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The second "WandaVision" spinoff, "VisionQuest," officially unveiled its cast last October, featuring numerous actors tapped to portray artificial intelligences manifesting in human form. Addressing this casting choice, renowned entertainment journalist Daniel Richtman revealed on his Patreon page that Marvel Studios' decision was driven by a dual goal: to cut down on visual effects costs and to shorten the post-production timeline, aiming for a premiere in the first half of this year. This strategy explains why these AI characters will predominantly appear in human form for most of their screen time.
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The "VisionQuest" AI cast includes Emily Hampshire as the humanized version of Tony Stark's AI assistant E.D.I.T.H., Orla Brady as the humanized version of Stark's AI assistant F.R.I.D.A.Y., Henry Lewis as the humanized version of Stark's AI assistant D.U.M.-E, Jonathan Sayer as U, James Spader returning as Ultron, and Paul Bettany returning as White Vision. Other cast members not playing AI roles include Scottish rising star Ruaridh Mollica as "Scarlet Witch's" son, Speed, and James D'Arcy returning as Edwin Jarvis, the original human prototype for Tony Stark's AI butler.
"VisionQuest" is helmed by "12 Monkeys" series creator Terry Matalas as showrunner. The story will follow White Vision, who, despite possessing all the memories originally uploaded to him by Vision, lacks the emotions associated with those memories. He will embark on a journey to explore how to connect emotionally with these memories or forge his own identity. A precise premiere date has not yet been set.
via： Daniel Richtman