Elizabeth Olsen Connects with Marvel Fans Through Dodgers Fandom
Elizabeth Olsen has long admired Marvel fans, but becoming a devoted Los Angeles Dodgers supporter helped her better relate to her audience. Prior to the release of her new movie Eternity, starring alongside Callum Turner and Miles Teller, Olsen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! dressed in Dodgers apparel as the team had just won back-to-back World Series championships.
During the interview, Olsen expressed how she felt overwhelmed meeting the players on the show, sharing that she only recently became a dedicated fan of the Dodgers. Fans of hers have started gifting her Dodgers-themed items at comic conventions, such as a Scarlet Witch headpiece customized with Dodger colors and a handmade Kike Hernandez t-shirt.
“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 noted that this realization helps Olsen understand the passion of Marvel fans. Olsen confirmed this, saying she now relates to what they were excited about, appreciating their enthusiasm with love and curiosity rather than judgment.
“But like, with love and curiosity, not in a — I wasn’t judging it.”
Olsen’s experience as a sports fan has deepened her empathy for her Marvel audience, bridging her personal and professional worlds.
Author’s summary: Elizabeth Olsen’s growing Dodgers fandom has given her fresh insight into the dedication of Marvel fans, enriching her connection with her audience through shared passion.