It looks like the new Marvel series based on a version of Vision will have Paul Bettany’s character deal with an old Marvel Cinematic Universe foe.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Spader will be reprising his role in voicing Ultron for the coming Vision series spearheaded by Picard showrunner Terry Matalas. We met Ultron in 2015’s Avengers: The Age of Ultron. In that movie, the titular character is an artificial intelligence created by Tony Stark who turns and tries to kill humanity. In its process of attempting to do so, it creates a high tech body that Tony, Bruce, and Thor imbue with J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony’s AI system, and the Mind Stone.
The upcoming Vision series centers on the other version of Bettany’s character (aka White Vision) we met at the end of WandaVision. It’s not clear how Ultron, who presumably died at the end of the 2015 movie, will appear in the series. Several options are possible, of course, given this is the MCU. Perhaps he’ll be another variant from the multiverse. Or perhaps it’s the OG timeline Ultron who managed to survive somehow.
Whatever the case may be, we’ll get an answer of some sort whenever the Vision series makes its way to Disney+. THR also reported that the show will be the last part of a trilogy, with WandaVision and the upcoming Agatha All Along comprising the first two installments.
No news on when the Vision series will premiere, but the show is targeting to film in England in early 2025. Agatha All Along premieres on Disney+ on September 18, 2024.
