FilmmakersAnthonyandJoe Russomade headlines last year when they claimed their highly-anticipated superhero ensembleAvengers: Infinity Warwill feature upwards of67 characters. The filmmakers later backed away from that exact figure, but it at least gave fans an idea of how many heroes to expect, with the directors also teasing that this movie will unite practically the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. While we still don’t have a full cast list forInfinity Warquite yet, we’ve slowly but surely been getting confirmation of individual characters, and today we have a set photo that confirmsPaul Bettany’s Vision is returning.
The photo first surfaced onReddit, which reveals that the photo was taken on the Edinburgh set ofInfinity War. The photo was taken from a distance, but it’s clearly the Vision costume, although it isn’t immediately clear if it’s actuallyPaul Bettanyin the costume, or his stunt double. Since there are no confirmed story details yet, it remains to be seen how large a role he will have in this massive ensemble, but it’s possible that he could have a larger role in this story, due to how he was brought to life in the first place.
Vision made hisMarvel Cinematic Universedebut in 2015’sAvengers: Infinity War, althoughPaul Bettanyhad been voicingIron Man’s virtual assistant J.A.R.V.I.S. since the firstIron Manin 2008. Vision was brought to life with the Mind Stone, which was originally part of Loki’s scepter, and now resides in the middle of Vision’s forehead. Since theInfinity Warcomics center on Thanos (Josh Brolin) trying to gather all of the Infinity Stones for his powerful Infinity Gauntlet, Vision presents one of the obstacles standing in Thanos' path to world domination.
The Space Stone, a.k.a. the Tesseract, is currently on Asgard, while The Reality Stone, a.k.a. Aether was placed in The Collector’s collection, in the post-credits scene ofThor: The Dark World, but his collection was blown up inGuardians of the Galaxy, so this stone’s whereabouts are currently unknown. The Power Stone, which debuted inGuardians of the Galaxy, is safe with the Nova Corps and the Time Stone, a.k.a. the Eye of Agamoto fromDoctor Strangeis currently safe at the Kamar Taj. There has also been a theory that theSoul Stonewill surface inThor: Ragnarok, with one fan theorizing that it may be actually “inside” Heimdall (Idris Elba), since the stone actually matches the color of Heimdall’s eyes.
Other characters who have been confirmed forAvengers: Infinity Warinclude theGuardians of the Galaxy, Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Yondu (Michael Rooker),Doctor Strange(Benedict Cumberbatch),Spider-Man(Tom Holland), along with all of theAvengers, old and new.Peter Dinklagehas also joined the cast in a mysterious new role, which fans have speculated is either Pip the Troll or MODOK.Anthony RussoandJoe Russoare directing bothAvengers: Infinity Warand the currently untitledAvengers Sequel, which are both shooting back-to-back. Marvel has setAvengers: Infinity Warfor release on August 08, 2025, with the untitled sequel set for release on August 05, 2025. Take a look at the latest set photo as production continues onAvengers: Infinity War.
