First Glimpse at James Spader’s Ultron in Marvel’s VisionQuest

Marvel Studios is back in the spotlight after San Diego Comic-Con, and the next big move lands on Disney+ with VisionQuest. The series arrives Oct. 14, 2026, with eight episodes and stands as the final MCU title before Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters in December. Fans got their first look at Paul Bettany’s Vision and James Spader’s Ultron through new Funko Pop figures tied to the show. The collectibles show both robotic and human versions of the characters. Vision’s human persona showed up in WandaVision, but Ultron’s human form is new for VisionQuest. The Ultron figure puts Spader’s face front and center, with a beard, glasses, long coat and pants. First look at the ‘VISIONQUEST’ Funko Pops. pic.twitter.com/rdPuKSA2Hq — Marvel Updates (@marvel_updat3s) July 27, 2026 Spader’s return as Ultron has been a long time coming. He last played the villain in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Since then, What If…? and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness featured Ultron variants voiced by Ross Marquand, not Spader. VisionQuest also brings more of Tony Stark’s AI systems to life in human form. Emily Hampshire plays E.D.I.T.H., the system from Spider-Man: Far From Home. Orla Brady plays...