10 Behind The Scenes Reasons For MCU Characters' Quirks

5. Scarlet Witch's Disappearing Accent

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Though Elizabeth Olsen's performance as Scarlet Witch has largely been praised by critics and fans, some did nevertheless note how suddenly her distinct Sokovian twang disappeared following her first major appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In that film Olsen had a strong Slavic-adjacent accent, but by the time Civil War rolled around just two years later, her accent was extremely faint by comparison and then basically gone entirely by Avengers: Infinity War.

While it's reasonable to accept that Wanda's accent would've lessened over time, many fans nevertheless felt that it basically vanished too quickly to be believable.

This wasn't a scripted decision or a choice made by Olsen herself, though, with the actress confirming in an interview with Rolling Stone last year that it was a specific request from the Russo brothers while shooting Civil War. She said:

"So that started with Civil War. The Russos said, 'Can she just have a softer accent, because she's been in America, and has to have been speaking English more?' So I was like, sure."

Olsen did add, however, that after suppressing her accent entirely for the sitcom-y shenanigans of WandaVision, the character will have a more pronounced Sokovian tenor in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She said:

"Now that I feel a little bit more ownership of the character, I feel like she does retreat back to having this more honest expression. The sitcom part was totally different, because she’s trying to hold on to an American sitcom world and play the part the best she can."

Hopefully this will end up appeasing those bothered by Wanda's various accent shifts over the years.

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