The Avengershave all assembled once more in a new banner and four collectible covers from this week’sEntertainment Weekly, which gives us our best official look at Vision (Paul Bettany) yet as he appears inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Also featured on the covers and banner is Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), Scarlett Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Ultron (James Spader). ProducerKevin Feigealso revealed more about villainous Baron Von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann).
We first saw Baron Von Strucker in the post-credits scene ofCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, where he is using Loki’s scepter to experiment on Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.Kevin Feigesays that Tony Stark is more interested in his work in the robotics field, which could help him with the A.I. project he’s been working on, i.e. Ultron.
“Von Strucker was working on a lot of stuff, including robotics. Tony realizes, ‘[Those robotics] might be able to help me get over the hump of some of the AI stuff I’ve been working on.’ "
ThePhase Twosequel also marksJames Spader’s first foray into theMarveluniverse, with the actor revealing that he wanted his introduction to be “fun and great.”
“I am aware that you get one entrance into this world. If I’m going to do it, I want it to be something that’s really fun and great.”
Take a look at the magazine covers below, and stay tuned for more onAvengers: Age of Ultronas we get closer and closer to the May 1 release. What do you think about this new look at Vision? Do you think this character will live up to the hype?
