![]() Tony Stark's mentor-turned-foe from the original Iron Man is, of course, played by Lebowski himself, Jeff Bridges. Now, these references do kind of make some universe issues. "Kick-ass," she repeated, either agreeing with her brother or pondering why that phrasing seemed to so specifically stick out.Ĭlick here to join MH MVP and get the best in exclusive features and workout tips. Earlier, he shared a Halloween memory that she didn't quite have. Only moments before she was testing him on memories from their childhood she was asking about a kid with a skin condition she remembered from their time in an orphanage. "Yeah, kick-ass!" he said.īoth twins and Pietro sped away after that, but Wanda stayed behind, wondering. So when the different Pietro promised to help Wanda's twins "maximize their candy acquisition," young Tommy responded in the excited affirmative. Nearly half a decade before either guy would play their respective version of the speedy superhero, they shared the screen as best friends in Kick-Ass. But there was another movie where Peters appeared alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Marvel's version of Quicksilver and the Pietro Wanda would recognize: the 2010 R-rated superhero movie, Kick-Ass. The X-Men version of Quicksilver-known there as "Peter" Maximoff, rather than Pietro- appeared in three films, played by Evan Peters: Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix. We, the audience, know: it's because he's from a different universe. And she can't quite figure out why he looks different. The Pietro we see isn't the Pietro that Wanda remembers. But there's a reason that unexpected visit was even more unexpected than most, and that's the fact that Pietro is, well, dead. Episode 5 brought Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) brother, Pietro, back into the fold in a very "special episode" '80s type way-arriving unexpectedly at the front door. But the show's 6th episode made a reference to a decade-old movie, Matthew Vaughn's superhero satire Kick-Ass, that could just be an easter-egg -or could signify a bit more. From Dick Van Dyke to Bewitched to Malcolm in the Middle, there have been aesthetic references to cultural artifacts throughout the entire series. WandaVisionhas been reference-heavy from the get-go. One not-quite-subtle reference to a non-MCU movie stands out in the episode.A slightly-different looking Pietro Maximoff (Evan Peters) is now also a part of our story. ![]() WandaVision Episode 6, titled "All-New Halloween Spookacular!" brought the story to the '90s through a mostly- Malcolm In The Middle lens.The following story contains minor spoilers for WandaVision.
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