Avengers: Doomsday is a little over a month away, and the MCU's Captain America, Anthony Mackie, has just dropped quite the bombshell. In an interview for 12 12 12, the actor confirmed that he shares the screen with VisionQuest star Paul Bettany, telling the interviewer, "I got to hang out with, you know, Paul Bettany, who I love."
While Vision has long been rumoured to appear in the movie, the expectation was that he would probably show up in Avengers: Secret Wars next.
However, if the rumours about a huge final battle in Latveria are correct, then we can likely expect Vision to be there fighting alongside the Young Avengers...and perhaps even attempting to rescue the Scarlet Witch from Doctor Doom's clutches.
A couple of years ago, leaked concept art showed White Vision living in an apartment with Star-Lord (Peter Quill, meanwhile, was seemingly acting as a mentor to the Young Avengers alongside Wong). The Russo Brothers claimed it wasn't representative of the movies they were making, but it also offered a first look at Jocasta, who has since debuted in VisionQuest.
It's unclear whether that idea will still be explored and, if so, which of these Avengers movies it will play out in. Despite the fact that's very much a "wait and see" situation, Vision's presence in Avengers: Doomsday proves there's still an awful lot we don't know about the upcoming blockbuster.
Asked last month whether he'll appear in the movie, Bettany joked, "I’m just trying to keep the kids in shoes and if I tell you that, I’ll get fired. I’m just out there hustling. You know that's for Kevin Feige and Louis D'Esposito to decide."
You can hear more from Mackie on Avengers: Doomsday in the player below.
In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, India Rose Hemsworth, and Wesley Holloway all make their Avengers franchise debuts.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn, joined by X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, plus Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum.
The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron has also been enlisted to refine the story, alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18.