MCU’s ‘WandaVision’ Star Admits She Doesn’t Really Like Marvel Movies

Elizabeth Olsen found the nicest way to say she doesn’t like Marvel movies. The actress who joined the MCU as Wanda Maximoff as a cameo in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Solider and then a full appearance in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, has been an integral part of the movie universe as well as leading the foray into television on Disney+ with WandaVision.

While a guest on the Wild Card Podcast, Olsen talked about the type of work she’s looking for now. “I think I haven’t always successfully made choices in my work that are aligned with my personal taste and that is something I feel like I’m still trying to prove when I meet people. Especially if it’s a work type meeting and be able to express my personal taste in films and literature, and so I still think I have that to prove.”

And this is where she gets very diplomatic, “Because I have spent so many years doing Marvel that I feel like all the other jobs I have to do have to really reflect my personal taste because as much as I love being a part of this world — and I’m proud of what I’ve been able to do with the character — it’s not really the art that I consume. Which I have been very honest about.”

So she’s happy to be in the MCU, does a good job as Wanda… but that’s not what she wants to watch in her off-time. I like her take. What do you think of her response?

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