VISION: Marvel Studios President Explains Why PICARD Showrunner Has Been Hired For WANDAVISION Sequel

VISION: Marvel Studios President Explains Why PICARD Showrunner Has Been Hired For WANDAVISION Sequel

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has shed new light on the decision to hire Star Trek: Picard season 3's Terry Matalas as Vision's showrunner. Unsurprisingly, Feige being a Trekkie may have helped...

By JoshWilding - Jul 31, 2024 02:07 PM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision
Source: Inverse

WandaVision has spawned more sequels than any other Disney+ TV series; the Scarlet Witch's story continued in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while this September will see the release of Agatha All Along

Looking even further into the future, a new Vision TV series is taking shape which promises to pick up with the android after he was resurrected by S.W.O.R.D., albeit minus his emotions (the Hex Vision seemingly restored his memories, though). 

There's a story to be told there and, while Marvel Studios appears to have ditched the Vision Quest title, it's widely believed we'll see the Avenger create a new android family similar to Tom King's award-winning Vision comic book run. 

Talking to Inverse, Kevin Feige confirmed reports that Star Trek: Picard season 3's Terry Matalas has indeed been tapped as the Disney+ series' showrunner. 

"That’s how I got to know him," the Marvel Studios boss started. "It was from his amazing [work on Picard Season 3. I said: This is incredible. I don't know how this exists. Let me find the person who made this."

The show's third season received widespread critical acclaim and several awards. Feige is a well-known Trekkie and previously appeared with Matalas on a two-hour episode of the Star Trek podcast Inglorious Treksperts

It's going to be really interesting to see where Vision's story goes next, particularly with two more Avengers movies on the horizon. At this stage, it's hard to imagine there being room for Bettany in Doomsday and Secret Wars, and many Multiverse Saga projects will surely have to be released after those as 2026 fast approaches.

It's been a while since Bettany has said anything of substance about his MCU role, though he did confirm his return earlier this year when he said, "[After long pause] Well, yeah...I mean, why wouldn't I? Yes, 100%."

As for how he's approached the character over the years, the actor added, "My plan was that he's sort of an omnipotent ingénue when he's born. And then as he gets more and more sophisticated with the amount of data that he's receiving, he becomes more human."

"When you're doing robots or artificial people or whatever it is, I guess the two stories really are Pinocchio and Frankenstein. 'I'm a real boy now' or 'Who made me and what for?' I suppose are the stories. So we were definitely in the Pinocchio camp. And that's a really fun arc to play."

"And how did I make him human? I am one," Bettany concluded. "And they paint me purple and they put me in a robot suit. And I figure that stuff is taking care of and I just [focus] on the human stuff."

Stay tuned for updates on Vision as we have them.

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dracula
dracula - 7/31/2024, 2:56 PM
did season 3 have a different showrunner?
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 7/31/2024, 3:01 PM
@dracula - The second season was co-showran by Kurtzman and Matalas, while Matalas ran season 3 by himself (or at least he had different partner than Kurtzman).
McMurdo
McMurdo - 7/31/2024, 3:31 PM
@dracula - season 2 was in development for months when Terry Matalas replaced Chabon. In season 3, it really became his baby. And the change in quality was drastic. All of a sudden it became actual Star Trek and felt like actual Star Trek. He killed it with Season 3. It was the best Trek id seen in well over a decade.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/31/2024, 5:04 PM
@dracula - Akiva was the main one I think season one and two, Matalas joined in season two however season three Goldsmith was gone and Terry was sole showrunner I think.

As such probably easiest to look at season one under Akiva Goldsmith and season three as Terry Matalas for a simplistic compare/contrast.

There was also a third showrunner Michael Chabon, who think wasn't involved in season three at all, not entirely clear myself on who was specificaly listed as show runner for each.

Trickier to lay blame or credit in the crossover of season two when also taking into account season two had like a dozen writers in total over the 10 episodes along with all three who are listed as having been showrunners at varying point. Esp when writing credit think Terry Matalas was only credited with writing two episodes as in the first one cowrote with Akiva, then second which had four writers inc Goldsman & Chabon.
TheRogue
TheRogue - 7/31/2024, 2:56 PM
Theres a vision series?
xfan320
xfan320 - 7/31/2024, 3:02 PM
Season 3 of Picard was like an entirely different show from the prior seasons in all the best ways possible.

