Elizabeth Olsen teases that Wanda could take down Doctor Strange in a fight if they go head-to-head in 'Multiverse of Madness'
- Elizabeth Olsen knows who would win in a fight between Wanda and Doctor Strange.
- The twosome appears together in the new movie, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
Elizabeth Olsen knows who would likely win in a fight against Wanda Maximoff and Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange.
"I think we all know who would win punch for punch," Olsen told press, including Insider, playfully during Sunday's press conference for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
"I don't know. I'm making stuff up," Olsen quickly added.
Olsen, who plays Wanda/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and Cumberbatch were asked if a theme on set of the upcoming Marvel movie was which of the two powerful superheroes would win if they went toe-to-toe.
"She's pretty all-powerful, let's be honest," Cumberbatch said in response to his costar.
As of right now, Wanda is one of — if not the — most powerful characters in the MCU going into "Multiverse of Madness."
As of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige said Wanda was the most powerful Avenger. That was before the character gained even more power from Agatha Harkness in 2021's "WandaVision."
"If you look at 'Endgame,' Wanda Maximoff was gonna kill Thanos [single-handedly]," Feige responded to a fan question during a 2019 New York Film Academy conversation. "That's as scared as I've ever seen Thanos. If he hadn't said, 'Decimate my entire team to get her off of me,' I think she would have done it."
When we last saw Wanda, she was grieving the loss of her partner, Vision (Paul Bettany), and their children, Billy and Tommy. In the "WandaVision" finale, Wanda was searching for a possible way to bring them back.
Heading into "Multiverse of Madness" after her Disney+ series, Olsen said: "With 'WandaVision,' I got to become anything and everything, and really, really grow her into a woman and leading her to accepting that she is this mythic woman and that that is her destiny. And I hope that in this film, people see that continuation of her acceptance of who she is and the journey that she has taken to get to this moment."
"I feel like she has way more clarity now than ever in this film," Olsen added of Wanda saying that we'll find her character in "a place of strength" when we see her in the "Doctor Strange" sequel.
"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," also starring Benedict Wong and Xochitl Gomez is in theaters on May 6.