There are a handful of actors who’ve taken on a number of roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comparable to Gemma Chan as Sersi in Eternals and Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel and Michelle Yeoh as Aleta Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Ying Nan in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This December will see Robert Downey Jr. be a part of that unique membership when he formally takes on the a part of Victor Von Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, including it alongside his Tony Stark position. Marvel simply made a shocking reveal, although, one which not solely confirms one other actor has lapped Downey and the others, however maybe set an MCU file.
Earlier than VisionQuest premiered its first episodes, there was already some hubbub that the collection would lastly repay a significant MCU Easter Egg and produce Jim Hammond, the unique Human Torch character, into the franchise. The primary episodes of the collection, now streaming on Disney+, additional hinted at it, however a brand new trailer for VisionQuest‘s new episodes outright reveals his place. Within the footage, not solely will we get a primary take a look at Hammond, however we see that he’s being performed by none apart from Paul Bettany as nicely, and it’s not the one position he has that simply acquired spoiled.
VisionQuest Reveals Paul Bettany’s Two Secret Characters
The breadcrumbs Marvel has left teasing the arrival of the android Human Torch (who predates Johnny Storm in comics by twenty years) haven’t been delicate. Even within the second episode of VisionQuest‘s premiere, we noticed a picture of a personality emolated by fireplace whom Imaginative and prescient known as the “first,” which means an artificial particular person. Regardless of all that, it’s nonetheless shocking that Marvel wouldn’t solely reveal a primary take a look at the MCU Jim Hammond/Human Torch, but in addition affirm that Bettany will seemingly play the position.
As famous, although, it’s not the one character that the footage reveals as one among Paul Bettany’s credit. Within the fast montage of footage, the shot of Human Torch is adopted by a take a look at one other (seemingly human) character performed by Bettany, in addition to a brand new shot of him as Imaginative and prescient. These cuts are supposed to present a juxtaposition between these three roles, however in the long run what it confirms now could be that Bettany can also be enjoying the scientist, Professor Phineas Horton, who created the Human Torch.
All that in thoughts, it looks like Marvel not solely simply spoiled Bettany’s two secret characters from the collection, but in addition confirmed that he has mainly set a Marvel file. With 4 characters to his title, it looks like Paul Bettany may need change into the MCU star who performs essentially the most particular person characters. Between J.A.R.V.I.S., Imaginative and prescient, The Human Torch, and now Phineat Hortan, Bettany has 4 characters to his title. Not solely has he lapped Robert Downey Jr.’s two, however he might have very nicely reached a stage that nobody else will match.
New episodes of VisionQuest premiere each Tuesday on Disney+.