Tag: Elizabeth Olsen
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‘His Three Daughters’ Review — A Trifecta of Tremendous Performances
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.Late into His Three Daughters, the tremendous new film from French Exit and The Lovers writer-director Azazel Jacobs, one of the title’s three daughters, Christina (Elizabeth Olsen),…
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Who Is the Most Powerful MCU Character?
If we stop to think about it, it feels pointless to squabble over who is the most powerful character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With such an expansive universe involving hundreds of writers and directors, the power scale of MCU’s villains and heroes has wildly varied over the years, and different movies and series can…
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Loki Isn’t The First Time Owen Wilson And Tom Hiddleston Have Time Traveled Together
One could make — and no doubt some resourceful Marvel Cinematic Universe fans have made — a video about Loki (Tom Hiddleston) hooking up with different characters in the MCU using footage from Hiddleston’s non-Marvel projects. The actor had a tragic affair with Rachel Weisz (Melina Vostokoff in “Black Widow“) in “The Deep Blue Sea,”…
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Hayley Atwell Says ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Cameo Was ‘Frustrating’ and Didn’t Serve Peggy ‘Very Well’: ‘That Wasn’t My Choice’ to Instantly Kill Her Off
Hayley Atwell is currently kicking butt in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” but the Tom Cruise-led action tentpole is not the actor’s first go-around with a Hollywood mega-franchise. Atwell joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Peggy Carter in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” It’s a role she would flesh out in two…
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Elizabeth Olsen Wants to Explore the X-Men if She Returns to the MCU
Elizabeth Olsen may not be as in love with Marvel as she once was, but there’s certainly one thing that would get her back involved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Scarlet Witch — and that’s X-Men. The last time we saw Wanda Maximoff, she was being buried under the collapse of Mount Wundagore…
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The MCU Failed Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the form of Quicksilver. Then, he promptly left. If you don’t count the brief end-credits tag after Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was a one-and-done stint for one of Marvel’s most famous players, and what a shame that is.…
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Agatha Coven of Chaos: Cast, Release Window, and Everything We Know So Far
In 2021, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were treated to the first of the new generation of Marvel shows streaming on Disney+: Jac Schaeffer’s WandaVision. WandaVision was met with fairly good reception critically, with critics lauding the show’s dedication to historical accuracy and spoofing of classic TV favorites. It was met with even better…
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This Is the Sexiest MCU Villain in Every Multiverse, Period.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is certainly no stranger to sexy villains. Loki’s (Tom Hiddleston) had hordes of thirsty fans since 2011. Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Winter Soldier mode with smeared black eyeliner changed lives. Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) was so sexy, he has you actively rooting for him even before you realize he’s kind…
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Elizabeth Olsen Doesn’t Miss Playing Scarlet Witch: ‘I’m Not Calling Kevin Feige Every Day with Ideas’
In the nine years since Elizabeth Olsen first appeared as Scarlet Witch in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the actress has gradually become one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest stars. From playing key roles in tentpole films like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to launching Marvel’s TV empire with…
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Elizabeth Olsen Would Be “Proud of What We Made” If She Was Fired By Marvel
It’s fair to say Elizabeth Olsen hasn’t exactly been on a victory lap of her time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as of late, following what appeared to be the demise of her character, Wanda Maximoff, in last year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Last month, she spoke with Vanity Fair about her…