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The young actors, both cast in 2014's "Godzilla", reunite in
"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" to play siblings Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet
Witch and Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver.
They star alongside an already established "The Avengers" cast
of Robert Downey Jr (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson
(Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (The
Hulk) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor).
"It's super surreal and very overwhelming and kind of daunting
stepping onto that set but luckily we'd just done a movie
together and I think it helped a lot to have a partner in
crime," Taylor-Johnson told Reuters in a promotional interview
for the film.
"Besides the personalities being daunting because they're all
such amazing actors, it's also daunting to step on and learn
about how you're going to portray these characters when it's all
second nature to them now," Olsen added.
"The Avengers" was the fastest film to pass the $1 billion mark
in box office takings when it was released in 2012.
The sequel sees Tony Stark try to jumpstart a peacekeeping
program but when things go wrong, the superheroes have to stop
the villainous Ultron's destructive plans.
The Scarlet Witch is one of the most powerful Marvel comics
characters with thought-altering magical powers.
Asked about how her portrayal of the character, Olsen said: "I
started with just the comic book. You start small and that's two
dimensional and you have the script and afterwards you create
their back story.
"You start to understand their relationships and sometimes it's
when you finish the movie, you're like 'oh. Now I understand
her'."
"The Avengers: Age of Ultron" opens in UK cinemas this week and
in the United States on May 1.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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