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Ultron has been confirmed to be returning to theMCUin Marvel Television’s upcomingVisionseries, which could solve a major Marvel mistake from Phase 2. James Spader first voiced the legendary robot tyrant Ultron in 2015’s eponymousAvengers: Age of Ultron, which diverted massively from the Marvel Comics storyline of the same name from 2013.Age of Ultronis widely considered to be the weakestAvengersmovie in the MCU, but it set up some huge stories for subsequent projects, and debuted one of Marvel’s most exciting villains.
On August 23,The Hollywood Reporterconfirmed that James Spader would be reprising the role of Ultron in theMCU’s upcomingVisionseries. This follows news ofStar Trek: Picard’sTerry Matalas being hired as theVisionseries showrunner, and the series being given a 2026 release window, meaning Spader will be returning to the role 11 years after his last MCU appearance.Versions of Ultron have made several brief appearances in the MCU sinceAge of Ultron, but theVisionseries has the opportunity to fix a major live-action mistakewith the iconic Marvel villain.
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Ultron Should Never Have Been A One & Done Villain In The MCU
Ultron is one of Marvel Comics' biggest and longest-running villains, having made his first appearance back in 1968’sThe Avengers #54. In his first story, Ultron, originally created by Hank Pym and disguised as the Crimson Cowl, led the Masters of Evil in a failed attack against the Avengers. Since then,Ultron has battled the Avengers many times, and even annihilated humanity in the alternate world of 2013’sAge of Ultron, but this impact wasn’t translated properly into the live-action adaptationofUltron in the MCU’s Phase 2.
10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching Avengers: Age Of Ultron 9 Years Later
In the 9 years that have passed since Avengers: Age of Ultron came out, the MCU has changed a lot. Looking back, certain parts of the movie don’t fit.
James Spader’s Ultron joined the club of major one-and-done villains in the MCU. This group consists of the likes of the Iron Monger, the Red Skull, Malekith, Ronan the Accuser, Dormammu, Killmonger and many more. Any number of these antagonists deserved more development and attention in the MCU, butUltron has been considered to be one of the most wasted villains in the franchise’s history. Thankfully, news ofJames Spader’s return as Ultronin the MCU’sVisionseries can finally solve this problem.
MCU’s Vision Series Can Finally Do Ultron Justice
By the time Marvel Television’sVisionseries premieres on Disney+, it will have been 11 years since James Spader first voiced Ultron inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Despite this lengthy hiatus, theVisionseries will drag Ultron out of the one-and-done villain club, solving this major injustice. It’s still unclear exactly what role Ultron will have in the series, while sometheories suggest there may be a piece of Ultron still living inside Vision’s mind, or that SWORD or a similar organization may have acquired one of Ultron’s drones after the Battle of Sokovia.
This could potentially set up another major threat forAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Wars.
The resurgence of Ultron in the MCU’s Phase 6 is very exciting. This could potentially set up another major threat forAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Warsalongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.This could also lay the foundations for some of Ultron’s biggest storylines to be adapted properly in the MCU, possibly even leading to a live-action depiction of the dramaticAge of Ultronevent, which was explored in the animatedWhat If…?series. It’s fantastic news that Ultron will finally get redemption in the MCU’sVisionseries.
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Vision Quest explores Vision’s journey to reclaim his identity following the events of WandaVision. As he attempts to restore his memory and humanity, the narrative delves into themes of self-discovery and transformation within the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s expansive storyline.
