'WandaVision' creator Jac Schaeffer opens up about struggles of figuring out the story

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase four has commenced with WandaVision, the first MCU series. With currently four episodes on Disney+ Hotstar Premium, the show has stunned the fans who are eagerly waiting for the story to unfold. Now, creator Jac Schaeffer explained how she had faced a hard time to find the right WandaVision plot.

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Jac Schaeffer had “a lot of headaches” figuring out the story

In a recent interview with Digital Spy, WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer opened up about her struggle for finding the WandaVision plot with homages to classic sitcom television eras and mixing it up with the MCU. She said that when they were breaking the story, it was “really hard” for them. She mentioned that they had a lot of goals. There were a lot of different levels to work on and she has a lot of memories of it. The showrunner recalled that at the early stages of breaking the story, she had a lot of headaches, and would be like, 'How do we hold this all in?' she noted.

Jac Shaeffer said that they had so many different systems and color coding and formats to make it all work. She mentioned that they had to decide what's too much, what's not enough, and more. Making these early development decisions were really hard, she asserted.

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Jac Schaeffer praised the work of production and costume designers on WandaVision for nailing the sitcom and MCU tone. She mentioned production designers Matt and Mark Worthington and costume designer Mayes Rubeo and all of the people involved in the actual execution of it. The showrunner stated that it was “a dream,” because all of the “beautiful stuff” came together so incredibly well. Schaeffer noted that creating the series was only challenging in the grind of production. And then it's just been the wait of wanting everyone to see it, she asserted, hinting at multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WandaVision casts Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and the Vision respectively. It shows the two superheroes leading a normal life. Kat Dennings, Randall Park, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Jolene Purdy, Emma Caulfield Ford, are also part of the WandaVision cast. Directed by Matt Shakman, the series is expected to have nine episodes.