. The effect creates the illusion of her walking backward, but it has the added bonus of making her motion feel inorganic and otherworldly.

Similarly, when Wanda gets into Tony Stark’s head just as he’s looking at the Chitauri carcass von Strucker was experimenting with, she seems to fade up out of the shadows, and deftly weaves her spell before vanishing right back out of frame like a specter. It’s a subtle bit of blink-and-you-miss-it CGI work, but it’s wonderful.

Out of all the Avengers who’ve been brought into the MCU so far, the Scarlet Witch has gone through some of the most significant changes from her source material, which is fine, given how ridiculously overpowered her comics counterpart has become in recent years. Besides, back in 2015, the MCU had yet to really introduce psychic, magic, or reality manipulation in any significant way, and giving Wanda all of her classic powers wouldn’t quite have gelled with where the films were then. But Whedon did a solid job of conveying that Wanda was a force to be reckoned with; and, at least stylistically, presented her in a mystical way. By the end of the film, she’s strong enough to stop a moving train and mentally sway an entire towns worth of people by herself and you could safely assume that she was meant to become one of the Avengers’ heaviest hitters.

And yet that hasn’t been the case.

In the time since she started fighting the good fight, Wanda’s become a decidedly more... mundane character. Though her telekinesis has grown much stronger, her psionic abilities have all but disappeared at this point, despite the fact that there have been multiple moments when she could have used them to diffuse dangerous situations. Captain America: Civil War frames the accident in South Africa as a moment that Wanda internalizes as a personal failure, and in her conversations with Vision, she’s also struggling with the perception that everyone around her fears her. That’s a solid idea for a subplot and actually echoes elements of the character from the comics, but the movie doesn’t actually do anything with it. Instead, in exchange for a swanky new costume, Wanda was relegated to a mildly interesting supporting character, who flung energy bolts and delivered lines in a dodgy Eastern European accent.

If Marvel’s hype is to be believed, Infinity War is going to change everything about the MCU. This is the perfect opportunity to elevate the Scarlet Witch to the top-tier status she deserves.

With magic, quantum physics, and a fistful of MacGuffins now firmly in play, the MCU’s larger overall power scale is markedly different than when Wanda was first introduced. The fact that Wanda’s powers are tied directly to the Mind Stone is more than enough of a justification as to why she could and should become much more “weird”—and powerful—in Infinity War. It’d be wild and perhaps a little implausible to see her straight-up rewriting reality at will; however, post-Thanos, the MCU is going to need something major to restart and justify its all-new series of phases.

If only there was some iconic story involving the Scarlet Witch that would take the combined might of all of Marvel’s heroes in order to save the day. If only.

I'd like Wanda to get the opportunity to save the day.

This article ignores that Wanda has been confirmed by Kevin Feige himself to be using magic, and in Thor: Ragnarok Strange says he monitors such beings yet is clearly unable to sense her using magic, making it pretty obvious what type of magic it likely is.

 

[parkerpete]

Yeah-- given her youth an obvious acting talent (just watch Marcy May Marlene or Wind River) --- Elizabeth/Scarlet Witch feels like the most obvious candidate to be a legacy Avenger after A4.

 

[ernesth100]

Yeah-- given her youth an obvious acting talent (just watch Marcy May Marlene or Wind River) --- Elizabeth/Scarlet Witch feels like the most obvious candidate to be a legacy Avenger after A4.

I agree she's definitely earned her stripes. Infact I've noticed a small pattern of new Avengers being promoted by old.

Ant Man promoted by Cap(I'll Count His Inclusion On Team Cap In CW Technicality)
Spidey promoted by Iron Man in Homecoming and Officially In IW
Scarlet was promoted by Hawkeye during the "Walk Out That Door" scene in AoU

I don't wanna count Black Panthers inclusion on Iron Man's team as it was merely meant to get at Bucky. I'll count Vision being approved by in the end. War Machine is default if he survives IW.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Wanda walking through the door in AOU is one of my favorite MCU moments. So badass.
google.

 

[dyl1dyl]

 

[AvengerPA]

https://www.**************.com/aven...ity-war-is-her-favorite-character-arc-a159721

In ten days, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War will be arriving in theaters in the U.S., and not only will the movie begin the culmination of ten years’ worth of stories, it will also mark Elizabeth Olsen’s fourth appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Scarlet Witch.

Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff first appeared in a post-credit scene attached to Captain America: The Winter Solider, and since then the character has played a rather significant role in the MCU. In Captain America: Civil War, the Scarlet Witch's actions served as a catalyst for the implementation of the Accords, and her relationship with the synthezoid Vision seems to play a large role in Infinity War.

And just as the character’s role has changed, so has Elizabeth Olsen’s on-set experience and her opinion on Wanda’s various arcs. In fact, the actress calls her character's arc in the upcoming Avengers film her favorite.

“This is my favourite arc, my favourite character arc. Ultron was really fun because I got to be with Aaron [Taylor-Johnson] and that was also a large story, and twist, but now I feel more confident and comfortable on set.”

