Paul Bettany Recalls Knowing He'd Play 'The Vision' In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Three Years Ago
In less than a minute, the English actor briefly talks about his role as the Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron, the recent promo art, and reiterates how long he knew that he'd be playing the character.
We've already seen the Vision in severak forms of promotional artwork and even some toys, but Marvel and Disney have been careful not to reveal an official look at the character as he'll appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron, played by Paul Bettany. When Collider spoke with the English actor today, he had recalled how long ago he knew that he would be playing the Vision in The Avengers sequel, after previously voicing Tony Stark's A.I. system, J.A.R.V.I.S., in the Iron Man movies. "Yeah, I'll tell you the ending," Bettany joked. "No, a red dot appears on me whenever I start to talk about Marvel films. I can tell you that I've kept it secret for about three years, I've known that this would happen. I'm not about to give the game away right now because we've managed to keep really underwraps. There is only a few images out, but it's pretty grand." What do you think?
Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Age of Ultron, the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to the Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” published in 1963. Get set for an action-packed thrill ride when The Avengers return in Avengers: Age of Ultron May 1, 2015.