The Maximoff family from WandaVision is now in the animated logo that plays ahead of Marvel Studios movies, and one young actor couldn’t be happier.
Wanda Maximoff and her family from WandaVision can now be seen in the animated logo that introduces all Marvel Studios films, and one young star couldn’t be more excited about it.
Julian Hilliard, who plays Billy Maximoff in both WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, tweeted in response to a fan’s screenshot of the moment that he appears in the latest version of the intro, which played before Multiverse of Madness. “I FREAKED OUT at the premiere when I saw this,” wrote Hilliard. “It’s been a dream of mine to make it in the @MarvelStudios intro!”
The iconic intro used for films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe features a variety of recognizable characters and audio clips from previous movies, flickering past until they resolve into the timeless Marvel Comics logo. The animation has been regularly updated as more characters are introduced to the shared universe, but it has traditionally pulled only from movies. WandaVision, as the first MCU series to be created for Disney+ with plot threads that tie into the movies, may indicate a new trend in the promotional design.
WandaVision was also specifically relevant for Multiverse of Madness, which continues the story of Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda/Scarlet Witch after she’s been corrupted by the Darkhold, a book of powerful spells. The events of the TV series saw Wanda, grieving for her lover Vision, create a new reality in which he was still alive. Within the dimensional pocket of Westview, Wanda and Vision had twins, Hilliard’s Billy and his brother Tommy. However, after she’s forced to release the Westview illusion, Wanda believes that her children still exist in another reality and that she can use the Darkhold to return to them — regardless of how many lives she destroys in the process.
In Multiverse of Madness, Olsen’s Wanda returned as the villain of the piece, and Hilliard and Jett Klyne also reprised their respective WandaVision roles as Billy and Tommy. Although Wanda’s grief-driven obsession meant that she ultimately failed in her goal to permanently reunite with her children, the introduction of the multiverse means that their characters and the actors who play them may have potential to return in some form for future MCU movies or TV shows.
WandaVision is available to stream on Disney+. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is currently playing in theaters.
Source: Twitter