Clark Gregg Shares His Thoughts On Returning As The Vision In THE AVENGERS Sequel

Clark Gregg Shares His Thoughts On Returning As The Vision In THE AVENGERS Sequel

Clark Gregg comments on the recent fan speculation that Agent Coulson will be brought back as The Vision in either The Avengers sequel or another Marvel Studios movie, revealing that he's pretty happy with the way things ended for the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent.

By JoshWilding - Jun 02, 2012 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: MTV Splash Page

There haven't exactly been rumours that Clark Gregg will be brought back as The Vision in a future Marvel movie, although you would be forgiven for thinking so after the huge amount of fan speculation which has surrounded the idea. Even Joe Quesada recently dismissed the idea when asked what he thought of bringing back Coulson as the Android at the Kapow! Comic Convention in London two weeks ago. Fans have also been divided, but the actor himself has now spoken out about the theory.



"Vision is cool," Clark Gregg told MTV Splash Page when asked for his thoughts on the idea. "But I would hate to be any AI life form. If I got to come back, I would need to still be somebody who could wisecrack, because my favorite part of the job was that if anybody was going to tease anybody about their diva superhero outfit or whatever, it would be me."

"I really love what Joss did with Agent Coulson in 'The Avengers,'" he said when talk turned to his shocking and emotional death at the hands of Loki on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. "It seems like an idea that was in the cards, not only from Joss but from Marvel, in that you needed to ground the movie in some real emotion and stakes. I loved playing that guy, and I'll miss playing him, but I was glad to have that job."

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thunderforce
thunderforce - 6/2/2012, 4:24 AM
The MCU is like comics and we all know no one stays dead in the comics .
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/2/2012, 4:30 AM
I do not see how you guys aren't losing accounts and traffic from this site because of these damn ads.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/2/2012, 4:41 AM
GO BUDDY GO!!!!!!! He's gotta be VISION!!!!!
I mean, yeah, you can tell he's missing it already, he really wants to return; Fans are screaming like a requiem for him to come back! And Marvel Studios seems to be taking notes from the fans (See the Captain America: The First Avenger articles when everybody was crying about his helmet not featuring wings)so we might just get our not-so-silent request for him to come back seen and approved.

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goldenavenger77
goldenavenger77 - 6/2/2012, 4:48 AM
Well, he has had a SMASHING time being in some awesome movies and he has been quiet entertaining.

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marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 6/2/2012, 4:50 AM
coulson should stay dead. these heroes need to feel like they are in real danger and can be killed by the villans, otherwise there is no element of danger. i would like to see one of the other avengers or shield agents get killed in the upcoming MCU movies.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/2/2012, 4:59 AM
It's easy, they preserve his brain, ignite it with a machine, then they calibrate it into an android.
MisterFixit
MisterFixit - 6/2/2012, 5:05 AM
hundreds of civilians killed
is enough to feel in danger
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/2/2012, 5:13 AM
Coulson IS DEAD!!!!. He is expired, an ex - agent, deceased, kicked the bucket, bought the farm, flying with the angels. DEAD Let him stay that way. Man, some fanboys just can't let things go.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 6/2/2012, 5:16 AM
It's nice to see an actor that's actually so down to earth for commenting on whether he would comeback for such a huge franchise.

Most actors would say they want to appear in the sequel anyway they could. Not Clark Gregg though.

He obviously cares for the franchise. It's not just another paycheck to him, you know.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 6/2/2012, 5:17 AM
His death indeed did a lot in the team's formation, but...I do miss the Son of Coul. As for the return, I'd love to see him as the Vision, but he doesn't seem so eager to be an android (yes, I also want to see him wisecracks if he ever returns, so that's a great point he mentioned there), so...Life Model Decoy, or whatever, please.
marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 6/2/2012, 5:23 AM
Question: In the Avengers when the Chitauri shot Captain America with the lazer gun, how come Captain America didnt get severly hurt or bleed to death? Is it because of the serem, the uniform, etc?

btw i dont know much about comic book characters so this might be a stupid question
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 6/2/2012, 5:30 AM
@marvelstudios If your refering to this:



The lazer merely grazes his side, besides, he falls down and when Thor helps him up, he is holding his wound and is breathing hard and looks to be in pain.
Coachella
Coachella - 6/2/2012, 5:30 AM
He's coming back as Vision. I sense it .
marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 6/2/2012, 5:39 AM
yea i was talking about that. those lazers made explosionsi expected cap to get more injured
shadyginzo
shadyginzo - 6/2/2012, 5:40 AM
I don't want to see it myself, I feel like death of loved characters has completely lost it's emotion cause deep down we know it'll be unimaginatively undone by the next writer, director or whatever. David Fincher couldn't kill Ellen Ripley, Manny Cato couldn't kill Tony Almeida, and lets be fair the only reason Data wasn't resurrected was because the franchise died with him!

