While at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival,Paul Bettanywas able to open up a bit about his upcoming Disney+ seriesWandaVisionduring a group interview with Collider for his new filmUncle Frank. Although the MCU star couldn’t give away too many specific details about the series, he did drop some enigmatic hints about the nature of the series, including Marvel headKevin Feige’s vision for the show and the writing, as well as what it was like on set.
During Collider’s chat with Bettany and theUncle Frankteam, Collider’s own Steven Weintraub asked whether theWandaVisionstar could talk about the series and possibly reveal any new details. Bettany began his reply with, “I can, of course, talk obliquely about it,” before continuing,
“I so admire Kevin Feige and the courage that he has. The decision that he’s made with this show is so bonkers, quite frankly, and really risky and really new and unlike anything [Marvel Studios has] ever done. It has been — I’m going to speak for [Elizabeth Olsen]; I guess she wouldn’t mind — is it’s been one of the highlights of my career, making this show. I don’t know how it’s gonna come out but it’s been so much fun to make. The writing is just extraordinary. I mean, Jac Schaeffer is the head writer on [WandaVision] and she’s just been brilliant. It’s the happiest set I’ve ever been on.”
We also asked Bettany what it was like working on a Marvel series with such a prominent1950s sitcom feelto it — something we haven’t seen before in the MCU. To this, Bettany joked, “I realize that I’ve wasted my entire life and all I want to do is be in sitcoms,” before continuing, “Fans are not gonna have to wait very long to get a much bigger insight into what the show is gonna look and feel like. I can’t say much more about that, but something will be happening very soon.”
When asked if this new look atWandaVisionwould happen, say, during a huge event like Super Bowl LIV which is set to air on Sunday, February 2, Bettany demurred: “I couldn’t possibly say.”
WandaVisionis one of two Marvel original showsset to arrive in 2020in addition toThe Falcon and the Winter Solider. Bettany will play Vision andElizabeth Olsenwill return as Wanda Maximoff, a.k.a. Scarlett Witch.WandaVisionalso features returning MCU supporting actorsRandall Park(Ant-Man and the Wasp) andKat Dennings(Thor), as Agent Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis, respectively. The series will also introduce Monica Rambeau, played byTeyonah Parris, and a yet-to-be-named character played byKathryn Hahn.
You can watch Bettany tell us all he can aboutWandaVisionduring our Sundance 2020 chat below.WandaVisionis set to debut on Disney+ in 2020. For more, check out our round-up of everymovie and TV show coming to Disney+andcheck out the 40 TV showswe can’t wait for in 2020.
