With Samuel L. Jackson's news of Elizabeth Olsen portraying the Scarlet Witch in the Avengers' second film, I have decided to give some information about her.
Yes, she is Mary Kate and Ashley Olson's not twin sister, but she is also a very talented actress.
She was labeled by indie film media as the Queen of Sundance (2011) for her portrayal of the titular character in Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene. I gave her the Best Actress Award for 2011 for that role where she portrays a teenager without parental guidance who ends up risking her life joining a cult, having the illusion of power, before colliding with the reality of vulnerability.
She held her own in a basically monologue performance in Silent House, playing a performance that may need to be seen multiple times. Even hard-to-please movie makers Red Letter Media noted her performance, in what they thought was a peculiarly edited film.
Finally, she was in How I Met Your Mother protagonist Josh Radnor's Liberal Arts, where she portrayed a young woman in love with a middle aged man, looking for her soulmate.
Although I do not expect this character to ever reach M4 greatness, I do expect a really noteworthy performance by her that will impress mainstream audiences better than the overrated Tom Hiddleston Thor or Benedict Cumberbach Khan. Either that or I will curse a studio destroyed Whedon again.
Seriously,
Martha Marcy May Marlene,
Silent House,
Liberal Arts,
In all three films, she portrayed vulnerable adolescent easily impressionable women looking for guidance. Magneto anyone? I know Marvel may want to avoid combinations with the X films, but her talent is just too good to waste.
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