50 Fun Facts About WandaVision

Wanda and Vision's sitcom town of Westview is in which US state?

The town name nods to Kevin Feige's real hometown of Westfield, swapping in the initials W and V.

Who created WandaVision and served as its head writer?

She was working on Black Widow when she heard Feige's sitcom premise and pitched her take; she was hired in January 2019.

Who directed every episode of WandaVision?

He had directed Game of Thrones, Mad Men and It's Always Sunny, and had been a child actor on 1980s sitcoms.

WandaVision is set how long after the events of Avengers: Endgame?

Wanda goes to S.W.O.R.D. to retrieve Vision's body, watches him being dismantled, and drives to the lot he had bought for them.

Which actress plays the nosy neighbour 'Agnes'?

She likened her character's relationship with Wanda to Salieri's jealousy of Mozart.

Under what alias does Monica Rambeau first appear inside the sitcom reality?

Schaeffer expected Teyonah Parris to be announced under that name to keep the character reveal a surprise.

Darcy Lewis returns to the MCU in WandaVision for the first time since which film?

In the interim she earned a doctorate in astrophysics and, Kat Dennings felt, became 'the boss' for once.

Jimmy Woo was previously what to Scott Lang?

Randall Park introduces him with a close-up card trick he spent days perfecting with a magician.

What is the 'real name' of the man Evan Peters plays, revealed in the finale?

Casting Peters was a wink at his Peter Maximoff from Fox's X-Men films; the writers had no backup plan if he said no.

Who played Pietro Maximoff in the MCU films before the series 'recast' him?

Shakman compared the stunt to Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery posing as the Mandarin in Iron Man 3.

What does S.W.O.R.D. stand for in the MCU?

The comics' 'World' and 'Department' were swapped because the MCU agency deals in sentient weapons, like a rebuilt Vision.

Which film's title inspired Feige to use a compound title like WandaVision?

He hesitated over it, but Schaeffer insisted; some fans initially called it the silliest title possible.

How many episodes does WandaVision have?

Ten were planned originally, but the count was cut to nine to improve the rhythm; running times range from half an hour to 50 minutes.

The head writer structured her pitch around which psychological framework?

The series starts in denial and ends in acceptance; a grief counsellor was consulted on the scripts.

Which comic storyline did Feige pair with Tom King's Vision when pitching the show?

Mike del Mundo's 'Norman Rockwell meets Leave It to Beaver' covers for that Vision run were the visual spark.

Which Avenger was originally going to appear in the finale before being written out?

He would have cameoed as the pharmacist in the Nexus commercial; the Multiverse of Madness script was rewritten as a result.

Which sitcom star did Feige and the showrunners consult about making a 1960s sitcom?

Olsen also drew on Mary Tyler Moore, Elizabeth Montgomery and Lucille Ball for her performance.

Which sitcom, starring Olsen's older sisters, gets meta references in the series?

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen shared the role of Michelle Tanner on it.

What was the series' working title during filming?

Filming began at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, in November 2019.

How was the first episode filmed to mimic 1950s sitcom production?

It was shot in black and white over two days, in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Why did filming halt in March 2020?

It resumed in Los Angeles that September; the wrap party had happened on March 1, two weeks before the shutdown.

Westview's exteriors were shot on which famous Warner Bros. Ranch backlot?

Shakman liked its 'weird sense of fakeness' at the Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, where past sitcoms had filmed.

How many different camera lenses did Jess Hall use across the series' time periods?

Many were modern lenses custom-modified to keep the look of period glass; Ultra Panatar lenses covered scenes outside the Hex.

How many wigs did the hair stylist make to cover the 1950s through the 1980s?

They let the crew shoot several decades in a single day without restyling anyone's hair.

What colour was added to every one of Darcy Lewis's costumes?

Costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo chose it to match Kat Dennings's eyes.

What hidden detail in Agnes's wardrobe hinted that she was really Agatha?

She wears it in every episode except the aerobics-gear outing in 'On a Very Special Episode...'.

The main title sequence renders television pixels in what shape?

It is a nod to Wanda's hex abilities and 'The Hex', the informal name for the sitcom reality.

Who composed the score for WandaVision?

He had scored both Ant-Man films; a 75-player orchestra in Vienna recorded the music.

Which songwriting couple wrote the era-specific theme songs?

Shakman, a college friend of Lopez, sold them on the idea by referencing the Adult Swim short Too Many Cooks.

The theme songs share a four-note motif built on which unsettling interval?

Known as 'the devil's interval', it followed an octave in the four-note motif to make the show feel bright yet off.

Which WandaVision theme song went viral and won a Primetime Emmy?

It peaked at number one on the iTunes soundtrack chart and was Grammy-nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

Which decade did the Lopezes find hardest to write a theme song for?

Both were at college without a television that decade; the 1980s was their favourite.

On what date did WandaVision premiere on Disney+?

The first two episodes dropped together, then weekly until March 5, a model copied from The Mandalorian.

WandaVision kicked off which numbered MCU era?

It had briefly been moved forward to a December 2020 release before settling back into early 2021.

Which Disney+ series premiere overtook WandaVision's opening-weekend record in March 2021?

WandaVision had itself beaten the second season of The Mandalorian for the record.

According to TorrentFreak, WandaVision held what dubious distinction for 2021?

Nielsen still counted 7.2 billion legitimate minutes, the fourteenth most-streamed original of the year.

How many visual effects shots does WandaVision contain?

That is more than Avengers: Endgame's 2,496, though the film's shots were often far more complex.

What colour is Agatha's magic, as distinct from Wanda's red?

Framestore gave it a black, ink-like texture to make it look more evil.

What did Paul Bettany wear instead of ear prosthetics to play Vision in the series?

He asked to drop the prosthetics so he could hear better on set; CGI replaced sections of his face shot by shot.

Which visual effects house spent nine months developing the look of the Hex boundary?

It was meant to evoke the cathode lines and RGB aberration of old tube televisions.

Which two 1998 films did Shakman say the series had a 'spiritual connection' to?

Prop master Russell Bobbit, a Marvel veteran, had also worked on Pleasantville.

In which year did Vision buy the Westview lot for the two of them 'to grow old in'?

Seeing the empty lot after watching Vision dismantled is what triggers Wanda's wave of chaos magic.

What are the names of Wanda and Vision's twin sons?

They appear as 10-year-olds; Shakman never wanted them as old as the Young Avengers, to give Wanda more time with them.

Agatha says Wanda's power exceeds that of which figure?

She also warns that the Scarlet Witch is destined to destroy the world as the 'Harbinger of Chaos'.

How does Wanda finally neutralise Agatha's magic in the finale?

She then traps Agatha inside her Agnes persona before bringing the Hex down for good.

What book is Wanda studying in her mountain cabin in the final scene?

Its corruption sets up her turn in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

In which comic did Agatha Harkness first appear?

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced her in 1969 as governess to Franklin Richards.

What did Marvel's Brad Winderbaum say the WandaVision spin-off trilogy is about?

Agatha All Along handles motherhood and VisionQuest fatherhood, according to Marvel's Brad Winderbaum.

Who was announced to reprise his role as Ultron in the Vision spin-off VisionQuest?

Terry Matalas took over as showrunner after Jac Schaeffer focused on Agatha All Along.

Which science-fiction literary prize did WandaVision win?

It was also nominated for a Hugo and won an AFI Award, an Art Directors Guild Award and three Creative Arts Emmys.