VISION Series Adds THE FRANCHISE Actor Ruaridh Mollica As "Tucker" - Has The MCU Found Its Speed?

VISION Series Adds THE FRANCHISE Actor Ruaridh Mollica As "Tucker" - Has The MCU Found Its Speed?

Marvel Television's planned Vision series has added a new cast member, and there's some speculation that the actor will play Billy Maximoff's brother, Tommy...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 06, 2025 06:02 PM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision

Marvel Studios' planned Vision series has added another new cast member, and there's already speculation that the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have found its Tommy Maximoff, aka Speed.

Deadline reports that The Franchise and Too Rough actor Ruaridh Mollica has joined the WandaVision spin-off as a character named "Tucker."

Though this Tucker might well be a completely different character, previous rumors have suggested that the Vision series will introduce Billy Maximoff's (Joe Locke) brother, who the newly powered-up Wiccan set off to locate alongside "Ghost Agatha" in the season finale of Agatha All Along

At 25, Mollica is a little older than Locke (21), but he could convincingly play a teenager.

The untitled Vision project - which may or may not end up being called Vision Quest - has been described as "the third part of a trilogy that started with WandaVision and continues in Agatha All Along."

We found out last year that the show had been revamped, with Star Trek: Picard executive producer Terry Matalas now on board as showrunner. 

Matalas' work on Picard is said to have "greatly impressed the top brass at the studio. Marvel chief Kevin Feige, an avowed Trekkie, even recently appeared with Matalas on a two-hour episode of the Star Trek podcast Inglorious Treksperts.”

In addition to Paul Bettany, Avengers: Age of Ultron's James Spader set to reprise his Ultron role ("it’s unclear whether Ultron will be returning as a robot or in human form"). There's been no mention of Elizabeth Olsen's potential involvement, but the series will take place after the events of WandaVision, "as ghost Vision presumably explores his new purpose in life."

The finale of WandaVision revealed that the Vision we'd been spending time with over the course of the season was actually one of Wanda's constructs, but the real, "White Vision" was rebuilt by S.W.O.R.D. and programmed to track down and kill the Scarlet Witch. This version of the character away to parts unknown towards the end of the episode after declaring himself to be the "true Vision."

As for Wanda, last we saw of the powerful sorceress, she was laying waste to the Illuminati and bringing a mountain down on top of herself in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Picard actor Todd Stashwick is also on board as "an assassin who is on the trail of android and the technology he possesses."

Previous rumors claimed that Vision's children, Vin and Viv, would make their MCU debuts in the show, but we have no idea which - if any - ideas from Jac Schaefer's incarnation of the series will carry over. We have also heard that Kerry Condon and James D'Arcy will appear as their respective characters, F.R.I.D.A.Y and Jarvis, and Faran Tahir will return as Raza, the ruthless leader of the 10 Rings terrorist group who targeted Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in 2008's Iron Man

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 2/6/2025, 6:13 PM
They do need to cast the last family member of the WandaVision family so he could be playing him.

Or he's playing Vin, Vision's robotic son.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 6:54 PM
@NinnesMBC - they could go in the direction of doing a version of Vin but Vision creating a family aswell like Wanda did might be a bit too repetitive (especially since elements of that run were used in WV and was an influence)

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Granted given Ultron’s involvement in this , he could be introduced a different way
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 2/6/2025, 9:02 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Ah I see. Then maybe Ultron could give it another go at having a perfect main body and he comes up with Vin to take Vision's place.

Have to admit I had forgotten about Ultron's return and involvement.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 9:11 PM
@NinnesMBC - that could be , might be interesting.
FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 2/6/2025, 6:18 PM
I can see him as 🚤
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 2/6/2025, 6:33 PM
@FusionWarrior - Boat?
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 2/6/2025, 6:20 PM
Feels a tad bit older than what I'd expect them to go for. Joe Locke is 21 and looks even younger.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 6:40 PM
@WakandanQueen - yep

Lockes played a teenager twice now convincingly since he looks that age while Ruaridh looks more like college age at best to me.

Granted , they could think having both take over teen bodies might be too coincidental but that seems odd to me.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 2/6/2025, 7:25 PM
@WakandanQueen - Remember that they are taking over the bodies of someone who has died. So technically Speed's host could be older while his subconscious is that of a child still.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 6:25 PM
I’m not familiar with him but congrats , I wish him well!!.

There are some minor & obscure characters from Marvel comics that have the first or last name “Tucker” so he could be a version of them or an original character created for the show which is what I’m leaning towards…

However , he could be Tommy and if so then he’s older then I thought they would go considering I felt he would be a bit younger or about the same age as Joe Locke.

Idk if I can see him as a teenager (maybe college age at best) though they may age up Tommy then but we’ll see.

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MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/6/2025, 6:30 PM
He looks every bit of 25, so I hope he isn't playing Tommy. I also hope they won't be retreading the mystery aspect of who he's playing. They've already done it with Agatha in WandaVision and Billy in Agatha. It worked in those shows, but I hope they come up with some fresh ideas.

Otherwise, I'm excited to see how they end this. WandaVision was elite and Agatha was a pleasant surprise. Hoping they stick the landing
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 6:35 PM
@MyCoolYoung - agreed

Plus thinking about it , I’m not sure if we’ll even get Tommy in this because what would be the point then of having Agatha and Billy go off to find him

I feel like we should meet him when they do if that makes sense
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/6/2025, 7:30 PM
@TheVisionary25 - 100% but then I guess it begs the question do we need this one first? I’ve seen someone say the whole entire WandaVision group will be in the avengers movies so how would they get the new Tommy there before doomsday?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 8:02 PM
@MyCoolYoung - well , this is gonna be Visions part of the story so I think it’s worth having this to follow up on his story

Good point , we’ll see
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 2/6/2025, 6:45 PM
I mean he looks the part just older.
Maybe they’re going to age them up by having the show be two or 3 years after Agatha ?
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/6/2025, 6:52 PM

He would be a good addition.

JayLemle
JayLemle - 2/6/2025, 7:26 PM
Dang! Another mediocre white. Does Disney give these stooges a group rate or something?
gambgel
gambgel - 2/6/2025, 8:51 PM
Damm, Ive seen his name pop up last year, as the breakthrough star from that movie, and I really really like his vibe.
Now I just cant unsee him as Speed and would be so dissapointed if he ends playing any other role :(

Him and Joe together would look amazing
RockBottom
RockBottom - 2/6/2025, 8:58 PM
Looks wise, he fits the part. He’s definitely got that Uncle Pietro vibe going. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if he’s Tommy but we’ll see.
inkniron
inkniron - 2/6/2025, 9:03 PM
And I thought we were getting Ashtray as Tommy
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 2/6/2025, 9:17 PM
@inkniron - that was the rumor certainly (and might still be the case if this guy isn’t Tommy)

I could see Walton in that role and he’s the right age (he’s 18) but he does seem even younger than he is.

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