WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange 2.
Elizabeth Olsen’s role as Wanda Maximoff ended with a tragic fate in Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man dying. Following Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch’s apparent death in Doctor Strange 2, Elizabeth Olsen’s future in the MCU may be falling in line with her other Avengers cohorts.
Olsen first ed the MCU in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where Wanda Maximoff appeared in a quick post-credits scene. After starring in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, where Wanda was initially posed as a foe to the Avengers, Olsen returned for five more Marvel projects: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Disney+’s WandaVision series (2021), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Now, after nearly a decade in the MCU, Olsen’s future in the franchise is less clear due to Scarlet Witch’s fate in Doctor Strange 2.
The Wanda Maximoff actress first ed Marvel for a two-movie and cameo contract, with her deal having been extended every time she appeared in another project. Olsen has extended her contract many times with Marvel, but has yet to reveal what the future holds for her in of yet another adjustment. While Elizabeth Olsen’s Marvel contract is over as far as the public is aware, she hinted to Collider that because her deal is “always adjusting,” she doesn’t think of Doctor Strange 2 as the end of her MCU appearances.
Will Scarlet Witch Return After Doctor Strange 2?
Although Elizabeth Olsen’s comments about her contract hint that Scarlet Witch will return after Doctor Strange 2, she has yet to confirm an extension and doesn’t want spoilers. Of course, this is in reference to Scarlet Witch’s death in Doctor Strange 2's ending, which saw Olsen’s character seemingly sacrifice herself while destroying the Darkhold for good. As such, Olsen herself seems to be in the dark about Wanda Maximoff’s future in the MCU. With the Scarlet Witch apparently dying in Doctor Strange 2, Olsen revealed that she has no idea what capacity she would return in if she were invited back as Wanda. Whether it be a cameo, full feature, TV appearance, or solo movie, Elizabeth Olsen isn’t sure what the future holds for Scarlet Witch in the MCU, but she seems to be confident that a return of her character is in order.
Since Doctor Strange 2, the MCU cast member's return seems inevitable.
