Marvel just announced a whole lot of movies and TV shows as part of Phase IV of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Out of all of the announced projects, the WandaVision TV show on Disney Plus is the one I’m most excited for. Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, and the super-android Vision are two of my favorite Marvel Comics characters, and I love the way they’ve been adapted in the movies. The romance between Wanda and Vision was undoubtedly my favorite part of Avengers: Infinity War.
The series is scheduled to come out in the spring of 2021. With a release date that far out, there hasn’t been a lot of information released about the series. We know the show will star Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Scarlet Witch and the Vision, and we know Kat Dennings and Randall Park will reprise their roles as previous MCU side characters Darcy Lewis (Thor and Thor: The Dark World) and Agent Jimmy Woo (Ant-Man and the Wasp). The cast will also feature Kathryn Hahn and Teyonah Parris. Director Matt Shakman has said the show will feature sitcom elements, which matches the theme established in the series’ one released poster. The poster features Wanda and the Vision dressed in 1950’s fashion, sitting in front of the TV in a well-kept suburban home. This hints at WandaVision being influenced by traditional 1950’s sitcoms such as Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best. In this post, I will explore other likely influences on the series, and make some guesses as to what the show will be like based on comic book history.
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