Scarlet Witch Almost Made MCU Debut In First Doctor Strange
Scarlet Witch almost debuted in Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in 2016. After having been featured in a number of MCU team-up films, Wanda Maximoff finally got time the spotlight by being the star of 2021's Disney+ series WandaVision. The show ended up being important for laying the groundwork for the newly released Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where Wanda takes on a major role.
Since the introduction of Doctor Strange into the MCU, one thing many fans hoped for was to see the Sorcerer either team up with or battle Wanda, the MCU's other major magic-user. The release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness finally sees Wanda Maximoff and Doctor Strange in a film together, although instead of cooperating, the movie finds them on opposite sides, as Wanda is the film's primary villain. The movie has generated a large amount of discussion about the handling of Wanda's character, with star Elizabeth Olsen even commenting on the brutality of her character and defending Doctor Strange 2's version of Scarlet Witch.
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Speaking to Bionic Buzz, via The Direct, Kevin Feige reveals that Marvel Studios at one point considered including Scarlet Witch in the first Doctor Strange movie. He reveals that, during the early planning of the MCU films, the idea was that Scarlet Witch would be introduced somewhere in the Doctor Strange franchise. Feige says he's grateful they introduced Wanda in Avengers: Age of Ultron instead, and loves how they finally got the two characters together:
At one point, one of the initial ideas we had for Doctor Strange was to introduce Scarlet Witch in the Doctor Strange movie because those two characters were always two we really wanted
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