Paul Bettany: Will Vision be in Avengers: Secret Wars as actor confirms new Hollywood project?
Hollywood actor Paul Bettany has revealed he isn’t done with life as a superhero just yet.
The 54-year-old star was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from its very inception, playing Jarvis in the first Iron Man film. His character evolved into Vision, an artificial intelligence given humanoid form.
His character was killed off in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), before being brought back in Disney+ show WandaVision, broadcast in 2021. The ending of that show left Vision somewhat in flux, and Bettany has not been named as a cast member in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday film.
But speaking to the Telegraph, the British actor confirmed he has not parted ways with Marvel - and is still working with the studio on new projects.
He said: “You know, I’ve been doing this a really long time; you find yourself with kids and a mortgage. But also, it’s a broader church than all of that. There are lots of different stories to tell.
“I think I’ve got some Avengers duties next year.”
While Vision is set to return in the upcoming Disney+ series VisionQuest, Bettany’s specifying of “Avengers duties” is telling.
Avengers: Doomsday has likely wrapped up filming at this point - save for some reshoots - and so having Avengers work to do in 2026 implies he is instead filming for Secret Wars.
The film is expected to riff on the comic series of the same name, in which different teams from Marvel’s gallery (such as the Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four) are forced to fight one another after being transported to a place called Battleworld.
In the comics, it was the Beyonder who orchestrated proceedings, but it’s expected that Doctor Doom (played by Robert Downey Jr) will instead be the villain pulling the strings.