The Marvel Cinematic Universe is constantly expanding, thanks to new titles arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Those who have been watching the Marvel movies in order know that certain characters stand out as fan favorites, chief among them being Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch. Fans are hoping she returns in upcoming Marvel movies, specifically the next two Avengers movies. Her confusion about Doomsday and Secret Wars is painting one picture, but do we believe her?
What we know about Avengers: Doomsday is very limited, aside from its massive list of characters. Olsen was noticeably missing from the Doomsday cast announcement, but that hasn't stopped fans from hoping that Wanda will appear. While appearing at C2E2 2026 (via The Wrap's Twitter) Olsen spoke about how clueless she is, offering:
I know nothing. I know about VisionQuest because I’ve seen Paul [Bettany] in the last six months, and I know nothing about any of [the next Avengers movies].
VisionQuest is one of the upcoming TV shows heading to Disney+, finally continuing the title character's story after WandaVision's finale. Olsen and Bettany developed a strong relationship during their time in the MCU, and it sounds like she's gotten some information about what'll go down in the show. But other than that it seems like she's pretty in the dark about the shared universe's future. Or she's just a really good actress who is familiar with Marvel's tight security.
Marvel actors are typically tasked with guarding the shared universe's secrets... including telling a fib or two. Case in point: Andrew Garfield lied for months about returning as Spider-Man in No Way Home. In the same conversation Olsen went on to share her confusion over Avengers: Doomsday vs Secret Wars. In her words:
Is [Secret Wars] what happens after? I'm not kidding. Why did I think there were two Secret Wars? Are there not?
These comments definitely make it sounds like she's totally in the dark about The Russo Brothers' next two Avengers movies. But it's hard to imagine that they'd make both Doomsday and Secret Wars without dropping Wanda in at some point... especially considering just how popular the character is. So is Elizabeth Olsen telling the truth or simply doing her job by guarding against spoilers? She went on to speak about her Secret Wars, offering:
I thought there was an umbrella. They've been talking about these movies for a while, and it shifted.
If Olsen really doesn't have any plans to return as Wanda, the fans are not going to be happy. Moviegoers have been curious about the beloved character since Doctor Strange 2's ending, which saw her seemingly sacrifice herself to destroy the Darkhold across the multiverse. People have been holding out hope that The Scarlet Witch was still alive, but it's already been years without any sort of update.
All will be revealed when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18th as part of the 2026 movie release list. Secret Wars (which is one movie) will then follow suit December 17th of 2027. Fingers crossed that Elizabeth Olsen will be back as Wanda in at least one of those projects.
