Marvel’s Wanda will return in Doctor Strange sequel, but the fate of WandaVision remains unclear
- Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige says a second season is being considered for WandaVision on Disney+, but wouldn’t say whether the show will be renewed
- The riff on generations of television sitcoms – with the added superhero twist – brought Wanda and Paul Bettany’s Avengers character, Vision, to the fore
When WandaVision wraps its initial run next month on the Disney+ streaming service, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda will make her next appearance in the big-screen Doctor Strange sequel.
It’s storytelling that determines how and when characters from the Marvel Comics universe hopscotch between television and movies, according to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige.
“All of the crossover between series, between films, will always vary based on the story,” Feige said. “Sometimes [a series] will go into a season two, sometimes it’ll go into a feature and then back into a series.”
Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, plays opposite Benedict Cumberbatch’s title character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, planned for a 2022 release.
Feige wouldn’t say whether WandaVision, Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+, has a future after its March 5 season finale. The riff on generations of television sitcoms – with the added superhero twist – brought Wanda and Paul Bettany’s character, Vision, to the fore from the Avengers movie franchise.
“I’ve been at Marvel for too long to say a definite no or definite yes to anything,” Feige replied when asked about the show’s future during a virtual panel discussion held by the Television Critics Association this week. But second seasons are being considered and planned, he said, without giving away details.