Elizabeth Olsen, a celebrated actress in the Marvel universe for her portrayal of Scarlet Witch or Wanda Maximoff, recently shared her experiences and thoughts about her journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In a candid discussion with Variety, she opened up about a specific scene and her perspective on Marvel movies.
The scene she reminisced about involves her co-star Paul Bettany, who plays Vision. In this pivotal moment, her character has to extract the mind stone from Vision, essentially 'killing' her beloved, in a fierce battle against Thanos.
Although this emotional scene touched the audience, Elizabeth Olsen described her experience filming it as "ridiculous." She explained the challenges of acting out such scenes, noting that they require her to depict intense emotions while interacting with fantastical elements like energy beams and imaginary objects on Vision's face.
Olsen shared her thoughts, revealing her occasional discomfort with the process: "You have to act like the world depends on it... These movies are so dumb, but you have to act crazy to make them work." She humorously wished for a version of the film without special effects to showcase how it felt from her perspective.
Despite the challenges, when the scene concluded, Elizabeth Olsen experienced a sense of relief and shared a light-hearted moment with Josh Brolin, who portrayed Thanos.
Furthermore, Olsen spoke about her knowledge of 'Avengers: Infinity War' before filming the dramatic vanishing scene, where half of the Marvel heroes disappeared. She explained that the cast was kept in the dark, reading the script in a secure office using a specially designated iPad. The revelation about the characters' disappearance came as a shock during a preview viewing in a van, leaving her and her fellow cast members surprised and unsure about the movie's outcome.
This candid glimpse into the challenges and surprises of filming the Marvel blockbuster highlights the dedicated and sometimes amusing nature of bringing these epic tales to life on the big screen.
