In a new interview, the director opens up about the new character The Vision, saying that he wanted 'Paul [Bettany] to play this part since before I wanted to make Avengers movies.'
- Dec 18, 2014
AceShowbiz - Joss Whedon has spoken in depth about "Avengers: Age of Ultron" in a new interview with IGN. In a piece published on Wednesday, December 17, the director opened up about a new character in the highly-anticipated movie, The Vision, in addition to Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
Speaking of The Vision, Whedon already had an idea to cast Paul Bettany even before he worked on "The Avengers". "I wanted Paul to play this part since before I wanted to make Avengers movies. He's just got, let's face it, it's about cheek bones, people," he was quoted as saying.
"Before I took the first job, I said, 'Well, I don't know if I'm right for this, or if I want it, or you want me, but in the second one, the villain has to be Ultron, and he has to create the Vision.' And then it took me three years before I could tell Paul [Bettany] that I'd had that conversation, but after that, I stopped. I was like, that would be cool if you have Ultron, and you have Vision and Paul played him. And Scarlet Witch and Pietro, definitely. They're from my era, they're very different, their powers are different, it's not all punching, it gives a different palette, so we can do more interesting things," he explained The Vision's origin.
In the lengthy interview, the director additionally said that the upcoming movie would be bigger than its predecessor. "I remember saying it was harder. But it is bigger. The cast is bigger. The scope is bigger. You know, we have more to work with," he shared.
"You know, with this, we're on a broader canvas. We're in more countries. We have a bigger world to work with, and a bigger world for them just to be in. Sort of, once they exist as a team, we have to deal with what everybody thinks about that, and what that means to the world. It's not as simple as it was," he added.
Scarlet Witch is played by Elizabeth Olsen while Aaron Johnson portrays Quicksilver. Other cast members such as Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans will reprise their roles as Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye and Captain America respectively. Also featuring appearances from James Spader as Ultron, Josh Brolin as Thanos and Andy Serkis in a mystery role, the film is scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on May 1.
