Overview
- Marvel premiered the first VisionQuest trailer at D23 on August 15, 2026, and confirmed Paul Bettany will reprise Vision while James Spader returns as Ultron.
- The official synopsis shows White Vision hiding after being rebooted, consulting personified AI personas embedded in his code such as J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., and Ultron as he searches for purpose.
- The trailer and press materials introduce Thomas Shepard, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son or a reincarnation, and show Vision forced on the run by a bounty on his head.
- Showrunner Terry Matalas leads an eight-episode Disney+ miniseries filmed at Pinewood Studios that brings back multiple MCU AI characters in human-avatar form and adds new cast members including Ruaridh Mollica.
- Photos from Marvel Television’s D23 booth displayed fiery concept art widely speculated to be Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, but Marvel has not confirmed that identity and the tie to MCU history remains unverified.