A new rumor from the world of the MCU claims that the studio has found their Jocasta, also known as the Bride of Ultron, for the upcoming series, Vision Quest. Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard) is showrunning the series, taking the place of Jac Schaeffer, who left that series to focus on Agatha All Along.
Paul Bettany will return in Vision Quest as the title character, with James Spader reprising his Avengers: Age of Ultron role as Ultron. Todd Stashwick and Faran Tahir, who is back as Iron Man’s Raza, are also set to appear, as is Ruaridh Mollica (widely believed to be Tommy Maximoff).
Now it’s being reported by Nexus Point News (via CBM) that Vision Quest is set to include a version of Jocasta. The character has reportedly been cast, but the identity of who will play her is currently being kept under wraps. The site has seen some casting details, though, and it sounds like Marvel Studios wanted a Black actress in her 40s – 60s to play a character better known in the comics as “The Bride of Ultron.” The fact that an older actor was wanted suggests Jocasta will take on that role in the MCU as well.
According to the casting call, “Jocasta is described as being cunning, powerful, determined, and motivated by revenge.” We can only speculate about what that means, though it’s previously been reported that Vision Quest will feature these characters in “human” form.
Created by Jim Shooter and George Perez in 1977, Jocasta debuted in the pages of 1977’s Avengers #162. Built by Ultron, Jocasta’s consciousness is based on the brain patterns of Janet Van Dyne, as in the comics, Ultron was created and based on Hank Pym, not Tony Stark and Bruce Banner.
Jocasta would go on to serve as a member of The Avengers and, in recent years, attempted to make herself more human. When she did so, the character was portrayed as a Black woman, so Vision Quest isn’t taking any liberties with the source material here.
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