{"id":1936637,"date":"2026-05-15T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1936637"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:00:36","slug":"avengers-infinity-war-star-reveals-how-marvel-hid-the-movies-mass-character-deaths-from-its-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1936637","title":{"rendered":"Avengers: Infinity War Star Reveals How Marvel Hid the Movie&#8217;s Mass Character Deaths From Its Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Marvel star Paul Bettany has said the cast of <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/marvels-the-avengers-infinity-war\">Avengers: Infinity War<\/a> only discovered the movie&#8217;s heart-breaking ending as it was shot, and their beloved MCU characters were turned to dust.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Infinity War features one of the most iconic sequences in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Thanos gets his wish to snap half of all life from existence. The resulting effect kills some of the MCU&#8217;s most beloved characters \u2014 and was kept so secret, that their actors were only shown that they were dying on the day it was filmed. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24ViJ8diZ-M\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy, Sad, Confused<\/a> podcast, Bettany was first asked if he would return as Vision in the upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars \u2014 to which he replied that he believed he would be, though Marvel is so secretive he couldn&#8217;t be sure. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 25 Best MCU Heroes<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"With heroes ranging from super-spies to super-soldiers to space raccoons, the MCU has gifted us with some of the most memorable champions in movie history. Made up of noble kings, genius scientists, crafty SHIELD agents, and working-class lawyers and P.I.s, the following list of the 25 best MCU heroes shows us that anyone can be a champion for justice. These are the best of the best - the top superheroes you'd want protecting you from evildoers everywhere.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;25. Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nSokovian war orphan Wanda Maximoff eagerly signed up, along with her brother Pietro, for Wolfgang von Strucker's Mind Stone experiments, which unleashed her unequaled psionic powers. As arguably the most powerful hero in all of the MCU, Wanda's full wrath of abilities began to reveal themselves while battling Thanos in Avengers: Endgame, during the Battle of Earth, and then in the reality-altering series WandaVision. (As for Vision, he just missed making our list.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nLet's face it. Wanda would be way higher on this list after the events of WandaVision... if it weren't for the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which put her status as a hero in serious question.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 26 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;24. Brunnhilde (Valkyrie)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nAs the sole surviving Asgardian Valkyrie, Brunnhilde self-exiled herself to Sakaar, where she worked as a hard-drinking bounty hunter, after her entire squadron was killed trying to defeat Odin's daughter, Hela. When Hela was released from Hel following Odin's death, Brunnhilde joined Thor and Loki in the Ragnarok rumpus to save their people. Once a fallen hero, Valkyrie is now a redeemed champion, mostly recently named Queen (or is that King?) of the earthly Asgardian settlement in Norway.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;23. Shuri&lt;\/h3&gt;\nA child genius whose intellect just might surpass that of Tony Stark, Wakanda's Princess Shuri is a technological wunderkind whose inventions, and incorporation of vibranium, helped transform Wakanda into the world's most advanced civilization. Whether she's working to de-brainwash Bucky Barnes or suiting up to help her brother King T'Challa and the Dora Milaje to defeat insurgents and cosmic armies, Shuri is a battle-tested shining star in the MCU. That's even more true now that she's officially inherited the Black Panther mantle from her late brother... if not the throne of Wakanda.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;22. Clint Barton (Hawkeye)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nIf anyone knows he's probably the lowest rung on the ladder, powers-wise, amongst the Avengers, it's SHIELD agent and expert marksman Clint Barton. But devoted family man Barton's okay with that. Not that he won't risk his life or put his freedom on the line to protect the world or side with his friends during moments of Avengers infighting, but Barton's &quot;bigger picture&quot; is always his wife and kids. Which is why he turned into a murderous vigilante known as Ronin after they fell victim to Thanos' snap. Loyal and lethal, our love for Barton only increased when he teamed with Kate Bishop in the Hawkeye Disney+ series.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;21. Rocket&lt;\/h3&gt;\nGenetically-enhanced space creature (which resembles that of a raccoon to us earthlings) Rocket is a sassy, stubborn super-soldier with a love of high-powered weaponry and a penchant for pilfering shiny tech that catches his eye (bonus points if it's attached to someone's body). As the punchy pilot of Star-Lord's Milano (and later, Benatar) craft, Rocket is prickly to strangers but will unleash hell if you attack his surrogate, misfit family. With his best bud Groot (who at times has literally been &lt;i&gt;a bud&lt;\/i&gt;) by his side, Rocket has waged war against Ronan, Ego, Thanos and other titans of MCU villainy. And with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 giving Rocket both a new mission and the origin story he deserves, he's even more of a rising star in the MCU.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I think so,&#8221; he said, when asked about his Secret Wars call-up. &#8220;As much as you know anything going on at Marvel, or they change they mind. You really do never know. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It&#8217;s true that you never know, by the way. When we all died [on Infinity War], we found out that day. They took us into a trailer with pre-vis and everyone was watching the screen going &#8216;oh I die&#8217;. No one knew. They really do keep this stuff very secret.