Paul Bettany Discusses The Vision and Working on CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Marvel showed off some new footage from Captain America: Civil War at the AsiaPop Convention recently, and you can read a description of the footage that was screened here. While at the convention, actor Paul Bettany did a Q&A session with fans, and in the process he talked about his character, The Vision, and what is was like for him playing the character again in Civil War.
According to Heroic Hollywood, Bettany was asked to compare his experience working on Avengers: Age of Ultron to Civil War, and this is what he said:
"It was a lot of work! We all had a bit more fun. You know, there were more improvised jokes between me and Downey Jr., and me and Chris Evans, and it was a really loose atmosphere on-set. It was one really loose set, it was great! I would totally lie to you if it wasn’t, but I don’t have to lie. And we all get on. They’re all a really nice bunch of boys and girls. They’re all happy to be there. They’re being terribly well-paid, so they should be happy to be there. And work’s really creative and fun, you know? I got to be born on camera, you know, that’s unlikely to ever happen again."
It's awesome to hear that he had such a great time making this movie, and working with his co-stars. He went on to explain that the best thing about playing a superhero in these movies was the stability in work that he has. He didn't say how many more Marvel films he would play Vision in, but he did say:
"And also, as an actor, the other part of it is knowing that you have work in a year’s time. I’ve never had that. Do Jarvis, you should do Jarvis. No, find somebody else. Oh, I … It’s the first time in my life that I’ve had the security of knowing that I’ve got a couple of movies to make.”
The guy will obviously also show up in the Avengers: Infinity War films. The actor went on to discuss his preparation for playing Vision as well as some of the character elements he'll be bring to Civil War from Age of Ultron:
"I was given comics. I also was looking to think about what could be edifying for me to learn. I took the opportunity—you see my character get born… something unlikely to ever happen to me again. He must be both omnipotent and yet totally naive at the same time. And experiencing the world in real time and his place in it. Is he going to be a force of good or a force of evil? It was really interesting, fun to play with, because he is dangerous, you do not know if he’s going to go one way or another. And I’m continuing that theme in Captain America 3."
Paul Bettany is perfect as The Vision, I loved his portrayal of the character in Age of Ultron, and I'm excited to see how that character has evolved when we catch up with him in Civil War. The movie is set to be released on May 6th, 2016.