VisionQuest gets the spotlight in the latest issue of SFX Magazine, and we have a couple of new stills along with an interview with star Ruaridh Mollica, who will make his MCU debut as Tommy Shepard/Maximoff, aka Speed, in the Disney+ series.
The images feature a new look at Tommy, as well as Lauren Morais as Lisa Molinari, aka Coat of Arms.
It looks like Molinari is going to be an ally of Tommy's (initially, at least), but the character does eventually head down a darker path in the comics, ultimately becoming a member of the Masters of Evil.
While speaking to the mag, Mollica was asked whether his character's bisexuality will be addressed in VisionQuest.
“I don’t know if it’s explicitly referenced, but I feel like myself as a bisexual actor embodying Tommy, hopefully that comes through in just personality and self and is something that can be explored in the future.”
Wiccan's sexuality wasn't really explored in Agatha All Along, but it seemed fairly obvious that the character was supposed to be gay. With this in mind, it's probably not too surprising that Marvel decided not to depict Billy's twin brother as bisexual.
Star Paul Bettany revealed what excited him most about VisionQuest last year.
“One of the things that’s fun about that is that we finally get to see what it’s like inside Vision’s mind, and it’s more cluttered than you would think. He’s clearly been saving and copying and pasting [the AIs] to keep them alive inside his head. One of them, of course, has to be kept behind a pretty impressive firewall because he’s a psychopath. But he’s a clever one.”
This "psychopath" is almost certainly Ultron, but the Age of Ultron villain is far from the only AI character that'll factor into the story.
Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek, 12 Monkeys, The Rig) also joined the cast as a human version of E.D.I.T.H. (Even Dead, I'm The Hero). This tech was created by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) before being passed on to Peter Parker (Tom Holland) following Iron Man's demise in Avengers: Endgame.
Kerry Condon was rumored to appear as F.R.I.D.A.Y. in human form, but we recently learned that Picard's Orla Brady will actually play the role. James D'Arcy will also be back as Edwin Jarvis in some capacity.
T’nia Miller (Foundation, The Fall of the House of Usher, La Fortuna) is set to play the Bride of Ultron, Jocasta, who is described as "cunning, powerful and driven by revenge."