Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch Movie Pitch Could Rewrite the MCU

Wanda Maximoff has been off the board since 2022, and Marvel fans have been playing Where in the multiverse is Scarlet Witch ever since. Over the weekend, Elizabeth Olsen tossed a tiny log on that fire during a con stop in San Antonio, saying she wants to work with Aubrey Plaza again. Small quote, big implications.

Olsen wants a Plaza reunion - and yes, that raises eyebrows

At Spacecon San Antonio, in a moment caught and shared by @MCUFilmNews, Olsen was asked about teaming up with Aubrey Plaza again after they shared the screen in Agatha All Along. Her answer was short and sweet: she would love to.

Quick reality check on the lore: despite some chatter floating around, Plaza is not playing the cosmic personification of Death in the MCU. In Agatha All Along, she plays Rio Vidal, a witch with history with Agatha Harkness. If Marvel ever introduces the capital-D Death from the comics down the line, that would be a different character entirely. So if Olsen and Plaza cross paths again, it would likely be via the witchier corner of the MCU, not a literal meet-cute with mortality.

Marvel is absolutely fanning the Wanda flames

Two things happened recently that make a Scarlet Witch return feel less like wishful thinking and more like Marvel clearing the runway.

• VisionQuest is on the calendar for 2026. Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum called it the third chapter of the WandaVision story and said it connects directly to that show.
• Marvel's socials have been pumping out Scarlet Witch highlight reels, including an October 20 post on X that basically shouted: 'There is no controlling the Scarlet Witch,' while nudging people to stream her MCU moments on Disney+.
• Olsen has previously said she wasn't sure what Marvel planned for Wanda after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Between the VisionQuest setup and those nostalgia-heavy montages, the studio sure looks like it's warming the crowd for a comeback.

'WandaVision is one of my most favorite things ever, watched it 3 times. So it has to be as good. It ties in directly to WandaVision.'

- Brad Winderbaum, on VisionQuest, in a chat with Brandon Davis

So what does that mean for Wanda?

If VisionQuest really is WandaVision Part 3, then that corner of the MCU isn't done dealing with everything Wanda blew up and rebuilt, emotionally and literally. White Vision is still out there. Agatha's world just opened wider thanks to her own series. And Olsen openly wanting another round with Plaza puts a possible character crossover right in that zone.

Why Wanda matters for the next mega-movies

Since Phase 4 kicked off, Wanda's arc has been one of the most sustained threads in the MCU. She's a walking paradox: a legacy character who also represents some of the franchise's biggest swings. On the power-scale, she can warp reality to the point where very few threats can match her - which is exactly the kind of firepower Marvel will need if the next Avengers-era story leans into multiversal chaos and villains who don't scare easily.

And beyond raw power, she brings stakes. Loss, guilt, redemption - the emotional stuff that gives all the portal fireworks some weight. If Marvel wants the next team-up movies to land with the same gut-punch as the old ones, Wanda is the definition of a high-impact piece on the board.

About those Avengers rumors

There is a lot of chatter about the next big crossover being titled Avengers: Doomsday, with the Russo Brothers back in the directors chairs, a cast list that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Paul Rudd, and Anthony Mackie, and a December 18, 2026 date circled. Pair that with Secret Wars talk and Doctor Doom whispers, and you get the shape of a plan where Wanda would be a very relevant player. To be clear: Marvel has not officially locked all of that in public. If those dominos fall the way the rumor mill says, Wanda matching up against a Doom-level threat makes a lot of narrative sense.

The bottom line

Olsen wants back in with Plaza. Winderbaum says VisionQuest continues the WandaVision story in 2026. Marvel marketing is suddenly very 'remember how unstoppable the Scarlet Witch is?' None of that is a formal comeback announcement, but if you put it together, the path for Wanda to re-enter the MCU - likely via the magic lane she helped define - is sitting right there.

WandaVision and Agatha All Along are streaming on Disney+ in the US. Would you want to see Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch factor into the next Avengers movies?