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Elizabeth reads Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell and Corinna Luyken, for Save the Children & No Kid Hungry’s #SaveWithStories. The fund goes out to support schools and community programs, make sure they have what they need to keep brains and bellies full now that schools have shut down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Continuing our new photoshoots and magazine spreads updates, Lizzie is featured on the Harper’s Bazaar UK digital edition for May! Our gallery has been updated with the beautiful photoshoot and magazine cover, and you can read the article below. The magazine has also shared some cute snippets from behind the scenes of the photoshoot, which you can view on their website here. Enjoy the gorgeous new photos!
Elizabeth Olsen is ready for me. In a cosy room of a London hotel, she gets up from her chair to greet me, refreshingly bright-eyed for a Monday morning. She introduces herself warmly as “Lizzie” and asks if I want anything to drink. It’s immediately clear that there aren’t many parallels between her and her antiheroine alias, the Scarlet Witch (also known as Wanda). For one thing, Olsen is very funny; she’s also supremely likeable. But she does hold herself with a certain soft power, today dressed in a grey Barbara Bui suit, an acid-pink knitted rollneck and chunky black lace-up shoes from Clergerie.
“I love playing characters whose actions people disagree with,” she says, tucking her cropped blonde hair behind her ears. “In a world where we don’t really care to understand other points of view, I feel like if we as an audience can have empathy for people we don’t agree with, that’s a good thing.” One of the most powerful figures in the Marvel Universe, Wanda straddles the morally dubious line between good and evil, and this is what interests Olsen about her; the characters she is most drawn to are the complex, knotty ones that need untangling. “Then I can kind of be their lawyer and defend them. I get behind their actions, even if I don’t agree with them,” she explains. She has recently wrapped an HBO series called Love and Death, which follows the true story of Candy Montgomery, who murdered a woman with an axe and acted as though it didn’t happen. “I adored playing her,” she says. “People would ask: ‘Are you going to play her as a sociopath?’ And I was like, ‘No, why would I do that? I’m going to try and understand how someone would be able to compartmentalise this until they were caught.”
However, in her latest film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Olsen reveals that Wanda has found some kind of resolve, no longer overwhelmed by the strength of her powers of chaos magic, or the trauma she suffers in Avengers: Endgame following the death of her husband, Vision. “It was so fun for me because all these years I’ve been playing a character who is struggling; now, she has clarity for the first time – she knows exactly what she wants, and she doesn’t want to apologise for it,” she says, adding, “I think there’s a womanliness that comes with that: a strength in feeling completely entitled.”
A benefit to being part of the Multiverse was working with Benedict Cumberbatch, an opportunity she very much relished. “I’m such a fan of his. He’s one of the greatest actors around right now and I wanted to see his process. I hope to work with him in a non-Marvel way as well, because I would like to have another, more heady experience with him.” It’s likely they’ll encounter each other within the Marvel Universe again too, because although she hadn’t anticipated working on this many Marvel projects, she says, “I think Wanda’s always around the corner, so I don’t feel bad saying goodbye to her.” Continue Reading
Lizzie is everywhere these days, currently gracing (at least) 4 magazine covers! One of these is the May issue of Glamour Mexico, which features a gorgeous new photoshoot and a lengthy interview. If you speak Spanish you can read the full interview over here. For those who do not, I’ve attached a translated interview below – however, keep in mind that this was done using an automatic software, so it will likely contain errors. I will try to get it properly translated and added to our press archives as soon as possible.
Our gallery has been updated with high quality digital scans of her cover, as well as the photoshoot outtakes. Make sure to pick up your own copy of the magazine if you have it in your area!
Talented, powerful and one of the most relevant actresses of the moment, Elizabeth Olsen is our cover star for May 2022.
Elizabeth Olsen has conquered us not only because of her multifaceted acting career, where she has given us incredible characters like The Scarlet Witch, but also because of her love of altruism, the planet and her great personality that has led her to steal the hearts of everyone; Therefore, this month we talk exclusively with her about her personal life, her dreams, her new projects and her best fashion and beauty tips.
