Elizabeth Olsen says she texted Paul Bettany that she missed him while promoting 'Doctor Strange 2' because she's 'so used to doing press with him'

The actress, who reprises her role as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, spoke to People about feeling lonely without her longtime Marvel costar.

• Elizabeth Olsen spoke about missing Marvel costar Paul Bettany while promoting "Doctor Strange 2."
• Olsen, who reprises her role as Wanda, told People that she texted him recently saying, "I miss you."
• "I just miss him so much and Wanda's really alone in this film and I feel it as an actor," she said.

Elizabeth Olsen said that she reached out to longtime costar Paul Bettany because she missed his presence while on the press tour for the latest Marvel film, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

"I did text him last weekend and I was like, 'I miss you,'" Olsen told People, "because I'm so used to doing press with him and I just miss him so much and Wanda's really alone in this film and I feel it as an actor."

Olsen and Bettany met through their roles as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision, respectively, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Olsen made her first appearance as the character in the end-credits scene of 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Wanda was properly introduced the following year, in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." 

Bettany's Marvel journey began when he voiced Tony Stark's AI named J.A.R.V.I.S. in "Iron Man."

He reprised the voice role for a few more MCU films. Then the actor started playing Vision, a synthezoid constructed partly from the remains of J.A.R.V.I.S., in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Wanda and Vision's relationship began blossoming in the film, as they began spending time together. 

Olsen and Bettany went on to costar in "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Infinity War." 

Despite Vision's death in "Infinity War," Bettany returned for the 2021 Disney+ show "WandaVision," centered on his and Olsen's characters. 

The series was driven by Wanda's grief after seeing Vision die twice in "Infinity War." To cope, she used her powers to create a perfect life as a newlywed with Vision in the suburban town of Westview, New Jersey. 

"We really thought that we were like this awkward cousin to the Marvel movies and we didn't really know if it was going to work or not," Olsen recently told C magazine of "WandaVision."

The show was a major success on the streaming service and landed Marvel Studios its first-ever major Emmy nominations.  

"Doctor Strange 2," in theaters on Friday, follows the events of "WandaVision" and shows Benedict Cumberbatch's titular sorcerer turning to Wanda for help as the multiverse is unleashed.