With six movies and a series released within the MCU, Elizabeth Olsen and Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch are very loved by those who follow the stories of the House of Ideas. But playing such an iconic character is not so easy and there are certain obstacles that must be overcome, especially during the filming of the films that make up the franchise.
What happens is that it doesn’t matter that each installment has very good special effects, but that the performances at the center are convincing enough, and more so in an environment where there are many green screens and costume suits. motion capture dotted. Fortunately, Olsen knew how to set up his holdings in Avengers: Infinity War Y end game in the best way. However, the actress was not exempt from spending embarrassing moments on the set trying to see in her mind everything that was happening in the scenes in which she appeared.
This was revealed during an interview with Variety, in which he specifically referred to the scenes of the Blip –his disappearance orchestrated by Thanos– and the death of Tony Stark/Iron Man. In his words, although the shooting of these films may seem “silly”, there is much heavy work involved. This was what he said:
“It’s very embarrassing to shoot that kind of thing, because the world depends on you doing it. We improvised a bit, it’s hard to improvise at that time. But I also felt good, because at that moment, Paul [Bettany] and I support each other. It was one of the last things we shot. I felt very comfortable with him as an actor if we had to improvise that rhythm a little bit. We were trying to find it, with the Russo brothers leading us.”
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In addition, he added the following:
“And then once it was over, it was such a relief. And I just remember laughing the rest of the day, while [Josh] Brolin had his helmet on. I don’t know. These movies are very silly, but you have to act intensely to make them work.”
When the actress was asked in the interview what the embarrassing moment was that she was talking about, she had this to say:
“Ugh. I’m doing this in public. But you have a hand that is holding something back with energy. And then you have another hand that is pulling this fake thing out of this dotted face. And it’s painful and emotional.”
Later, he recalled what it was like to film his scenes with Josh Broln. According to what he says, the actor had his face covered in makeup, which made everything much more strange. Also, the Atlanta heat made things difficult.
“It’s very purple. And then it has a layer of glitter on top of the purple. So when he touches you or kisses you, he gets you covered in glitter. And then you’re sweating too, because it was Atlanta. And so, she melted. She also had these things in her ears. […] And it just dripped water.”
This was Elizabeth Olsen’s experience in the MCU. In 2023 we will see her in the miniseries love and deathfrom HBO Max.
Jose Roberto Landaverde Film buff and music lover. I am fascinated by writing, listening, reading and commenting on everything related to the seventh art. I am a fan of Rocky and Back to the Future and of course one day I will climb the “Philly Steps” and drive a DeLorean. Faithful believer that the cinema is the best teleportation machine, and also that we can all see ourselves represented on the big screen. Constantly, like Scott Pilgrim, I ask myself: “Does bread make you fat?”