Elizabeth Olsen is not one to keep her opinions to herself, even if those ideas are popular or not; she’s now speaking out on studios being so focused on streaming models over theatrical to the point that the actress recently declared that she isn’t interested in making studio projects where streaming is “the end all” while keeping an open mind when it comes to smaller/indie projects.
“If a movie is made independently and only sells to a streamer, then fine. But I don’t want to make something where [streaming is] the end-all,” Olsen said in a recent profile for InStyle Magazine. “I think it’s important for people to gather as a community, to see other humans, be together in a space. That’s why I like sports. I think it’s really powerful for people to come together for something that they’re excited about. We don’t even audition in person anymore.”
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Quite the stance, and we commend Olsen, but we’ve seen a few times where even directors, not just actors, are brought on to make movies with the intention of being released exclusively in theaters only for studios to pivot and dump them on streaming. A recent example was Doug Liman‘s “Road House” remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal, which was released on Prime Video by Amazon, and that led him to publicly feud with producers/studio for pulling the movie from theaters without really discussing it with him and expecting Liman to promote it; instead, he boycotted the SXSW premiere leading to the hiring of Guy Ritchie for the sequel (Ritchie would eventually exit).
Also, Olsen briefly tapped into the frustration of actors, and there has been a huge call from peers for studios and casting directors to bring back the in-person auditioning process, as many actors are now required to self-tape and edit on their own time, making things even less personal than before and diminishing the face-to-face element.
Some projects on the horizon for Olsen include Panos Cosmatos‘ period vampire flick “Flesh of the Gods” (co-starring Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac), the Sean Durkin FX series “Seven Sisters,” and on November 26, she’ll return to the big screen with the David Freyne-directed afterlife rom-com “Eternity” coming from A24.
On the superhero front, despite fan circles online under the impression that Olsen will be making some grand return to the role of Wanda for a rumored theatrical Scarlet Witch movie (mind you, neither backed up by trades nor confirmed by Disney). Recent comments from Olsen about forgetting that she even recorded lines for the “Marvel Zombies” animated miniseries give the impression that the MCU isn’t exactly a priority (or simply too busy to keep track of everything she’s doing). For the moment, it is unclear whether we’ll actually see Wanda resurrected after she died (“Vision Quest” feels like the best bet if anything) in “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness.”
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