By Francesca Halliwell
“It means I have been able to not take jobs and spend time with my family. It means that I’ve been able to direct and write a movie.
Speaking to Reuters at the London premiere of Disney TV miniseries “VisionQuest” on Monday, Bettany said being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had afforded him opportunities both on and off screen. It means that I can get movies that I wouldn’t without it funded,” he said. Bettany first joined Marvel as the voice of artificial intelligence assistant J.A.R.V.I.S. before making his on-screen debut as android Vision in 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
LONDON, – British actor Paul Bettany said Marvel has transformed his career and personal life after an unlikely twist of fate over a decade ago saw him offered the role of Vision moments after being told his Hollywood career was over.
“I got up, I walked out, I went downstairs and my legs gave way. And that is a true story.
The actor said the opportunity to play Vision came at a difficult point in his career, after a producer told him that two box office disappointments had effectively ended his prospects in Hollywood. “I was doing an audition with a producer who will remain nameless, who told me my career was over,” he said. I sat on Sunset Boulevard and I went, you know what, maybe he’s right, maybe my career is over,” Bettany said. “Then my phone rang, I answered it and it was Joss Whedon who said, ‘Would you like to play the Vision? Creator and showrunner Terry Matalas said the series engages with contemporary concerns around AI.
