Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch costume from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on display...

What's that saying, "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". That's sadly the case with Elizabeth Olsen's 'Wanda Maximoff' who has been corrupted by the first demon Chthon's spell book, The Darkhold, in Marvel Studios new movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In the MCU film directed by Sam Raimi, she wants to steal the powers of the multiverse-hopping 'America Chavez', who is under the protection of the Master of the Mystic Arts, in order to be reunited with her children and have the power to find any possible cure for them in the future from across the multiverse if they become sick.

Scarlet Witch costume worn by Elizabeth Olsen

in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

This spellbinding costume was photographed on display at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on May 9, 2022.

Olsen's 'Scarlet Witch' costume first made its debut in the WandaVision series finale and was designed by Costume Designer Mayes C. Rubeo and Marvel Studios Concept Artist Andy Park.

This evolved, or devolved version, is by Costumer Designer Graham Churchyard and now has added sleeves that wrap around her thumbs, plus the skirt detail is frayed at the edges as if her costume has been corrupted by the Chaos Magic she wields. There's also a fractured, or splintered, chest piece design which seems to radiate out from her heart in this creepier, witchier red, black and burgundy outfit. And her dark crown seems less of a regal statement of power and more of devilish horns this time around.

Some fans may be confused, or betrayed, by Wanda's descent into madness, corruption and murder, but The Darkhold is called the Book of the Damned for a reason. She does redeem herself by movie's end by destroying all the Darkhold books throughout the multiverse and seemingly taking her own life.

Fans of the actress can also enjoy her previous Wanda Maximoff costumes from the Avengers movies.

Plus stay tuned in the days to come for more screen-worn costumes from Doctor Strange 2 on display.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie billboard

Meryl Streep's Witch costumes from Disney's Into the Woods on display...

This holiday season Stephen Sondheim's dark and twisted fairytale musical, Into the Woods, gets the big screen treatment courtesy of Disney and director Rob Marshall. Playing the 'Witch' in this movie musical is Meryl Streep, and these two spectacular costumes worn by the actress in the film were photographed on display at ArcLight Sherman Oaks cinema on December 5, 2014.

Original Into the Woods Witch costume exhibit

These amazing Witch costumes, along with all the others in the film were designed by Oscar-winner Colleen Atwood, who has received three Academy Awards to date for her work on Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha and Alice in Wonderland, plus she has been nominated many more times. Be sure to check out these costumes from 2010's Alice in Wonderland, costumes from 2009's Nine movie musical and 2009's Public Enemies movie costumes.

Into the Woods movie poster

In this adaptation of the famous 80's Broadway musical which cleverly mashes together many of the Brothers Grimm fairytales like Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk, Meryl Streep plays the 'Witch' who tasks a childless Baker and his Wife to obtain iconic magical items from these classic fairytale characters to reverse the curse on their family tree.

Post-transformation costume worn by Meryl Streep 

as the Witch in Into the Woods

I know all the costumers out there will go crazy for these detail pictures of these amazing gowns and these photos don't do justice to the colour of the costumes, plus you can't really appreciate the volume of the dresses either, squeezed into these display cases.

Witch costume worn by Meryl Streep in Into the Woods

Even though this ornate outfit is mostly black and dark blues, you can also see the silvery detail catching the light, and the animal print/snake skin design inspiration.

It's almost impossible to photograph mostly black costumes in reflective cases, by day or night. The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood will also have costumes on display from the movie when the Disney film goes on general release on Christmas Day, so hopefully I'll be able to see more costumes and maybe get some better shots there.

If you're a fan of Meryl Streep, be sure to also check out these original costumes from Mamma Mia: The Movie, Margaret Thatcher costumes from The Iron Lady and her Julia Child costume from Julie & Julia.

Entertainment Weekly Into the Woods 

Rapunzel and Witch cover