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Elizabeth Olsen Hints Marvel’s Vision Series Isn’t What You Expect

Elizabeth Olsen Hints Marvel’s Vision Series Isn’t What You Expect
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Elizabeth Olsen just jolted the MCU with a surprising comment about VisionQuest, the Disney+ spin-off to WandaVision and Agatha All Along that forms a trilogy with them, hinting at unexpected turns ahead for Scarlet Witch and Vision.

So, here is a fun twist: Elizabeth Olsen says she only recently heard about Marvel's VisionQuest, the Disney+ series that is supposed to follow WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Which is surprising, considering fans have been convinced she would pop up in it.

Olsen says she learned about VisionQuest from Paul Bettany

In a new interview with Inverse, Olsen said she genuinely had no idea VisionQuest was a thing until she caught up with Paul Bettany very recently. According to her, Bettany is thrilled with what they are making, and he sees it as linked to both WandaVision and Agatha All Along — basically, a three-part arc.

"I didn't know anything about it until he and I spent time with each other just the other week, and he's so proud of it. It really sounds like a trifecta between Agatha All Along, his show, VisionQuest, and what we made with WandaVision. So, I'm excited to see that."

So is she in it or not?

Short answer: we still do not know. Her saying she did not know about the show does not mean she is not in it. Marvel folks keep secrets. A recent, very public example: Andrew Garfield spent months swearing he was not in Spider-Man: No Way Home — right up until audiences saw him in the movie.

Where Wanda stands in the MCU

Wanda apparently died in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). That was reportedly locked in by the official reference book 'Marvel Studios' The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline'. That has not stopped the internet from predicting Olsen's return, especially with VisionQuest on the way and Agatha All Along hitting in 2024.

What VisionQuest is actually about

VisionQuest spins directly out of WandaVision (2021). The focus is White Vision — the rebuilt version of Vision — trying to process the memories he was given, without the emotions that would normally come with them. Think of it as a character study of a synthezoid trying to figure out who he is when he remembers things but cannot feel them. Marvel has been positioning WandaVision, Agatha All Along (2024), and VisionQuest together as a kind of trilogy, and Bettany describes the whole setup as a tight three-show run.

  • Paul Bettany as Vision
  • James Spader as Ultron
  • Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H.
  • Henry Lewis as D.U.M.-E
  • Todd Stashwick as Paladin

VisionQuest is slated to premiere on Disney+ in late 2026.

The curious part

Olsen hearing about the show from Bettany only 'the other week' is a very Marvel kind of wrinkle. Maybe she is being coy. Maybe the plan does not involve Wanda at all. Either way, Bettany being this proud of the series and framing it as the third piece of a larger WandaVision/Agatha/Vision arc is the most interesting takeaway here.