Summary
- James Spader will continue to voice Ultron in the upcoming MCU movies
Imagine
2026 series. - After Ultron was destroyed in 2015, he became the only villain in the MCU.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
but it deserves further development. - Ultron’s resurrection may give
Avengers: Armageddon
and
Secret War
correct past mistakes.
Ultron has been confirmed to return to the Marvel Universe in an upcoming series on Marvel Television Imagine series, which could fix one of Marvel’s major missteps in Phase 2. James Spader first voiced the legendary robot tyrant Ultron in the 2015 film of the same name. Avengers: Age of UltronThe work is heavily adapted from the Marvel Comics storyline of the same name published in 2013. Age of Ultron Widely considered the weakest the Avengers This was the first film in the Marvel Universe, but it set up some big storylines for subsequent projects and debuted one of Marvel’s most exciting villains.
August 23, The Hollywood Reporter It has been confirmed that James Spader will continue to play Ultron in the upcoming MCU film Imagine This is the second Star Trek: Picard Terry Matalas was hired Imagine The show is set to premiere in 2026, meaning Spader will be returning to the role 11 years after his last appearance in the MCU. Since then, versions of Ultron have made several brief appearances in the MCU. Age of Ultron,but Imagine The series has a chance to fix a major live-action mistake with Marvel’s iconic villain.
Ultron MCU Project | Year | Voiceover |
|---|---|---|
Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | James Spader |
What if…? Season 1 | 2021 | Ross Marquand |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | Ross Marquand |
What if…? Season 2 | 2023 | Not talking |
Imagine | 2026 | James Spader |
Ultron shouldn’t be the only villain in the Marvel Universe
Ultron is one of Marvel Comics’ biggest and longest-running villains, having first appeared in 1968. Avengers #54In his first story, Ultron was originally created by Hank Pym, disguised as the Crimson Cloak, and led the Master of Evil in a failed attack on the Avengers. Since then, Ultron has fought the Avengers many times, even wiping out humanity in a parallel universe in 2013. Age of UltronBut this influence was not well reflected in the live-action adaptation of Ultron in the second phase of the Marvel Universe.
James Spader’s Ultron joins the ranks of villains who die as soon as they appear in the Marvel Universe. This group includes Iron Monger, Red Skull, Malekith, Ronan the Accuser, Dormammu, Killmonger, and many more. Any of these villains should have received more development and attention in the Marvel Universe, but Ultron is considered one of the most wasted villains in the history of the series. Thankfully, the news that James Spader will return to play Ultron in the Marvel Universe has been revealed. Imagine The series can finally address this issue.
The MCU’s Vision series can finally do justice to Ultron
To Marvel TV Imagine The series premiered on Disney+ 11 years after James Spader first voiced Ultron. Avengers: Age of UltronDespite this long pause, Imagine The series will pull Ultron out of the “once and for all villains club” and address this great injustice. It is unclear what role Ultron will play in the series, and some theories suggest that a part of Ultron may still exist in Vision’s mind, or that SWORD or a similar organization may have obtained one of Ultron’s drones after the Battle of Sokovia.
This may give
Avengers: Armageddon
and
Secret War.
Ultron’s resurrection in the sixth phase of the Marvel Universe is very exciting. This may give Avengers: Armageddon and Secret War Along with Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, this also sets the stage for some of Ultron’s biggest storylines to be properly adapted in the MCU, and could even lead to a dramatic retelling of Age of Ultron Events explored in the animation What if…? series. It’s great news that Ultron will eventually be redeemed in the MCU Imagine series.