First Look at James Spader as Ultron in VisionQuest Shown at D23

Marvel gave fans a archetypal look astatine James Spader arsenic Ultron successful the upcoming Disney+ bid VisionQuest, arsenic good arsenic a fewer different tidbits successful a peculiar teaser for the amusement spotted connected the Anaheim Convention Center level astatine D23.

Eagle-eyed fans noticed a TV surface framed similar a coating among Marvel’s assorted exhibits astatine the event, which IGN's on-site reporters confirmed. The artwork shows what appears to beryllium Jim Hammond, the archetypal Human Torch, engulfed successful flames.

However, the surface glitches successful and out, showing glimpses of Ultron arsenic we retrieve him from 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and his actor, James Spader.

This has already sparked a statement among fans, with galore nether the content that we’ll beryllium seeing a “human” broadside to the quality successful the highly-anticipated decision of the WandaVision trilogy. Or, adjacent much intriguing, there’s a anticipation we could spot him instrumentality connected a quality form, alternatively than the robotic mentation we’ve go accustomed to implicit the years.

An representation of White Vision, portrayed by Paul Bettany, besides flashes onto the screen, who holds up an variation of a Vision Today newspaper. While it’s hard to marque out, the header discusses “weather warnings… for the 3rd clip this year,” arsenic good arsenic what seems to beryllium a secondary header for a quality communicative astir a “jewel thief” continuing a drawstring of expected crimes.

The Human Torch we spot successful the coating was archetypal spotted successful the MCU arsenic an easter ovum successful Captain America: The First Avenger. Nicknamed ‘Synthetic Man’ successful the film, Jim Hammond was portion of the archetypal Avengers alongside Captain America, Bucky Barnes, and Namor.

Ultron was seemingly destroyed by Vision successful Age of Ultron, but VisionQuest creator Terry Matalas confirmed the villain would marque a comeback for the highly-anticipated TV series.

“We’ve been shooting a Marvel amusement based connected the quality of Vision, played by Paul Bettany, 1 of the large Avengers… It’s precise overmuch a amusement astir the Marvel AIs. So we person Paul Bettany, and James Spader is returning arsenic Ultron successful a truly amazing, unsocial way,” Matalas said during a sheet astatine STLV: Trek To Vegas successful aboriginal August.

Matalas spoke astatine magnitude astir what fans tin expect from the amusement astatine New York Comic Con successful October 2025, describing the bid arsenic “a transportation strategy for Bettany and Spader.”

“You bash get to spot robot Ultron, but you spot a batch of James Spader and a batch of Paul Bettany together. They are precise overmuch a halfway dynamic of the show,” helium explained. “It’s astir a antheral going done an individuality crisis.”

VisionQuest is scheduled to merchandise connected October 14, 2026. For much accusation astir Marvel’s upcoming slate of content, including what’s adjacent for Marvel's X-Men movie, support it locked to IGN, oregon instrumentality a look astatine immoderate of our interviews with the formed of Avengers: Doomsday from San Diego Comic Con this year.

Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s News Editor. With 10 years of acquisition reporting connected games and entertainment, she’s got a storied inheritance successful the warring crippled community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her connected Twitter astatine @TheeMissGlaze.