'Avengers Age of Ultron' News: Elizabeth Olson's Scarlet Witch Brings Record-Breaking Views for Trailer
Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch portrayal in the most recent trailer for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" broke records with millions of views in just 24 hours.
Olsen, who plays the Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," recently appeared in the movie's third official trailer, where her sinister presence gained 35 million views on YouTube in the space of 24 hours.
The eleventh installment in Marvel's cinematic universe, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will premiere in theaters on May 1. The film features the Scarlet Witch, a mutant with the powers of hypnosis and telekinesis who, together with her twin brother, Quicksilver, initially allies herself with antagonist, Ultron.
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The trailer features her working disturbing magic on the Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson, and throwing a car through the air using only the power of her mind.
Marvel has also recently released movie posters featuring the characters in the movie, with the Scarlet Witch seen manipulating whirls of power between her palms and gazing at the viewer with a hypnotic stare.
Olsen, 26, portrays a character possessed with much knowledge but no one to train her to control her power and her connection with parallel worlds. She frequently becomes over stimulated and loses control, often appearing to be mentally insane.
To prepare for her role, Olsen undertook rigorous training in dance after the film's director Josh Whedon pointed out he took inspiration from dancers to recreate a visual representation of the Scarlet Witch's graceful movements.
Olsen, who is the younger sister to fashion designer twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, caught moviegoers' attention with her role as a paranoid and delusional victim of cult abuse in the critically acclaimed 2011 drama thriller, "Martha Marcy May Marlene" for which she won several awards.
