Will Quicksilver be in WandaVision?
Chloe Ramirez
Updated on February 26, 2026
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 Quicksilver coming back in WandaVision?
Pietro has been dead for years, but despite that, Marvel succeeded in making him relevant again. By delivering a fake-out with Evan Peters, WandaVision accomplished this without actually using any Quicksilver. Now, this long-dead MCU hero is back in the conversation.Why does Quicksilver appear in WandaVision?
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.What happens to Quicksilver in WandaVision?
To prevent Hawkeye and a young boy from being shot, Quicksilver, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, jumped in front of them and took the damage. His quick death was due to it being back when the X-Men film rights weren't owned by Marvel Studios.Does Quicksilver have powers in WandaVision?
WandaVision's Quicksilver Powers ExplainedOf course, Wandavision's Quicksilver has superhuman speed, just like the previous version, along with superhuman reflexes, but there's one big difference from the X-Men's Quicksilver that is easy to miss but changes everything: no risk of whiplash.