We already know that WandaVision, the first major Marvel Studios show to be released on Disney +, will be an ambitious piece of comic book narration. But according to a new interview, it will also be extremely ambitious on a visual level. In fact, one of the stars of the series revealed that the show will have more visual effects shots than Avengers: Endgame.
And that is not the only way that this show aims to remove all obstacles. One of the directors says WandaVision will feature some of the biggest scenarios Marvel has ever done – which seems quite significant, considering the large number of scenarios that have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far.
In the latest edition of Total Film (via GamesRadar), star Paul Bettany revealed that the number of WandaVision VFX photos will eclipse those of Avengers: Endgame. “I think it will make everyone see the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a whole new way,” said Bettany. “Marvel has always made big swings … But we are really big swings. There are more VFX photos in WandaVision than we had in Endgame. That is a big question. “
Avengers: Endgame, with its strong reliance on digital Thanos as the main character and an absolutely epic final battle sequence featuring basically all the MCU heroes alive so far, had 2,496 shots that required visual effects. It is a very high number, even for a mega blockbuster. Beginning took about 500 VFX photos, and Principle presented in 300 (although Principle he is admittedly an outlier; Christopher Nolan said that most romantic comedies feature more VFX photos than Principle)
Endgamethe execution time was just over three hours. The first three episodes of WandaVision it’s about 30 minutes each, and there are nine episodes in total. Assuming that the execution time remains consistent throughout the series, WandaVision it will end up running for about four and a half hours.
In the same interview with Total Film, the director Matt Shakman also spoke about the scope of the show: “[Marvel Studios head] Kevin [Feige] it was very clear from the beginning that this show would be very different, but it would also be as Marvel as anything else they’ve ever done – including some of the biggest sets they’ve ever done ”. Considering the fact that this show focuses on two characters that have very heavy special effects superpower skill sets and that it seems to be about a world tearing the seams around their protagonists, it is not unreasonable that he could overcome Endgamethe total number of visual effects shots. We hope that the final product will be attractive enough to justify all this attention. Make sure to check out our own interview with Shakman here.
WandaVision debut at Disney + in January 15th, 2021.
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