We're only a little over a month away from the release of Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron -- the final piece in the Phase 2 puzzle before the next phase begins with Civil War, Spider-Man in the MCU, Black Panther, and more.

Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch

Character Origins

IGN's Roth Cornet had the opportunity to visit the set of the Joss Whedon-helmed sequel, along with a small group of other journalists. While there, we talked to Elizabeth Olsen, aka Scarlet Witch, about her character's introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wanda Maximoff's insane powers, and her not-so-comic-inspired costume...We know that we're from Eastern Europe. It's a make-believe place, so it's something that Aaron and I -- with the dialect coach -- kind of created together.

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I think you've already been introduced at the end of Cap 2.A little bit, yeah. There is definitely a connection that is very evident. You know, that world is very specific, so it's almost like... hospital-ish, you know? And the way that we've designed the costumes for the characters is based off of these two kids being on their own. They're using whatever they can to the best of their ability -- like if they see a street vendor and they just grab something off a street vendor. So it has hints of Eastern Europe, but it's also [got] this kind of kitschy, vagabond feel as well.Totally. I mean, if you look at the comics, the two of them are always so close to each other. Their comfortability around each other is so specific. So it's nice to know Aaron, and it's also nice to have a friend when you're joining such a big project like this with potentially intimidating people. And it is nice to feel like we have this... Like, [The Avengers] have their movies -- well, we had a movie too! [Laughs] it was that kind of teammate feel.

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“ I was waiting for, like, diva [stuff]. There's none of that at all on this set.

Requisite

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The first person that Aaron and I got to work with was Jeremy Renner, because we were shooting in Italy as everyone has seen. I don't know, he was sort of straight about how this was gonna go. This has seriously been the most waiting I've done on a film -- keeping an energy up is really difficult. But you get on set and you just have to have one thing that you hook into to remind yourself, to give you that energy and the drive of your character. I don't know, just talking with him was interesting and fun. I mean, everyone that we've met is so nice. I was waiting for, like, diva [stuff]. There's none of that at all on this set. All of the actors are unbelievably fun and giving and kind. It's amazing.Personally? I'm kind of digging what I get to do. My favorite, just as a fan, is Iron Man. Those are my favorite films. And that's how I got into the Marvel world as fan myself. But I wouldn't mind continuing to do this for quite some time because I'm having so much fun working on the Scarlet Witch, Wanda. She's so awesome. I think Joss is excited by her also, and so the two of us kind of dork out a bit and... it's pretty fun.

It's something people will be wondering later.Yeah, so I am able to go into someone's head and they'd never see. I can feel and see what they feel and see. So it's not just me manipulating them. What I love about her is that, in so many superhero films, emotions are kind of negated a bit, but for her everything that someone else could feel -- like their weakest moments -- she physically goes through that same experience with them, which is pretty cool. Yeah, like if they have the biggest, darkest fear, I get to see that.Yeah, I can control energy. I can manipulate energy, so that's what the red stuff is that we're playing with.

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“ It's funny, because everyone's doing stunt practices and choreography, but [I'm] just doing weird moves and s***.

It's been so fun, because you can't be like "Well, how does this magic witch hero move?" Like, there's nothing physically that you can reference from dance or martial arts or anything like that. So we started off with Joss kind of having these ideas based off just images in the comics, of what the hand gestures would look like or the arms, and then I worked with a dancer, Jenny Wade. She's a choreographer and dancer. So the two of us get locked up in a room together, and we move and we try and figure out what looks strong, where the energy comes from. But also, in the film, I'm having a journey of discovering how powerful she can be. So we've got to figure out what all those different levels are. It's funny, because everyone's doing stunt practices and choreography, but she and I are just doing weird moves and s*** -- you know, pretending we're making things shoot out of our hands. [Laughs] And it's like, I can't get injured that way, and I feel not as tough as everyone, but it's super fun.It is. It's so playful. It's nice to be able to have some sort of creativity and movement. It's pretty awesome.I think that's what's so awesome about the trajectory of where she could go, potentially. In this film, it's just the beginnings of everything. It's all just starting.

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No, we made the decision that she's already been able. We played with the idea of like, "How much can she do at the beginning of the film?" At first, it was not much, but we've kind of decided to have her have some understanding and strength in her her abilities. [She does grow], but there's definitely a sense of confidence that she knows what she's doing from the start.

Continued on Page 2, as Olsen talks female heroes, Scarlet Witch's costume and working with Joss Whedon...