Doctor Strange 2 Writer Explains Making Scarlet Witch A [SPOILER]
WARNING: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness screenwriter explains the decision to make Scarlet Witch a villain. Speculation on who the villain would be for the Doctor Strange sequel has been growing since its announcement, with various theories ranging from Nightmare, Shuma-Gorath to even an evil version of Doctor Strange himself. However, the Multiverse of Madness trailers hid that the true villain of the film would be Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch.
Wanda playing a major part in the MCU film was not a shock, as audiences have known she would feature in the story since 2019, when both Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and WandaVision were announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. After the WandaVision finale episode, the series seemed to indicate that Wanda was on a path to redemption, with enslaving the town of Westview as the darkest act she would commit. Multiverse of Madness, however, follows on from theWandaVision post-credits scene,revealing the Darkhold has transformed Wanda into a true villain in Scarlet Witch, as she is willing to kill a young girl (America Chavez) to achieve her happy ending.
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Multiverse of Madness screenwriter Michael Waldron explains the decision to make Scarlet Witch a villain. The writer said it came from Marvel sticking to the comics, and that this was the path Wanda was heading towards in the MCU for some time. While it was considered Wanda would be part of the ensemble and «turn» towards the end of Doctor Strange 2, a decision was made to advance Scarlet Witch's story sooner. Read Waldron's comments
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