Elizabeth Olsen’s Marvel future takes unexpected turn after ‘VisionQuest’ finale

Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch is seemingly back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the finale of VisionQuest setting up a major development ahead of Avengers: Doomsday.

The Disney+ series concluded with an emotional reunion between Vision, played by Paul Bettany, and his grown-up sons, Tommy Maximoff and Billy Maximoff, portrayed by Ruaridh Mollica and Joe Locke respectively.

However, the biggest revelation arrives in the post-credits scene, which revisits the ending of 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In the film, Wanda appeared to die after destroying the Darkhold across the multiverse and being buried beneath the collapsing Wundagore Mountain.

This time, the scene continues beyond her apparent death. Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom appears and lifts the rubble covering Wanda before addressing her directly.

“Scarlet Witch, awaken. Your power will be mine,” he tells her, prompting Wanda to open her eyes.

The moment strongly suggests that Olsen’s character will return as the Avengers prepare to face Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for release on December 18.

According to Variety, the reveal follows speculation about Wanda’s involvement in the upcoming Marvel film. Doom has also been linked to another powerful character, with a newly added post-credits scene in Avengers Endgame: Encore showing him kidnapping Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk.

Marvel had also fuelled speculation before the VisionQuest finale by sharing a mysterious binary-coded message on social media. Fans decoded it as a line from WandaVision: “We could never truly leave each other, even if we tried.”

Olsen first appeared as Wanda in Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 2014 before becoming a central figure in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Her return would reconnect several chapters of the MCU’s interconnected story, particularly the complicated history between Wanda, Vision and their children.