Soon to be seen as a shady former covert spy Red Reddington in the forthcoming series The Blacklist, actor James Spader has been confirmed as the iconic comic-book villain Ultron in Marvel’s sequel THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. The devious character is expected to undergo an alternative origin after originally being born via scientist Hank Pym (aka ANT-MAN) on the pages of Marvel. Writer/director Joss Whedon will again assemble the familiar superheroes, as well as adding a new batch of faces (namely The Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver) for the film due 1st May 2015.
James Spader will face off against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as the villain in Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the sequel to 2012’s record-breaking “Marvel’s The Avengers.” The Emmy Award-winning actor will play Ultron in the Avengers’ much anticipated return to the big screen from writer/director Joss Whedon. The film comes to theaters on May 1, 2015.
Spader earned three Emmy Awards for his role as Alan Shore on “Boston Legal” and “The Practice,” and will return to television this fall in NBC’s highly anticipated series “The Blacklist.” Most recently Spader was seen in the critically-acclaimed film “Lincoln” directed by Steven Spielberg and has previously worked with a long list of accomplished film directors including David Cronenberg, Curtis Hansen, Sidney Lumet, Mike Nichols, Tim Robbins, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Soderbergh, and Oliver Stone. David Mamet also directed Spader in the Broadway play Race.
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” will bring the Marvel Universe’s biggest heroes together again to face one of their biggest villains, with “Marvel’s The Avengers” director Joss Whedon returning to write and direct the sequel. “Marvel’s The Avengers” was released in 2012 and went on to earn $1.5 billion worldwide, making it the third-largest grossing movie of all time.
Source: Marvel.com
