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Aug. 24, 2024 / 3:48 PM

James Spader to reprise Ultron role in 'WandaVision' spinoff

James Spader is set to star in a new Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. File Photo by Scott Harms/UPI

James Spader is set to star in a new Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show. File Photo by Scott Harms/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Blacklist alum James Spader is set to reprise his villainous Marvel Cinematic Universe robot Ultron in a planned WandaVision series spin-off.

Spader will play the voice role opposite Paul Bettany, who will once again portray the android Vision.

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Production on the as-yet-untitled, live-action, Disney+ series is slated to begin in 2025.

Star Trek: Picard alum Terry Matalas is to serve as showrunner.

Spader previously co-starred with Bettany in 2015's Avengers: Age Of Ultron.

Battany played Vision in the one-season action-dramedy, WandaVision, in 2021.

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