James Spader’s Ultron Returning To The MCU For Vision Series

Avengers: Age of Ultron took a lot of liberties with the origin of its title character, but it maintained his status as the creator of Vision. That’s why it’s fitting that Marvel’s upcoming Vision series on Disney+ will feature the first official return of Ultron in almost a decade. And James Spader will once again provide Ultron’s voice.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the story about Spader’s return as Ultron. In the MCU’s continuity, Ultron was created by Tony Stark, and he rebelled against his creator by trying to eradicate humanity. Vision proved to instrumental in the battle against Ultron, and he seemingly destroyed the final copy of his android father. However, since the destruction of that Ultron occurred off-screen, there may be some wiggle room for Ultron’s resurrection.

Although Ultron has been absent from the primary MCU since his initial appearance, alternate universe versions of the character appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Ross Marquand provided the voice of Ultron in that film, and during the character’s appearances in Marvel’s What If…? animated series.

As for Vision, Paul Bettany is already set to reprise his role, three years after his most recent MCU appearance in WandaVision. While Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) created her own Vision to be her husband, the real Vision was resurrected by rogue agents of S.W.O.R.D. using Wanda’s powers. The newly reactivated white Vision was left without his memories, but Wanda’s Vision restored those experiences to him before the former abruptly departed their battle. Although Wanda appeared to die in Doctor Strange 2, Deadline is reporting that there’s a chance Olsen will appear in Vision as well.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas is serving in the same role for Marvel’s Vision series. The show is expected to begin filming next year for a 2026 premiere on Disney+.