Because, specifically in the last four years, my output has been Marvel. I don't want… it's not that I don't want to be associated as just this character. But I really feel like I need to be building other parts back up for balance. I so much want to do films right now.
Despite discussions about a possible return, Johansson has stated that her time in the MCU is over and that she is now in a different place in her life, making a return unlikely.
But while Wanda Maximoff seems to have actually died after her battle with Doctor Strange and America Chavez, Elizabeth Olsen hasn't officially exited the MCU, which makes her return as the Scarlet Witch possible in the future. Many characters have found a way to return after their deaths in Marvel movies and shows.
"Tony Stark's story is far from over," Downey said. "Iron Man 4 will explore new dimensions of the character and his legacy through the eyes of Morgan.
elizabeth olsen and paul bettany being a married couple for 5 minutes straight
Will Wanda return after Multiverse of Madness?
Despite her death, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness may have revealed how the Scarlet Witch could still return to the MCU. The Scarlet Witch may make an appearance in Marvel Studios' upcoming Agatha: Darkhold Diaries series, or perhaps in Phase 6's Avengers movies.
Deadpool 3 is currently set to be released in theaters on May 3, 2024. Sorry Wanda fans, neither The Scarlet Witch NOR Wanda-838 will be appearing in #Deadpool3.
Chris Evans is rumored to return as Captain America in Avengers: Secret Wars, sparking speculation and excitement among fans. Avengers: Secret Wars is rumored to feature actors from Marvel movies predating the MCU, creating a multiverse connection.
MORE: Robert Downey Jr. isn't coming back as Tony Stark, Marvel Studios president says. Tony Stark sacrificed himself to snap away Thanos at the end of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told Vanity Fair in December, "we would never want to magically undo it in any way."
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said last month that he won't be asking Downey Jr. to return to the MCU as to preserve Tony Stark's emotional ending (“We all worked very hard for many years to get to that, and we would never want to magically undo it in any way,” he said), but that hasn't stopped rumors from ...
'The MCU: An Official Timeline' confirms the 616 version of Wanda is dead. Yeah, you'd think marvel wouldn't think so little of us. They very carefully failed to mention Wanda's name in relation to who actually dies.
Scarlet witch's biggest weakness is her durability. The only mode of defence was her powers. So her durability depended on her powers. She had two different stages in her power: before Infinity war and after Endgame.
Back in July 2021, Johansson told Fatherly that she "has no plans to return as" the assassin-turned-Avenger, who seemingly takes her final bow in Black Widow. "I feel really satisfied with this film," she said. "It feels like a great way to go out for this chapter of my Marvel identity."
“It purely came down to the Marvel board being nervous at putting all of their chips in their future films on somebody who famously had those legal troubles in the past,” Feige told Vanity Fair. “I wasn't very good — and I'm still not great — at taking no for an answer.
Olsen is currently out of contract with Marvel, although she has stated that if she were to one day return, she would be keen to go in a new direction and explore the character's links with the X-Men, which is where the character originated.
Robert Downey Jr. has made it very clear that he would be happy to return as Iron Man in the MCU. The actor discussed in an April 2024 interview how he felt like the role of Iron Man chose him, and has become a part of who he is.
Have the Russo brothers reacted to Robert Downey Jr's MCU return?
Avengers: Endgame directors are confused by Robert Downey Jr.'s comments about returning as Iron Man: "We closed that book" Avengers: Endgame directors the Russo Brothers aren't too convinced by Robert Downey Jr.'s recent comments about potentially suiting up again as Iron Man in the MCU.
RDJ later headlined Iron Man 3 (2013) in phase 2, but a fourth movie never surfaced despite Tony remaining a central figure in the franchise for another six years until his death in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Marvel Studios has released the best look yet at Sam Wilson's new Captain America suit, which will debut in the Phase 5 movie, Captain America: Brave New World. Empire shared the new image of Anthony Mackie suited up as Sam Wilson/Captain alongside its interview with Brave New World director Julius Onah.
Currently, Avengers 5 has a release date of May 1, 2026. Originally, Kevin Feige confirmed that it would be released in 2025, with Secret Wars to follow in 2026 during Marvel's 2022 San Diego Comic-Con panel. Now Secret Wars is due on May 7, 2027.
Evans confirmed he and Baptista had wed when appearing at a New York Comic Con panel in October. He shared that they had not one but two "wonderful and beautiful" weddings and were "just relaxing and enjoying life and reflecting" as newlyweds.
Lady Deadpool is a female counterpart of Deadpool from the alternate reality Earth-3010, named Wanda Wilson. Out of a need to belong and feel wanted, she joined the side of a group of rebels fighting against loyalists in the United States.
Despite her apparent death, many expect the Scarlet Witch to return in the MCU's future, with some considering Marvel Studios' first WandaVision spinoff, 2024's Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, to be the perfect opportunity to bring Maximoff back to the MCU, and this may have already been confirmed.
The use of the Darkhold left Doctor Strange with a third eye at the end of Doctor Strange 2, but Scarlet Witch never got a third eye, even though she was the one who used the Darkhold the most.