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pre-vis here likely refers to early visual effect composition (such as via Unreal Engine) that gives the film&#8217;s crew a sense of how a polished CGI sequence might look. The suggestion, then, is that each actor saw themselves fading away into ash right then and there \u2014 though presumably they knew they were still booked to return for the film&#8217;s sequel.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Marvel Cinematic Universe: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click through for all the upcoming MCU movies and TV shows and the release dates that are currently known. \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (March 24, 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nDaredevil: Born Again Season 2 began production in New York City in February, 2025, right before the debut of Season 1. Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio continue their roles as Daredevil\/Matt Murodock and Kingpin\/Wilson Fisk, respectively, as the Devil of Hell's Kitchen continues to deal with the fallout of Season 1, including a major Daredevil character death and Fisk's ascension to mayor of New York City. The Man Without Fear even gets a new suit in Season 2.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nExecutive producer Brad Winderbaum confirmed with IGN that Season 3 has also been greenlit. Production on Season 3 began in March, 2026, with the episodes likely hitting Disney+ in either 2027 or 2028. There's no word yet on whether Season 3 will continue the Mayor Fisk storyline or move in a different direction. \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 13 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Punisher: One Last Kill (May 12, 2026)&lt;p&gt;\n\nJon Bernthal's Punisher has been introduced to the MCU proper as part of Daredevil: Born Again, but that won't be the last time we see him. Marvel is currently working on a standalone special featuring the character, in the vein of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Werewolf By Night. Bernthal is writing the special alongside We Own This City's Reinaldo Marcus Green. The full title is Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill, and it will be an hour-long episode. Will it serve to set up Spider-Man: Brand New Day, where Frank Castle is also appearing? We'll see!\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31, 2026) &lt;p&gt;\n\nTom Holland is donning the red and blue tights once again for a fourth live-action Spider-Man movie set in the MCU. The sequel began filming in Summer 2025 for a July 2026 release. Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton is directing this time around. Heading into production, Holland teased that the latest script &quot;really lit a fire in me,&quot; and the Brand New Day teaser trailer that hit in March, 2026, did the same for fans.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\n\nAs for future solo films, during Spider-Man: No Way Home's press tour, producer Amy Pascal said that the thinking is that there will be at least three more Spider-Man films starring Tom Holland. It should be noted, however, that has not yet been confirmed by Sony or Marvel.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X-Men '97: Season 2 (Summer 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nThe first season of X-Men '97, the revival of the original X-Men: The Animated Series from the 1990s, continued right where that storyline left off. Original voice actors from the first show returned to their characters, including Wolverine's Cal Dodd, Rogue's Lenore Zann, Beast's George Buza, and more. The show was well-received by fans and will be back for at least two more seasons.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 2 (Fall 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nWith Season 1 concluding in February, 2025, after featuring the likes of Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Dr. Octavius, Chameleon, Speed Demon, Scorpion, Butane the Pyromaniac, Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho, and many other familiar faces, a second and third season of the show have been confirmed to be in the works.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Bettany went on to reveal that his final lines in the movie with Elizabeth Olsen&#8217;s Wanda \u2014 where she has to bid him a heart-breaking goodbye, before Thanos undoes her sacrifice \u2014 were also not in the film&#8217;s script. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t remember what was on the page now but&#8230; the Russos were like: &#8216;just improvise this bit&#8217;,&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;We were both really terrified. &#8216;Improvise being a robot and having a stone removed from your head?'&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think there were lines, or maybe one line, but I don&#8217;t think all of that stuff like &#8216;We&#8217;re out of time&#8217;, was on the page.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Of course, Before Secret Wars, Bettany will return as Vision in the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/tv\/vision-quest\">VisionQuest<\/a> \u2014 the upcoming Disney+ series dubbed as the final chapter in the WandaVision trilogy. Asked about the show, Bettany was effusive \u2014 describing it as another &#8220;huge&#8221; swing for Marvel.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It manages to feel very much like it&#8217;s somehow a part of that world, an end to a trilogy of sorts, while very much being its own thing,&#8221; Bettany said. &#8220;And it is just really good, I&#8217;m really proud of it. We&#8217;ve been in [the editing process] a while now and I&#8217;ve been seeing cuts that are getting better and better, and the effects are coming in. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It&#8217;s fun, its moving and its super exciting. [Ultron actor James Spader] is delicious, he&#8217;s so funny in this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this week, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/heres-when-visionquest-will-launch-on-disney-concluding-the-wandavision-trilogy\">Disney finally set a launch date for VisionQuest and revealed a few further details about the series<\/a>, which will debut later this year on October 14.