IRON MAN Star Faran Tahir Talks VISION Return, Working With James Spader, And 2008 Movie's Legacy (Exclusive)

IRON MAN Star Faran Tahir Talks VISION Return, Working With James Spader, And 2008 Movie's Legacy (Exclusive)

Iron Man star Faran Tahir has addressed his return as Raza in Vision and teases scenes with Ultron, how work is progressing on the Disney+ TV series, and the legacy of the 2008 Marvel Studios blockbuster.

By JoshWilding - Apr 02, 2025 12:04 PM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision

WandaVision concluded with the original Vision, rebuilt by S.W.O.R.D. to do as they command, attempting to kill Wanda Maximoff and his Hex double. The latter seemingly restored his doppelganger's memories during their clash, prompting the presumably emotionless "White Vision" to fly away to parts unknown.

Marvel Studios and Marvel Television will continue that story in Disney+'s upcoming Vision series, and there's a great deal of intrigue surrounding the project.

We know that James Spader will return as Ultron, while it's been widely reported that the Disney+ series will adapt elements of West Coast Avengers and Tom King's Vision series. There have even been rumblings that we'll see James D'Arcy and Kerry Condon play human versions of Edwin Jarvis and F.R.I.D.A.Y.

By far one of the most intriguing additions to the cast is Iron Man star Faran Tahir. He starred as the villainous Raza in the 2008 movie and, after playing a key role in Tony Stark's superhero transformation, was last seen being incapacitated by Obidiah Stane.

Talking to us about his role in The Martial Artist - we'll bring you the rest of our interview soon - Tahir opened up on returning to the MCU and shared some intriguing Vision hints. 

"I think it's a very exciting project to return as a character that I played 17 years ago. When you play a character, you create a history for [them]. What we have decided is that this is seven years after the fact of when Tony Stark [died] and all that happened. How does this character evolve, and what has he become? Does he become something more? He is not static in this universe and has also gone on with his life, and with where he ends up, how does he place himself in this universe? It's a great challenge. There are some great surprises in there, especially for Marvel fans."

The Ten Rings factored into movies like Iron Man 3 and Ant-Man before taking centre stage in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. There was no sign of Raza in those projects, so how did Tahir feel about finally getting the call? 

For him, it was exciting to reunite with some familiar faces from the past. The actor also revealed how much work he has left to do on the Marvel Television series. 

"It was sort of a reunion for us as the showrunner [Terry Matalas] was someone I worked with on a series called 12 Monkeys. We had already worked together nine years ago, and there's another cast member who was on that show who is also in this one. James Spader and I did a couple of episodes of The Blacklist, so there was a nice reunion of people who had worked together before. It was nice to have the team back in a different way, setting, and reality. It was a lot of fun. I have one more stunt to do, which I will do in about a month; that's going to be a lot of fun."

We'll have to see what's in store for Raza, though the fact he helped "create" Iron Man - who created Ultron, who created Vision - is bound to come into play. Tahir has been part of the MCU since the start, so is he shocked to see how the franchise has expanded since those early days on Iron Man's set?

"Yes, I am, but I'm pleasantly surprised. When we were doing that film, the idea was it would be the flagship that would launch the Marvel Universe. It's very gratifying for me to see that longterm goal has come to fruition. It's very gratifying to see where this has gone. They had a dream, a vision, and, of course, a strategy, but for that vision to become a reality and for the strategy to have worked is a very satisfying thing for me."

Vision is expected to premiere on Disney+ next year. As for The Martial Artist, it arrives in theaters on April 4; you can watch the trailer below. 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 4/2/2025, 12:43 PM
It's 15 years too late for Raza, but Terry Matalas is the showrunner and I trust him
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/2/2025, 12:56 PM
Man , him being “announced” to be back for Vision was truly unexpected…

The implication obviously was that he died but as we see , it’s never actually shown besides Stanes men gunning down his so he could still be alive.



Maybe he survived somehow and is back having built up his branch of the Ten Rings to go after Vision for his own goals..

He’ll , he could even be the one that’s hired or ordered Todd Stashwicks character to go after & retrieve him?.

Anyway , Tahir’s a great character actor and I always enjoy him in whatever works of his I see im intrigued to see how he fits into the MCU now!!.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 4/2/2025, 1:01 PM
Since they butchered Samuel Sterns, I honestly don't care. Raza was heavily implied to be dead anyways and the Mandarin himself died without resolution to a number of Ten Rings plot threads.
Alucard28
Alucard28 - 4/2/2025, 1:01 PM
Iron Man is my favorite movie from the MCU.
Spike101
Spike101 - 4/2/2025, 1:11 PM
Not at all convinced about this one unless they are prepared to spend big on bringing the Vision and Ultron to the small screen. Playing the parts out as humanoid forms will be truly awful, and a huge let down.
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 4/2/2025, 1:50 PM
@Spike101 - I mean, we've already seen two Visions on the small screen. It's not like they're unwilling.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 4/2/2025, 5:00 PM
@Spike101 - Matalas is a good writer so fingers crossed.
Spike101
Spike101 - 4/3/2025, 6:55 AM
@EskimoJ - I really hope they do, Ultron is such a brilliant villain and Vision is one of my favourite characters, providing they do him right.
Spike101
Spike101 - 4/3/2025, 9:34 AM
@McMurdo - yes indeed. After this season of Daredevil maybe just maybe they might understand what they need to do.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 4/2/2025, 1:44 PM
They utterly ruined Samuel Sterns/The Leader. Raza was meant to be working for the Ten Rings under the Mandarin, but they ruined the Mandarin TWICE and now the leader of the Ten Rings is Shang Chi's sister...

No faith in them bringing back Raza. We already know this series is another bait and switch where Ultron is going to be shown as inferior to the female version - Jocasta.

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JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 4/2/2025, 2:04 PM
@Scarilian - User Comment Image
GodHercules20
GodHercules20 - 4/2/2025, 2:48 PM
@Scarilian - So they ruined Leader cos he didn't turn everyone into gamma monsters like the comics?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/2/2025, 1:52 PM
If this comes out after Doomsday, is it set on Battleworld?

wtf happened to Marvel btw
This shit used to matter to them
THEY used to matter to us
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 4/2/2025, 2:03 PM
“17 years ago“ 🥹
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 4/2/2025, 2:10 PM
Interesting point about characters not being static. The other day I was thinking about what the 2020s team of the Fox X-men would look like and what the team dynamic would be.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/2/2025, 2:47 PM
@breakUbatman - yeah

It’s what happened with Born Again currently

Times passed and those characters have lived their lives so they were never going to pick up like S3 was yesterday
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 4/2/2025, 5:17 PM
Yeah I'm fine with what Born Again is doing for the most part. With live action you can't really pull an X-men 97 and pick up where you left off after so long.
Montezuma
Montezuma - 4/2/2025, 3:19 PM
I expect they'll be updated since they've all aged since DOFP, but story-wise they could be introduced like those events were their "yesterday".
McMurdo
McMurdo - 4/2/2025, 3:34 PM
Still a top 3 MCU film and easily top 5 comic book film in general IMO. It's that great.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 4/3/2025, 10:10 AM
Im not really excited seeing Spader as a human. I dont know why Marvel makes decisions like this. Same with Moonknight which had budget problems. I assume, now that DD is CGI, thats why we see so few of him.


Dear Marvel, we watch to see the heroes/villains. This could have easily been a movie. Especially if you gave Vision a supporting cast. For example, the government dispatches War Machine to apprehend him or something.

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