When we think of the great Avengers villains, one name comes to mind: Thanos. The Marvel villain was built up as an antagonist over several films before causing suffering and destruction in two films. However, he is by far not the only antagonistthat the Avengers had to deal with.
In the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron, a fascinating character from the comics made his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: the eponymous Ultron. This is an artificial being created by Tony Stark who went against the intentions of his creator.
Avengers villain Ultron returns in Vision series and will once again be voiced by James Spader
Apart from an appearance in the animated series What If…?, we have seen Ultron after his defeat in the second Avengers film never seen again in the MCUHowever, as the Hollywood Reporter reports, he is now returning in a new series. Ultron is set to play an important role in the planned Vision series.
The Vision series (also known as Vision Quest) is a spin-off of WandaVision, which focused on the relationship between Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany). At the end of nine dramatic episodes, a new version of Vision namely White Vision.
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Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron
There are many points of contact between Vision and Ultron. Both characters have their origins in Tony Stark’s laboratory and have undergone several transformations over time, making them more and more a own consciousness It was also Vision who sealed Ultron’s defeat in Avengers 2.
Here exists some MCU mythologywhich can be unpacked again. Of course, one important name cannot be left out: Ultron’s original voice actor. The Blacklist star James Spader lends his voice to the Marvel villain again in the Vision series, after the character was voiced by Ross Marquand in What If…?
When does the Vision series start on Disney+?
So far there are no official start dateThe project is still in its early stages. The most important talents in front of and behind the camera are currently being assembled. Then filming can begin. The creative head is Terry Matalas, who impressed Marvel boss Kevin Feige with his work on Star Trek: Picard.
The next MCU series to be launched on Disney+ is not that far from Vision Quest. Agatha All Along, starring Kathryn Hahn, is also a spin-off of WandaVision. 18 September 2024 The first two episodes will premiere. The rest of the season will follow weekly.