Saoirse Ronan To Play Scarlet Witch?

Following heavy hints from Joss 'The Great' Whedon, we're pretty certain that we'll see Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver appear in The Avengers 2.

And rumour has it that Marvel are in talks with Hanna and The Host star Saoirse Ronan for the role.

According to Super Hero Hype, the actress is the studio's "prototype" for the part of Wanda Maximoff. The site also reports that the plan is to make the character British, rather than have actors ape an Eastern European accent.

Wanda's brother Pietro, meanwhile, is being described as "euro" and "edgy"... which really doesn't give us much of a clue.

Let the fantasy casting commence!