I can't describe how desperately I want to see Coulson return, and for that reason... he shouldn't.
goldenavenger77
goldenavenger77 - 6/2/2012, 5:47 AM
@shadyginzo

Agreed.
MrsTonyStark0507
MrsTonyStark0507 - 6/2/2012, 6:02 AM
I seriously adore Clark Gregg and I cried all 5 times that I saw the movie. I seriously would love to see him come back, but Clark definitely has a point about the humorless Vision. While he has emotions, he is definitely a pretty serious character. However, if they can change Hawkeye's personality to a super serious archer/fighter instead of the cocky, smart ass character he is in the comics, drain every ounce of humor out of Spider Man amd turn him into a whiny, cry baby and even change Tony Stark's personality, I am sure they could give Vision a little more personality. I think Coulson has just enough humor, but also he is just enough emotionless. I know they would have to change his origin story, but as they do that with everyone else, I don't really care. So I say BRING BACK THE SON OF COUL!!
WOLVERINEDECADE
WOLVERINEDECADE - 6/2/2012, 6:05 AM
@jwsmith85
it was shown in the movie that Agent Coulson knew most of the main SHIELD agents, from Black Widow to Maria Hill to Hawkeye, w/c means they've already known each other a lot, and it also showed how Coulson's relationship w/ Cap was, him being the avid fan of the Captain. Coulson also met Thor in Thor's solo movie, so i guess those were enough time to show his relationship w/ the members of the team and his death indeed made a big impact on the team.
Citizen
Citizen - 6/2/2012, 6:10 AM
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but early on in the movie Tony Stark answers his phone, saying: "You've reached the Life Model Decoy of Tony Stark..."

If I remember correctly, Life Model Decoys in the Marvel comics did not know/realize they were imitations of the people they represented. It's quite possible the "real" Coulson was actually with Jane Foster (or somewhere else entirely).

This would allow Marvel to bring back Coulson and still bring Vision into the MCU with another actor. That is, if they never intended to use Coulson to bring the Vision to life. Anyway, just thought I'd point that out (the LMDs).
CptShellhead
CptShellhead - 6/2/2012, 6:23 AM
I just hope they can keep all the other actors alive and well in the same roles for at least 1 more. I don't want anyone's else playing Cap, Shellhead, Thor, Hulk(i really like mark as Bruce), Hawkeye and Black Widow. If they add 1 more that's great. But they can still do so much with what they have got. Agent C is gone, but if anyone were to be Vision, he would be great.
AFlashFloodOfVenom
AFlashFloodOfVenom - 6/2/2012, 6:28 AM
I swear he is still contracted for more Marvel films though, so surely this justifies that he will be back in some form or another, be it Vision or something entirely different.
thalidomide
thalidomide - 6/2/2012, 6:32 AM
Stay dead Coulson.
MitchConner
MitchConner - 6/2/2012, 6:35 AM
That's funny.,.whatever....I hope he never comes back...that way we can get to know his replacement a lot better...because...uh, it's a she...way too many dudes already. Iron Man 1 had it right, movie starts with hot chicks and ends with them...
figuresmaniac
figuresmaniac - 6/2/2012, 6:37 AM
ablee337
ablee337 - 6/2/2012, 6:54 AM
I would love to see a prequel movie with Coulson as the man in black trying to recruit other super powered beings for SHIELD and running into some crazy adventures. Maybe he could try recruiting a character that turns out to be a Marvel villian and it's up to Coulson to take him down.
I rather see that than MIB.
FoxForce5
FoxForce5 - 6/2/2012, 7:05 AM
Remember, Fury said that the medics called Coulson's death but we never saw them do so and we know he lied about other aspects of Coulson's death so no reason to think he was being honest there. Plus, being Marvel, no one stays dead. My bet in bringing him back is with Nano-Technology which would tie in nicely with the Iron Man 3 Extremis based story.
FoxForce5
FoxForce5 - 6/2/2012, 7:07 AM
@ IronFan93: what's sick about that? :-D
Xandera
Xandera - 6/2/2012, 7:10 AM
I think it's a good thing they killed Coulson...
This way they bring in more S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for future movies...
I also liked the fact that Agent Coulson's death was done meaningfully... It wasn't pointless, it served an awesome purpose...
Without his death, they wouldn't have become The Avengers in the movie...
I am sure they would have thought of another way to bring them together, but it wouldn't have been the same...
I say leave him in the grave...
Xandera
Xandera - 6/2/2012, 7:16 AM
@IronFan93 - Vision having sex with Wanda is no different than a woman pleasuring herself with a vibrator.
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/2/2012, 7:21 AM
I said it once and I'll say it again I would love to see Coulson comeback but I'm not sure I would want it to be as Vision.
elessarundomiel2382
elessarundomiel2382 - 6/2/2012, 7:30 AM
@jwsmith85 In terms of connections....Thor witnessed his own brother kill Coulson. Iron Man had a connection yes but so did Hawkeye and black Widow and they already get paid to do this. Captain America is someone who follows orders and he pretty much built a connection to Coulson through the movie with the cars and all. Hulk had the least connection but banner had a close relation to Stark so he owed him the respect of returning to unite. They all intended to fight the army nonetheless with or without Coulson's death. But it was important for Thor's relation with Loki for him to witness such an act by his brother.
elessarundomiel2382
elessarundomiel2382 - 6/2/2012, 7:35 AM
If Coulson IS alive cause let's face it there was NO funeral scene and no mention of him after the war he's not gonna be The Vision.

My Vote for the Vision is PAUL BETTANY....in the stark tower scene where Coulson is trying to call Stark, Stark tell Jarvis "grow a spine" this obviously means (to have courage) BUT what if there's a hidden meaning WHAT IF Jarvis becomes the AI for The Vision's body, seen in the movie Captain America.
SekretSkwerl
SekretSkwerl - 6/2/2012, 7:51 AM

Nick Fury - "I lost my one good eye."

Avengers2 - He gets his "vision" back.
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