Behold, The Vision! Paul Bettany Cast as Colorful Android in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Bettany’s casting presents a curious casting/character dilemma — if he retains his status as the voice of Tony Stark’s J.A.R.V.I.S.

Behold, another Avenger in the Marvel cinematic universe: The Vision!

The candy-colored android will be in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and Paul Bettany will play him, a person with knowledge of the casting told TheWrap. Bettany is a Marvel cinematic universe veteran as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark’s personal artificial intelligence system, going back to the first “Iron Man” film — and his casting as Vision presents some interesting character and story dilemmas.

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The Vision has been a member of the Avengers team since the late 1960s, and was created by Ultron, a malevolent artificial intelligence and arch-nemesis of the Avengers.

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