WandaVision’striumphant streak continued Tuesday when itearned a whopping 23 Emmy nominations, including Best Limited Series.
(Her costarsPaul BettanyandKathryn Hahnwere also nominated.)
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Elizabeth Olsen in ‘WandaVision’.Marvel Studios
Have you talked to Paul Bettany and Kathryn Hahn and the rest of theWandaVisionteam yet?
ELIZABETH OLSEN:We all texted each other earlier this morning!
And then I had a dialect coach [meeting], and then I started taking these calls.
So I haven’t even responded to any of my friends yet!
Looking back now, were you surprised at all by the reception?
I’m always surprised when people like anything I’m a part of.
[Laughs] You never really know if something will hit and affect an audience.
It just depends on what’s going on at that time and what else is on television.
So yeah, I am surprised!
Not because I didn’t love it, but just because you never know.
Why do you think so many people identified with Wanda and her particular story of grief and loss?
I think there’s a few reasons.
And we were all in a pandemic, where we were all doing the same thing.
American sitcom television has for generations created that sense of comfort.
So I think there were a couple things that just hit a sweet spot for people.
We didn’t know about any pandemic when we started making this show!
But I feel like it was just meant for this moment in time.
Wanda is a character you’ve played for years now.
What was the most rewarding part of getting to do this deep dive with her inWandaVision?
I feel like I can do anything with her now.
you’re free to’t define her as either.
The only person that can hurt her is herself.
I just love getting to play her because of those complexities.
Especially in a show likeWandaVision,which is all about dissecting those complexities.
As an actor, that’s just where I get a kick out of the job the most.
I mean, I have no idea of what to say.
[Laughs] I’m just grateful that I feel like I have a good ownership of the character.
