Is Evan Peters playing Quicksilver in WandaVision?

Is Evan Peters playing Quicksilver in WandaVision?

WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer has finally explained why Evan Peters was cast as Pietro Maximoff in the Disney Plus series. The X-Men actor made a mid-season appearance in WandaVision as Wanda's (Elizabeth Olsen) brother, also known as Quicksilver.

Is Evan Peters The X-Men Quicksilver?

The decision to cast Evan Peters as Quicksilver in Marvel Studios' WandaVision goes much deeper than having a fun X-Men cameo in the show. At this point, just about every Marvel fan is aware that WandaVision had a very special cameo from Evan Peters that served as a nod to Fox's X-Men films.

Why did they change the actor for Quicksilver?

During Disney+'s TCA presentation on Wednesday, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige that the decision to bring in Peters rather than Taylor-Johnson happened pretty early in the development process and then explained that it is all part of how "certain people" are messing with Wanda.

Why did Evan Peters played Quicksilver in WandaVision?

WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer has revealed why Evan Peters was cast as Wanda's brother, Pietro, in the Marvel–Disney+ series. Jac Schaeffer said in a new interview that Peters, who portrayed Pietro/Quicksilver in the X-Men and Avengers franchises, made casting sense due to his recognisability.

Why was Quicksilver killed off?

He was just a lame character, on top of being given way too little screentime to get attached. Fox's Quicksilver had super-speed on God-mode and used it multiple times to save the entire X-Men team. ... Since this was also Pietro's MCU debut, audiences were surprised to see him killed off so soon.

Who is faster Quicksilver or Sonic?

Marvel isn't exactly known for its speedsters, with Quicksilver pretty much being the only one of note in the whole universe. That being said, Speed is an incredibly fast character that would no doubt be able to outrun Sonic the Hedgehog in any race that they might go on.

Who was the actor who played Quicksilver in X Men?

• Evan Peters played Quicksilver in Fox's X-Men movie franchise and now he's officially part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in WandaVision! Peters was "recast" in the role of Pietro Maximoff, the late twin brother of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). The MCU's Quicksilver was played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and he died in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Why was Evan Peters Quicksilver in Avengers Age of Ultron?

• It was surprising because it was Aaron Taylor-Johnson who played Pietro in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and who was Wanda’s brother in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Evan Peters was Quicksilver in the Fox world of X-Men, had no sister, and was Magneto’s son. Yet, the MCU brought in Peters instead of Taylor-Johnson.

How many X Men movies did Evan Peters play?

• Peters went on to play Quicksilver in two more X-Men franchise installments: 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse and 2019's X-Men: Dark Phoenix . Despite appearing in three X-Men movies, Peters' version of Quicksilver was mostly reduced to what I call the "Extremely Supporting Character."

Why was Evan Peters recast as Quicksilver in MCU?

• If this is the case, then WandaVision would likely show that in addition to Peters' recasting as the MCU's Quicksilver being a meta nod to the actor's time in the X-Men world]