This month we decided to recognize the Hollywood actress with two covers . The first reflects her personal essence, her love and her daily efforts for the planet and the second highlights her public face, the movie star and the importance of women on the screen.
Do you have a dream that you would like to fulfill in the future?
Yes I have a lot. I would love to manifest multiple paths in my life in the future. I don’t think that my life is necessarily to be an actress, there are many things that I would like to explore and I have a long list. To simplify the answer, I dream of having children. That has always been a dream that I have had and it is something that I hope to be able to do.
Can you tell us a little more about your experience with Latitud Project?
It is an amazing project. Some Canadian women who I think went to Mexico with their mothers every summer, ventured to Nicaragua. They started their foundation Latitude Project. In recent years, having a presence in the country has been more difficult, not only because of the COVID pandemic, but also because of the political situation in Nicaragua. Basically they find communities with a lot of need and work with them, ask them about what they need. Be it drinking water, solar energy… and they do a project a year with these communities. They build it with them. I went to bring more awareness to Latitud, but usually they only work with the community and the people there so they can have more autonomy over what they build together. It’s always amazing. I have been with them a few times. Every time, on every project, you meet some very beautiful people and it’s truly amazing how few dollars it takes to change an entire community. It was an amazing experience and I hope to be able to return soon. Continue Reading
Lizzie visited the Good Morning America studios yesterday to talk Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! Her segment has been uploaded online, and can be viewed in full below. Our gallery has been updated with high quality photos of Lizzie arriving at the studios, as well as HD screen captures.
Lizzie was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon yesterday! They talked about celebrating WandaVision at the Emmys, her children’s book Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective and her role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Our gallery has been updated with high quality stills and screen captures, and you can watch a clip of her appearance below.
After a lot of fingers crossed and wishful thinking, we’ve got a new Elizabeth photoshoot! For the Summer issue of C magazine, Elizabeth speaks with the publication about her interests and ambitions beyond the Marvel multiverse. Our gallery’s been updated with the cover and outtakes from the session, and you can read the full article below!
You think you know Elizabeth Olsen. A fixed star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The younger sister of the identical uber-celebrities Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Heart-stoppingly beautiful on any red carpet, charmingly relatable on any talk show, about as close to a natural-born celebrity as you can get, having made her screen debut at age 5 in the Olsen TV movie, How the West Was Fun.
And yet nothing about Elizabeth Olsen is quite as you expect. A few minutes into a conversation that was supposed to have something to do with the new Doctor Strange movie in which she stars, we have somehow moved on to the evils of pesticides and the importance of cover crops. Yes, Hollywood is all very well, but Olsen still dreams of studying agriculture and starting a progressive farmstead.
“You know, monocrop culture is so damaging to the planet,” she says. She has been inspired by the “closed ecosystem” they’ve got going at the forward-thinking Hanzell Vineyards near her home in Sonoma. “They incorporate so many different kinds of crops in order to feed the people who work there, but also to encourage the proper kind of nutrients for the soil.” This stands in marked contrast to the miles and miles of single-crop fields that line so many Californian freeways, where all life is exterminated to make one thing grow. “I just think it is really wild that we keep thinking we need to become vegetarians and vegans to save the planet. But, like, really the best thing to save the planet is biodiversity.”
I didn’t expect to be talking about the perils of Big Ag quite so soon into our conversation — and neither, I suspect, did Olsen, who suddenly cuts herself short, wary of being cast as some sort of pollinator spokeswoman. “You can’t say too much about anything anymore because then you become part of a platitude that you never signed up for, you know?” But a fear of monoculture becomes a running theme. Why concentrate on one thing to the exclusion of all else? Why do we expect everyone to be the same? Continue Reading
Elizabeth attended last night premiere for Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, looking absolutely stunning in black (though we did hope she’d be wearing red). Our gallery has been updated with photos from the event!
