A new rumor about Elizabeth Olsen‘s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Doomsday has surfaced. Wanda Maximoff last appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, seemingly sacrificing herself to destroy the Darkhold, which influenced her actions throughout the film.
Later, Marvel Studios’ official timeline book, The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline, confirmed her demise. Despite this, fans have held out hope for her eventual return.
Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda may not be in Avengers: Doomsday
Rumors about Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) involvement in Avengers: Doomsday garnered renewed attention after an X (formerly Twitter) user, Yellow Minutes, claimed she would appear in the film.
Notable industry scooper MyTimetoShineHello reposted the tweet. They stated, “Even if she’s not in Doomsday she’ll be in Secret Wars for sure.” Notably, last month, Alex Perez of Cosmic Circus shared that Wanda would be in the former. However, he said that her “involvement is slightly unexpected.”
This rumor comes shortly after Olsen revealed whether she was familiar with what was happening in Doomsday. Speaking with Josh Horowitz at C2E2, the Marvel star replied that she knew “nothing.”
However, she said she was aware of Paul Bettany’s upcoming WandaVision spin-off, VisionQuest, as she had met him in the last six months, before clarifying, “I know nothing about any of it.” Further, she shared her unfamiliarity with Secret Wars, even asking if it was after Doomsday and if there were two movies about it.
In the same discussion, the Eternity actress revealed she has shared her ideas for what she would like Marvel to do with Scarlet Witch next. She stressed her goal of wanting the character to “serve a story” and make it better instead of simply having a “secret” appearance. “I would [be] so excited to do that,” she added. “I just want to be of like service to telling these stories better each time.”
A recent rumor, unconfirmed by Marvel, hints that Scarlet Witch will not only be one of Doctor Doom’s five followers in Doomsday, alongside Doctor Strange, Clea, Master Hulk, and a shapeshifter posing as Peggy Carter, but also his most-important ally.
Avengers: Doomsday premieres on December 18, 2026. Meanwhile, Secret Wars launches in theaters on December 17, 2027.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on SuperHeroHype.
