WandaVision: 10 Biggest New Reveals From EW's Cover Story And Stills
A tonne of new intel (and stills) have been revealed about Disney's "six-hour movie."
Not even the Marvel Cinematic Universe has proven to be immune to current world events, with the entire Phase 4 slate pushed down the release calendar (in fact, 2020 will be the first year since 2009 that no Marvel Studios movies have been released in cinemas). However, the hope is that Disney+ TV series WandaVision will save the day on Disney+ before this crazy year reaches its end.
The marketing campaign for the show, which stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as the Scarlet Witch and Vision, is finally picking up, and graces the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Plenty of new details have been revealed about WandaVision today, including a possible episode count, what that sitcom setting means for the show, how it ties into the wider MCU, and much more besides. Throw in some intriguing new stills, and it's fair to say this project is unlike anything fans have ever seen from Marvel Studios.
All of that and more can be found here, and while 2020 may have seen the MCU take a back seat alongside every other franchise out there, it's beginning to look like this shared world will expand massively thanks to the launch of Disney's streaming service...
10. Why Kevin Feige Chose A Sitcom Setting For WandaVision
It's been clear for a while now that WandaVision will be set in a sitcom-like setting, with the first trailer for the show hinting that there might be more to that than initially meets the eye. That was Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige's idea, and he's explained where his inspiration came from.
"I would get ready for the day and watch some old sitcom because I couldn’t take the news anymore," he admits. "Getting ready to go to set over the last few years, I kept thinking of how influential these programs were on our society and on myself, and how certainly I was using it as an escape from reality where things could be tied up in a nice bow in 30 minutes."
To bring his, ahem, vision to life, Feige turned to writer Jac Shaeffer (Black Widow), producer Mary Livanos (Captain Marvel), and director Matt Shakman (Game of Thrones).
"It really does feel like we’re all programmed to know and love and understand these suburban family sitcoms," Livanos says. "So, to mess with expectations has been really fun."