Elizabeth Olsen on Becoming a Dodgers Superfan
Elizabeth Olsen has always appreciated Marvel fans, but she says becoming a Dodgers superfan helped her connect with and understand them better. Ahead of her new film Eternity, in which she stars alongside Callum Turner and Miles Teller, Olsen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! wearing Dodgers gear, celebrating the team's second straight World Series championship.
She admitted feeling "overwhelmed" during the interview, as the Dodgers players she admires were also guests on the same episode, giving her a chance to meet them personally.
Dodgers Fandom and Marvel Fans
Olsen explained that she only became a dedicated Dodgers fan in recent years, growing her fandom over the last eight years. This new passion helped her gain insight into the fandom experience from the Marvel fans’ perspective.
“In some ways, it’s been interesting because there are Marvel fans, and so I’m on the other end of that, right? And it wasn’t really until I started, like, doubling down every year on the Dodgers for the last eight years — because it’s kind of a new thing, it wasn’t my whole childhood — that I started to realize how much I am a fan of it.”
Jimmy Kimmel captured Olsen’s point:
“But like, with love and curiosity, not in a — I wasn’t judging it.”
Fan Gifts and Comic-Con Moments
Olsen shared that Marvel fans who know about her Dodgers fandom now gift her Dodgers-themed items at comic-cons, including a custom Scarlet Witch headpiece painted in Dodgers spirit and a homemade Kike Hernandez t-shirt.
Summary
Elizabeth Olsen's growing passion for the Dodgers has deepened her understanding of Marvel fandom by experiencing what it means to be a devoted fan firsthand, bridging her two worlds.
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