Elizabeth Olsen thinks of Marvel movies as "insurance" for her indie projects.
The 35-yea rold actress -- who has played Wanda Maximoff , aka Scarlet Witch, in a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, from 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" until "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" in 2022 -- appreciates the security the franchise off ers because it allows her the "freedom" to tackle smaller, riskier films like her Netflix comedy/drama "His Three Daughters."
Speaking at Vulture Festival, Olsen said: "I'd never really had the mentality of 'one for them, one for me.' Marvel has been such a consistent thing I've been able to return to and has created -- what's the word? -- some feeling of insurance in my life that has given me freedom to choose other jobs. So I haven't felt like, 'And then I'll do this to do this.'"
Olsen added she viewed blockbuster movie franchises like the MCU as vital for cinema, as they "paid the rent" for smaller theaters, thus allowing them to screen indie flicks.
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