I told all my trek friends Terry Matalas is like the Dave Filoni of Star Trek. I'm sad he seems to be leaving trek for now, but I'm a HUGE Terry Matalas supporter and can't wait to see what he does with the Vision in the MCU.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/31/2024, 4:45 PM
@xfan320 - he saved something that Kurtzman and Abrams have been trying to destroy for almost a decade lol he's the best!
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 7/31/2024, 3:03 PM
marvel lacks VISION
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blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 7/31/2024, 3:08 PM
PICARD SEASON 3 WAS EXCELLENT ! GREAT WRITING. tHE FIRST 2 SEASONS SUCKED BALLS.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/31/2024, 3:25 PM
Avengers: Doomsday is May 2026.

If the Sacred Timeline as we know it ends, to become Battleworld and then be rebooted, wouldn't it impede any decent attempt at rebooting successfully to keep making sequels to things from the first two Sagas?
LSHF
LSHF - 7/31/2024, 3:36 PM
I'm glad they are still working on his series.
Order66
Order66 - 7/31/2024, 3:37 PM
Kinda looking forward to this reboot after secret wars. Not saying that I want a reboot to happen I’m just saying it will be awesome to see Avengers, X-Men and FF all exist in one universe.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 7/31/2024, 3:45 PM
People always talk about how no one in the MCU acknowledge the celestial sticking out the earth. I want to know why every single hero isn’t concerned about a rogue Vision that they know nothing about. An indestructible robot with a mind created by an evil witch? That’s a huge problem haha
Batmangina
Batmangina - 7/31/2024, 3:51 PM
If there is anything in the last 10 years that proves it IS possible to pull a flaming bag of dog shit from the Mouth of Hell and make it palatable, it's PICARD S3.

You have my sword.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/31/2024, 3:55 PM
Cool though not surprising since Feige is a huge Trekkie.

I haven’t seen Picard (though I know the first 2 seasons atleast were divisive) but I am familiar with Matalas’s work from being a creator/showrunner of the “12 Monkeys” tv series which was very good from what I’ve seen…

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The show delved into philosophical themes which is extremely apt for Vision , especially this version that is finding new purpose in life.

Looking forward to it!!
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 7/31/2024, 4:08 PM
Matalas did 12 Monkeys first which was a [frick]ing blast. This is my most anticipated TV project now cause of him. I hope we get Todd Stashwick, Amanda Schull of my favourite Emily Hampshire involved.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/31/2024, 4:44 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - he's about to be everywhere and I'm here for it lol
JonC
JonC - 7/31/2024, 4:27 PM
but how powerful will be he without the mind stone? will he get a power boost from the adamantium in celestial island... fans want to know... Vision is supposed to be super powerful so i hope they don't sell him short in the future.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/31/2024, 4:43 PM
As a lifelong Star Trek fan, Season 3 was amazing. Season one and two was absolutely abominable. Matalas gave us a beautiful swan song for the TNG crew and told some actual [frick]ing Star Trek stories for once. I hate Discovery, I hate Picard season one and two. The rest of new Trek is pretty great. Terry Matalas is top notch and they're lucky to have him. Now hopefully they start treating their shows like actual TV shows and the showrunner more than a glorified producer.
HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 7/31/2024, 4:50 PM
Matalas's work on Picard Season 3 was fantastic, even though the Titan should never have been renamed, and if it was, it should have been named the Picard, not the Enterprise-G. Just a personal nitpick for me.

Still though, Paramount can sick a bag of dicks for not giving Star Trek to Terry Matalas after the amazing work he did and instead deciding to continue to go down the craphole with Kurtzman, who has destroyed Trek even worse than JJ did.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 7/31/2024, 4:57 PM
Picard was so pretty meh overall despite sticking the landing with the finale. Hope it's not as bad as S2 of that show was.

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