James Spader revealed Ultron has been lurking inside Vision’s mind ever since the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Spader delivered a chilling performance as Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron, voicing the rogue AI bent on human extinction. He now returns in human form for VisionQuest, Spader’s Ultron has not been destroyed but hiding within Vision’s consciousness.

All the while, Ultron has been hiding inside Vision.

In a Rotten Tomatoes interview with Paul Bettany by his side, James Spader revealed what Ultron has been doing during his strange imprisonment.

“He’s been painting & making trouble,” Spader said, offering an unexpectedly mundane answer for one of the MCU’s most dangerous artificial intelligences. Spader elaborated on Ultron’s unusual existence inside Vision.

“He’s had access to the internet, television, history, and he has just been consuming & doing a bit of painting,” he told Rotten Tomatoes. Ultron was created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner as an artificial intelligence intended to protect humanity. His programming quickly spiraled into a dangerous ideology, leading him to conclude that humanity itself represented the greatest threat to peace.

His confrontation with the Avengers ended with his physical forms being destroyed, yet VisionQuest now establishes that his story did not end there. Recent details surrounding the series describe Ultron as a “psychopathic life coach” to Vision, creating a bizarre dynamic between creator and creation. .

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Ultron’s return gives VisionQuest a sinister hook, while Marvel’s next theatrical event is already generating enormous attention.

Early ticket sales for Avengers: Doomsday are moving at an extraordinary pace. According to Global Box Office tracking cited by recent reports, the film has generated roughly $35 million in advance ticket sales, with several months still remaining before its December 18 release.

Current tracking has also placed its potential domestic opening in the $260 million to $300 million range. The Russo Brothers are returning to direct the next Avengers installment, with Robert Downey Jr. playing Victor von Doom and Chris Evans returning to the MCU. 

The enthusiasm arrives after Spider-Man: Brand New Day delivered a major box-office revival for superhero cinema. Tom Holland’s latest adventure has crossed $2 billion worldwide. With Ultron lurking inside Vision and Doomsday preparing to bring together an enormous Marvel ensemble, the MCU has plenty of chaos waiting in the wings.

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What do you think about Ultron secretly surviving inside Vision’s mind? Could his return have major consequences for the MCU? Let us know in the comments.