Elizabeth Olsen Is Open to a Marvel Return, Acknowledges Some Feel ‘Exhausted’ by Superhero Movies

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• Elizabeth Olsen spoke about her career at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4

• The star's new movie, the A24 rom-com Eternity, opened the film festival the night prior

• Olsen, who joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe over a decade ago, spoke about making indie films between superhero movies

Elizabeth Olsen has unfinished business in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

During a wide-ranging discussion on Saturday, Oct. 4, as part of the 2025 Hamptons International Film Festival’s “A Conversation With...” series, Olsen, 36, reflected on her career, expressing that she remains open to doing more superhero movies.

"It is something that I love, and it's something I always want to return to," she said inside Sag Harbor Cinema. "I think the thing that's been so special about the last five years is I've gotten to do so much with the character that I never thought I would. There are still character through lines that have happened in the comics that I'd love to do that I think fans also want to."

"I mean, these movies aren't for critics, these movies are for fans," Olsen added.

Elsewhere in the conversation, the actress recalled that she "felt very lucky and very scared" to join the franchise as Wanda Maximoff over a decade ago. Olsen went on to earn an Emmy nomination in the role, for her performance in the 2021 limited series WandaVision.

"It's really fruitful, and the stories have only gotten better for me, my character. I really enjoyed it," she said, later going on to address superhero-movie fatigue: "Some people have ongoing television series that they get to return to. Very few, I feel like, get to be a part of franchises that, I know we might culturally get a little bit exhausted by, but there is something about them that becomes very familial."

"There's nothing else really like it, and I don't know that I'll have [that] again unless it's for an ongoing show," said Olsen. "I do like that kind of consistency. It feels good. I mean, job security feels nice — I think we can all agree on that."

Olsen looked back at her film breakout in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene and her evolution on the big and small screens since, as both a performer and producer. On a set, she wants "everybody to feel valued, and I want them to enjoy their job."

"For it to be a bad atmosphere is not cool," she said of the behind-the-scenes work. "When you're a producer, or even when you're not and you're the lead actor, you are allowed to set the tone. That is what I look forward to: I want people to get into arguments that are about how to make it better. I don't want people having arguments about not feeling respected."

She continued, "Creative arguments are delicious, and debates are great. I love debating people. But you can only really do that in a healthy way coming from a place of respect."

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The star's latest movie, the A24 rom-com Eternity costarring Miles Teller and Callum Turner, opened the Hamptons International Film Festival on Friday, Oct. 3.

"In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Teller) and her first love (Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive," a synopsis teases.

Directed by David Freyne, Eternity's cast also includes John Early, Olga Merediz and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.

Eternity is in theaters Nov. 26.

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