BBC Radio 1’s film buff Ali Plumb had the opportunity to interview Elizabeth Olsen and Benedict Wong for Radio 1’s Screen Time podcast. During the episode, the duo spoke about the upcoming Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (even though they hadn’t seen the full movie at the time, so you don’t have to worry about spoilers). You can listen to the episode below on Spotify (or on Apple Podcast).
As you know, Elizabeth is currently promoting Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and while speaking with The Independent she spoke about a specific WandaVision fan theory that she wanted Marvel bosses to make it canon. You can read the full article below!
Elizabeth Olsen has said that a WandaVision fan theory impressed her so much she wanted Marvel bosses to make it canon.
The actor played her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character, Wanda Maximoff, alongside Paul Bettany in the TV show, which was reeleased on Disney Plus in January 2021.
Across its nine episodes, the series delivered twists and turns that kept viewers guessing and intensely theorising about what would happen.
In a new interview with The Independent, Olsen said she followed along with these theories online, and revealed there was one she wishes Marvel bosses could have retroactively tweaked the show to include.
“I love fan theories ‘cause I always think they’re very clever,” she said. When asked if there was a particular one she enjoyed, Olsen stated: “There are usually ones where I’m like, ‘S***, we should have done that!”
Olsen, who stars in the Doctor Strange sequel, then shared one such WandaVision theory, saying that she enjoyed it so much, she thought it “could have been cool” to go back and make it a part of the series.
“There was one where they thought we were bringing in the Multiverse with the Pietro character, with Evan [Peters],” she said. “The sad thing is, when we were doing WandaVision before Covid, that was not part of the docket yet, and then it kind of overlapped when we finished the show. So we could have actually gone back and fixed or adjusted that.”
She added: “I thought that could have been cool to make Pietro a part of the Multiverse.”
The Multiverse will be explored in Olsen’s new film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which she stars in alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is released in the UK on 5 May and in the US on 6 May.
While promoting Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in Germany, Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen played a fun game of “Wheel of Madness” which you can watch below (and in our video archive)!
A new featurette from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, centered around Wanda has released earlier today by Marvel, and you can watch it below (and in our video archive)! Beware, as this video contains major spoilers for the movie!
Elizabeth made her debut as Executive Producer on Facebook Watch's television series Sorry For Your Loss, where she also starred in alongside Kelly Marie Tran, Jovan Adepo, Mamoudou Athie, and Janet McTeer. Created by Kit Steinkellner, it follows a young widow and her family as they struggle to cope with the unexpected death of her husband. The series ran for two seasons (2018-2019).
My favorite part about filming anything is being a part of a crew. It makes me feel so satisfied every day and go to work and get your hands dirty and be creative with these people. And it made me feel so responsible for them. There are so many challenges with the speed of it and the unknown of it, and there are so many times you have to just say, ‘This is in my control and this is not in my control,'” she says. “It was the best learning experience.”
Elizabeth first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in Captain America: The Winter Soldier's post-credits scene, in 2014. Since then, she's reprised her role in four movies: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Wanda's past is still a mystery, hasn't been fully explored in the Avengers films, but as reported, it will be revealed in Disney+'s web television series WandaVision. Aside from the television series, Wanda is also confirmed to appear in the movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Elizabeth on Wanda's power:
"She is notorious for having really bad things happen to her. She’s the ultimate survivor… Her power, I think, comes from her huge amount of empathy as well, and her ability to feel and care, and love."
Elizabeth x Bobbi Brown
Elizabeth joined Bobbi Brown in March 2019 as an ambassador, alongside actresses NiNi and Yara Shahidi. The trio are helping Bobbi Brown launch its brand-new Confidence Beauty campaign, featuring its 'Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation' and 'Intensive Skin Serum Foundation' collections.
"It's incredible to be part of a brand that has been so consistent and true to its identity in an industry that's so inconsistent".
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