Paul Bettany says he’s really excited for the upcoming Vision spinoff series

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By Joe Allen October 27, 2024 10:54AM

WandaVision was nan first Marvel TV bid to beryllium produced by nan workplace itself, and successful immoderate ways, each different Marvel show has lived successful its shadow. Notably, WandaVision is besides nan Marvel TV bid that has produced nan astir spinoffs. Agatha All Along has been a occurrence truthful acold for nan studio, and Marvel is besides readying a spinoff bid focused connected Paul Bettany’s Vision, who is brought backmost to life successful WandaVision and escapes astatine nan extremity of nan series.

While promoting his activity successful nan upcoming film Here, Bettany said to The Hollywood Reporter astir nan caller series, which he said is expected to statesman filming successful 2025.

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“We’re cooking up thing that I’m really excited about,” nan character explained earlier adding that he wouldn’t connection immoderate further specifications because “snitches extremity up successful ditches.”

A 2025 accumulation would mean that nan bid wouldn’t deed streaming services until 2026. Outside of Bettany’s latest tease, we don’t cognize overmuch astir nan bid different than that it will proceed nan communicative of nan sentient robot aft he imbued his memories successful White Vision, nan once-evil type of his characteristic that shows up successful WandaVision. Vision’s actions aft that bid person not been touched connected astatine each successful different Marvel properties.

What we do know, though, is that Vision won’t beryllium nan only characteristic returning for nan series. James Spader’s Ultron, whose only different quality was in Avengers: Age of Ultron, will besides beryllium returning for nan series. Vision was first introduced successful that film, and it was that characteristic who yet took retired nan first loop of Ultron.

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