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Marvel star Paul Bettany has said the cast of <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/marvels-the-avengers-infinity-war\">Avengers: Infinity War<\/a> only discovered the movie&#8217;s heart-breaking ending as it was shot, and their beloved MCU characters were turned to dust.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Infinity War features one of the most iconic sequences in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Thanos gets his wish to snap half of all life from existence. The resulting effect kills some of the MCU&#8217;s most beloved characters \u2014 and was kept so secret, that their actors were only shown that they were dying on the day it was filmed. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24ViJ8diZ-M\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy, Sad, Confused<\/a> podcast, Bettany was first asked if he would return as Vision in the upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars \u2014 to which he replied that he believed he would be, though Marvel is so secretive he couldn&#8217;t be sure. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 25 Best MCU Heroes<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"With heroes ranging from super-spies to super-soldiers to space raccoons, the MCU has gifted us with some of the most memorable champions in movie history. Made up of noble kings, genius scientists, crafty SHIELD agents, and working-class lawyers and P.I.s, the following list of the 25 best MCU heroes shows us that anyone can be a champion for justice. These are the best of the best - the top superheroes you'd want protecting you from evildoers everywhere.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;25. Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nSokovian war orphan Wanda Maximoff eagerly signed up, along with her brother Pietro, for Wolfgang von Strucker's Mind Stone experiments, which unleashed her unequaled psionic powers. As arguably the most powerful hero in all of the MCU, Wanda's full wrath of abilities began to reveal themselves while battling Thanos in Avengers: Endgame, during the Battle of Earth, and then in the reality-altering series WandaVision. (As for Vision, he just missed making our list.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nLet's face it. Wanda would be way higher on this list after the events of WandaVision... if it weren't for the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which put her status as a hero in serious question.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 26 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;24. Brunnhilde (Valkyrie)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nAs the sole surviving Asgardian Valkyrie, Brunnhilde self-exiled herself to Sakaar, where she worked as a hard-drinking bounty hunter, after her entire squadron was killed trying to defeat Odin's daughter, Hela. When Hela was released from Hel following Odin's death, Brunnhilde joined Thor and Loki in the Ragnarok rumpus to save their people. Once a fallen hero, Valkyrie is now a redeemed champion, mostly recently named Queen (or is that King?) of the earthly Asgardian settlement in Norway.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;23. Shuri&lt;\/h3&gt;\nA child genius whose intellect just might surpass that of Tony Stark, Wakanda's Princess Shuri is a technological wunderkind whose inventions, and incorporation of vibranium, helped transform Wakanda into the world's most advanced civilization. Whether she's working to de-brainwash Bucky Barnes or suiting up to help her brother King T'Challa and the Dora Milaje to defeat insurgents and cosmic armies, Shuri is a battle-tested shining star in the MCU. That's even more true now that she's officially inherited the Black Panther mantle from her late brother... if not the throne of Wakanda.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;22. Clint Barton (Hawkeye)&lt;\/h3&gt;\nIf anyone knows he's probably the lowest rung on the ladder, powers-wise, amongst the Avengers, it's SHIELD agent and expert marksman Clint Barton. But devoted family man Barton's okay with that. Not that he won't risk his life or put his freedom on the line to protect the world or side with his friends during moments of Avengers infighting, but Barton's &quot;bigger picture&quot; is always his wife and kids. Which is why he turned into a murderous vigilante known as Ronin after they fell victim to Thanos' snap. Loyal and lethal, our love for Barton only increased when he teamed with Kate Bishop in the Hawkeye Disney+ series.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;h3&gt;21. Rocket&lt;\/h3&gt;\nGenetically-enhanced space creature (which resembles that of a raccoon to us earthlings) Rocket is a sassy, stubborn super-soldier with a love of high-powered weaponry and a penchant for pilfering shiny tech that catches his eye (bonus points if it's attached to someone's body). As the punchy pilot of Star-Lord's Milano (and later, Benatar) craft, Rocket is prickly to strangers but will unleash hell if you attack his surrogate, misfit family. With his best bud Groot (who at times has literally been &lt;i&gt;a bud&lt;\/i&gt;) by his side, Rocket has waged war against Ronan, Ego, Thanos and other titans of MCU villainy. And with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 giving Rocket both a new mission and the origin story he deserves, he's even more of a rising star in the MCU.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I think so,&#8221; he said, when asked about his Secret Wars call-up. &#8220;As much as you know anything going on at Marvel, or they change they mind. You really do never know. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It&#8217;s true that you never know, by the way. When we all died [on Infinity War], we found out that day. They took us into a trailer with pre-vis and everyone was watching the screen going &#8216;oh I die&#8217;. No one knew. They really do keep this stuff very secret.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pre-vis here likely refers to early visual effect composition (such as via Unreal Engine) that gives the film&#8217;s crew a sense of how a polished CGI sequence might look. The suggestion, then, is that each actor saw themselves fading away into ash right then and there \u2014 though presumably they knew they were still booked to return for the film&#8217;s sequel.