The actress went on to further explain that she “was not comfortable” during the filming of Age of Ultron, but after so much time in the MCU she’s found that “there’s an ease to it now that we’ve lived with these characters a little more.”

Finally, the Olsen said the filming Infinity War was unlike "any other film" she's done, because she and her fellow actors were "aware of how enormous it was the whole time." Considering the enormous cast and the massive amount of excitement surrounding the film, it's hard to image Olsen or any other member of the cast wouldn't be aware of the project's grand size.

 

[scarlet-witch]

She and Aaron had great chemistry. I wish Quicksilver was still around.

 

[dyl1dyl]

 

[dyl1dyl]

[YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAt9keU8aHs[/YT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAt9keU8aHs

 

[dyl1dyl]

Elizabeth Olsen at the Premiere

[YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8m0tPMwZ7Q[/YT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8m0tPMwZ7Q

 

[Iceman]

She looked great at the premiere.

 

[Tg11]

Death follows like a shadow

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[BigThor]

When did Scarlett Witch ever say "No more Thanos"?

 

[Spider-Fan]

When did Scarlett Witch ever say "No more Thanos"?

I think it is just a clever play on "No More Mutants"

 

[AvengerPA]

https://gizmodo.com.cmun.it/e/iij0r...he-heart-of-aveng-1824001784/amp?t=1524658547

Vision and Scarlet Witch's Romance Is the Heart of Avengers: Infinity War

Few characters are as crucial to the DNA of Avengers: Infinity War as the Vision, played by Paul Bettany. After all, the android has an Infinity Stone in his forehead which may or may not be keeping him alive—but is definitely one of the items Thanos is coming to collect. But just as important is Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, because the romance between the two Avengers gives the movie stakes beyond another alien invasion.

“Vision’s been on this quest to understand what being human is and I think Scarlet Witch [has], in a large degree, helped him figure that out and what love is,” Bettany said last year on the Atlanta set of Infinity War. Then, he broke into song.

“I wanna know what love is!” Bettany sang, channelling Foreigner and the band’s hit song of the same name. “I want you to show me!” added Olsen, also singing.

The pair are joking around, but for Vision and Scarlet Witch, Infinity War is no laughing matter. They’re dealing with their burgeoning feelings for each other and wrestling with the nature of humanity—all while carrying one of the six things in the galaxy the most dangerous being in the galaxy covets above all else.

“It’s gonna be kind of a significant arc ’cause I got one of the stones in my head,” Bettany remarked in an impressive understatement. “There’s some really bad dudes who want the stone from my head and that’s a problem for Vision.”

Both Bettany and Olsen acknowledged that film will explore the “very big question” of what happens if/when Thanos takes the stone from Vision’s head. And on the day io9 visited the set last June, there had already been at least one attempt to do just that.

“These bad guys are trying to get the stone out of my head and so Wanda and I fought them off, and then we’ve ended up here for surgery,” Bettany said. “I always get confused on how much we can talk about, like are we allowed to explain what we try and do in Shuri’s lab?”

“No,” the Marvel publicist said.

“No, okay. So forget that bit,” Bettany said.

Regardless of what happens to the Infinity Stone in his noggin, the Vision and Scarlet Witch’s love story feels like one of the keys that’ll make Avengers: Infinity War either work or not. “This is definitely the most emotional arc I’ve done in an Avengers film, that’s for sure,” Olsen said.

And, unlike most of their fellow heroes, at least these two have each other.

“It just feels like you have something really specific to work with all the time,” Olson said of the two. “That feels nice. There’s an anchor point to everything, which is what you’re constantly looking for when you’re doing these movies. ... You have your partner, your life partner with you by your side, and that creates a different kind of stakes, as well.”

Those stakes, if we’re being honest, probably don’t bode too well for Vision—after all, Thanos may fail in the attempt once, but he won’t stop until he gets the android’s Infinity Stone. Even if losing the stone doesn’t kill him, Thanos probably will anyways.

“I just found out what it means to be human and now this Thanos guy,” Bettany said. “I think he’s a real dick.”

On Wednesday, you can read our final interview from the set of Infinity War, in which Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan discuss the Falcon and Winter Soldier’s role in the film. Until then, catch up with our previous coverage below.

Avengers: Infinity War opens April 27.

 

[Corefield]

Just wondering... without any spoilers, do any of you guys know how big of a role/screentime Scarlet Witch has in Infinity War?

 

[jmc]

Screen time across the board is pretty even.

 

[dyl1dyl]

Just wondering... without any spoilers, do any of you guys know how big of a role/screentime Scarlet Witch has in Infinity War?

Total screentime not that high. Maybe just above the average among all the heroes. However, in terms of feats/moments/major events, I'd say she has enough to be up there with the big few, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Tg11]

If only they didn't kill her brother in Age of Ultron could you imagine Pietro in Infinity War

 

[dyl1dyl]

If only they didn't kill her brother in Age of Ultron could you imagine Pietro in Infinity War

yup/