Those who follow the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be a little surprised when they tune in WandaVision. In this show, Paul BettanyThe sight of is totally alive and not a gray, lifeless corpse. Which is the opposite of how we left it in Avengers: Infinity War, the last appearance that Bettany would make on the big screen as the android superhero. But after the debut of WandaVision, Bettany revealed that there was originally a Avengers: Endgame post-credit sequence that would bridge the gap between the MCU and Marvel’s first foray into television.
In a new interview with IMDb (via IGN), Bettany revealed that he filmed a post-credits scene for Avengers: Endgame who reportedly introduced him and Wanda Maximoff to Elizabeth Olsen, also known as Scarlet Witch:
“At any given moment, there would be a label, where [Scarlet Witch] opened a kind of body bag drawer and there was the Vision. [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin [Feige] kind of talked to me and said, ‘I have to pull the shots.’ And I said, ‘Ugh!’ Because I really wanted this profit sharing! “
The post-credits sequence that Bettany describes doesn’t seem to explain why Vision is suddenly alive and a sitcom character in WandaVision, although it would certainly have helped to fill the gap. But maybe even seeing Wanda struggling to get Vision out of a sleeping bag may have been too much of a revelation – it implies that she plays a role in creating the upbeat suburb sitcom we know WandaVision, although anyone who has read the comic stories that inspired the show has probably already come to that conclusion.
But while Bettany may not have gotten the profit share he wanted, he starred in Marvel Studios’ first real TV show (and has a lot more screen time than he’s ever had at MCU). And even better than playing an android corpse on a slab, he can practice his takedowns and comic time. So, overall, Bettany hasn’t lost much. And dedicated MCU fans who may have been frustrated by the lack of answers in the first two episodes of WandaVision, which debuted last week, is likely to learn more answers soon.
Created by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision is now broadcasting on Disney +, with episodes premiering every Friday. The series also stars Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Randall Park and Kat Dennings.
Living idealized suburban lives, the superpowered beings Wanda and Vision begin to suspect that not everything is as it seems.
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