[145] In order to tie their themes together, Lopez and Anderson-Lopez created a four-note motif that worked in each of the theme song styles. The series for Disney+ were expected to be six to eight episodes each, have a "hefty [budget] rivaling those of a major studio production", and be produced by Marvel Studios rather than Marvel Television, which produced previous MCU television series. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was believed to be taking a "hands-on role" in each limited series' development,[54] focusing on "continuity of story" with the films and "handling" the actors who would be reprising their roles from the films. [33] Schaeffer revealed that "it took a while" to learn if Peters would be able to be a part of the series, and noted the creatives did not have a secondary plan if they were not able to use him. [37] Screen Rant's Daniel Gillespie agreed, called the casting "an incredibly smart move, as it threw audiences off the scent" and helped spark theories and discussion for the series and MCU that might not have happened if it another actor had been cast. cameo, while also opening up a well of speculation that doesn’t really go anywhere. [64]:6 The custom period-appropriate lenses were used on the first three episodes, along with the fifth, while Hall used the Ultra Panatar lenses, which had been used on Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, for all of the scenes outside the Hex reality. Fienberg likened the series to meta-sitcoms Get a Life and That's My Bush! They talk about Geraldine, who has just arrived in town and does not have a home or family. that reveals the situation in Westview. He felt the transition to these moments from the sitcom scenes was "very dramatic". WandaVision premiered with its first two episodes on January 15, 2021, and ran for nine episodes, concluding on March 5. [2][31] Hahn had been fascinated by the "gasp of human magic" in the MCU,[2] and had a general meeting with Marvel Studios as the studio was also interested in working with her. [48], Additional guest stars include Jolene Purdy as Isabel Matsueda who plays Wanda and Vision's neighbor "Beverly";[40][49] frequent MCU stuntman Zac Henry as Franklin, a S.W.O.R.D. He's currently in pre-production on his first feature film, and has been for a while because filmmaking is expensive. "[2], WandaVision takes place three weeks after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019),[1] and is set in the fictional town of Westview, New Jersey, which was named as such because it contained the initials "W" and "V" and as a reference to Feige's hometown of Westfield, New Jersey. WandaVision star Randall Park will make his feature directorial debut when he turns Adrian Tomine's seminal comic Shortcomings into a film. [88] Unlike Schaeffer, many of the writers had previous television experience which helped her craft each episode within the larger narrative;[10]:29 one of the initial challenges was figuring out how to tell the story in the long-form structure of a limited series, rather than a film. Agnes introduces herself as a witch named Agatha Harkness and reveals that she has been disrupting Wanda's life, including sending an imposter as "Pietro" and killing Sparky. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprise their respective roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision from the film series, with Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Randall Park, Kat Dennings, and Evan Peters also starring. [21] How long the series remained in the sitcom reality before revealing parts of its mystery was a big concern for Schaeffer. Orphaned boy Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is enslaved after his village is destroyed by the forces of vicious necromancer Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), and is compelled to push [63]:50[64]:20 The title was suggested by Feige, but he was hesitant about it. [10]:29 Schaeffer said the series could never have been a film because it needed to establish its sitcom reality with a true television aesthetic before that could be broken. [110][17][18] Rupp previously had a long-running role in the sitcom That '70s Show and was comfortable with WandaVision's sitcom style. The series is getting better—and way creepier—the more it draws the curtain... [paving] the way for Marvel to make a concerted effort to dabble with horror; at least by the MCU's standards. / S4 E15 WandaVision's Cast & Creators Reveal the Secrets of the Show! [11], The first episode of the series filmed for two days in black and white, and had a live studio audience present, to mimic sitcom filming. 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