With WandaVision premiering on Disney+ later this week, fans have seen in trailers that the upcoming limited series has a far eerier side to it despite being the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first sitcom. Although it will show the Scarlet Witch and Vision resuming their romance, head writer Jac Schaeffer has warned that their love story won't stay cute.
"I think Wanda and Vision are a couple of fan favorites because their love story is so tragic," Schaeffer explained to Deadline at a press junket for the show. "We're opening up the stage and space for them in this domestic sphere where she's doing the dishes and being cute. Some of the stuff you'd never see superheroes participate in, especially coming from the dramatic moments in the MCU. And in WandaVision, it's a lot of cute-cute until it's not."
On top of the characters' tragic love story, there will be other sinister aspects of the show, including several references to the terrorist organization Hydra and its influence on Wanda. Not only that, but director Matt Shakman has discussed the show's exploration of Wanda's trauma, noting in past interviews that the show is about "grief and trauma and how we hold onto our hope."
WandaVision will be the first Marvel Studios series for Disney+, with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiering after it. The show will also directly lead into 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with Elizabeth Olsen reprising her role as the Scarlet Witch for the film.
Written by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as Agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn as Agnes. The series premieres Jan. 15 on Disney+.
Source: Deadline