Elizabeth Olsen wants to explore the X-Men in the MCU

Elizabeth Olsen stars as the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and as one of the most powerful mutants of all in Marvel Comics, Olsen hopes the movie side will eventually explore the X-Men and her character’s connection to them.

What did Elizabeth Olsen say about the X-Men?

Speaking at the TJH Superhero Car Show & Comic Con this week, Olsen was asked where she thinks Scarlet Witch is headed in the future. Olsen responded quickly, saying that she just would like to “find out the whole thing about the mutants,” before noting that she knew there was nothing that could be done about it at the moment. However, she said that she would like to explore it.

“Oh god, I just want to figure out the whole mutant thing,” Olsen said. “It really is… and none of us can do anything about it. We can not do anything about it. We’re not X-Men, but my goodness. I would just love to explore that. I think X-Men was definitely my first experience with superhero movies.”

While the X-Men haven’t officially made their way into the MCU just yet, Marvel Studios seems to have set the stage for it. During the Disney+ series WandaVision, fans believed Disney was hinting that Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff was being teased as a mutant, since Agatha Harkness noted that Maximoff’s proximity to an Infinity Stone “amplified” something that was already inside her.

There are other, stronger references to the X-Men in the MCU in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. In the closing minutes of the finale, it is revealed that Kamala possesses her powers due to a mutation in her genes, after which the iconic X-Men animated series theme music begins to play.

While it’s unclear when the X-Men will officially make their way into the MCU, the groundwork is being laid by Marvel Studios, so perhaps Olsen will grant her wish sooner rather than later.