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Marvel Cinematic Universe: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click through for all the upcoming MCU movies and TV shows and the release dates that are currently known. \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (March 24, 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nDaredevil: Born Again Season 2 began production in New York City in February, 2025, right before the debut of Season 1. Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio continue their roles as Daredevil\/Matt Murodock and Kingpin\/Wilson Fisk, respectively, as the Devil of Hell's Kitchen continues to deal with the fallout of Season 1, including a major Daredevil character death and Fisk's ascension to mayor of New York City. The Man Without Fear even gets a new suit in Season 2.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nExecutive producer Brad Winderbaum confirmed with IGN that Season 3 has also been greenlit. Production on Season 3 began in March, 2026, with the episodes likely hitting Disney+ in either 2027 or 2028. There's no word yet on whether Season 3 will continue the Mayor Fisk storyline or move in a different direction. \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 13 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Punisher: One Last Kill (May 12, 2026)&lt;p&gt;\n\nJon Bernthal's Punisher has been introduced to the MCU proper as part of Daredevil: Born Again, but that won't be the last time we see him. Marvel is currently working on a standalone special featuring the character, in the vein of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Werewolf By Night. Bernthal is writing the special alongside We Own This City's Reinaldo Marcus Green. The full title is Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill, and it will be an hour-long episode. Will it serve to set up Spider-Man: Brand New Day, where Frank Castle is also appearing? We'll see!\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31, 2026) &lt;p&gt;\n\nTom Holland is donning the red and blue tights once again for a fourth live-action Spider-Man movie set in the MCU. The sequel began filming in Summer 2025 for a July 2026 release. Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton is directing this time around. Heading into production, Holland teased that the latest script &quot;really lit a fire in me,&quot; and the Brand New Day teaser trailer that hit in March, 2026, did the same for fans.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\n\nAs for future solo films, during Spider-Man: No Way Home's press tour, producer Amy Pascal said that the thinking is that there will be at least three more Spider-Man films starring Tom Holland. It should be noted, however, that has not yet been confirmed by Sony or Marvel.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X-Men '97: Season 2 (Summer 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nThe first season of X-Men '97, the revival of the original X-Men: The Animated Series from the 1990s, continued right where that storyline left off. Original voice actors from the first show returned to their characters, including Wolverine's Cal Dodd, Rogue's Lenore Zann, Beast's George Buza, and more. The show was well-received by fans and will be back for at least two more seasons.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 2 (Fall 2026) &amp; Season 3 (Date TBD)&lt;p&gt;\n\nWith Season 1 concluding in February, 2025, after featuring the likes of Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Dr. Octavius, Chameleon, Speed Demon, Scorpion, Butane the Pyromaniac, Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho, and many other familiar faces, a second and third season of the show have been confirmed to be in the works.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Bettany went on to reveal that his final lines in the movie with Elizabeth Olsen&#8217;s Wanda \u2014 where she has to bid him a heart-breaking goodbye, before Thanos undoes her sacrifice \u2014 were also not in the film&#8217;s script. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t remember what was on the page now but&#8230; the Russos were like: &#8216;just improvise this bit&#8217;,&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;We were both really terrified. &#8216;Improvise being a robot and having a stone removed from your head?'&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think there were lines, or maybe one line, but I don&#8217;t think all of that stuff like &#8216;We&#8217;re out of time&#8217;, was on the page.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Of course, Before Secret Wars, Bettany will return as Vision in the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/tv\/vision-quest\">VisionQuest<\/a> \u2014 the upcoming Disney+ series dubbed as the final chapter in the WandaVision trilogy. Asked about the show, Bettany was effusive \u2014 describing it as another &#8220;huge&#8221; swing for Marvel.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It manages to feel very much like it&#8217;s somehow a part of that world, an end to a trilogy of sorts, while very much being its own thing,&#8221; Bettany said. &#8220;And it is just really good, I&#8217;m really proud of it. We&#8217;ve been in [the editing process] a while now and I&#8217;ve been seeing cuts that are getting better and better, and the effects are coming in. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;It&#8217;s fun, its moving and its super exciting. [Ultron actor James Spader] is delicious, he&#8217;s so funny in this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this week, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/heres-when-visionquest-will-launch-on-disney-concluding-the-wandavision-trilogy\">Disney finally set a launch date for VisionQuest and revealed a few further details about the series<\/a>, which will debut later this year on October 14.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel star Paul Bettany has said the cast of Avengers: Infinity War only discovered the movie&#8217;s heart-breaking ending as it was shot, and their beloved MCU characters were turned to dust. 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