Kevin Feige speaks out about James Spader and Joss Whedon's approach to Ultron's voice and how it will subvert expectations.
Avengers: Age of Ultron is still over a year away, but the movie that’s well into production has many buzzing with excitement, including Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
While speaking with Movies.com about the event film, Feige was very complimentary about what Spader is doing with the iconic comic book baddie, as well as the challenges inherent with adapting the always-shifting team dynamics of the comics for the big screen.
“Introducing the new characters is going to be a lot of fun for the movie,” Feige said. “That ever-changing roster is very important in the Avengers comics, and so how do we start to play with that [on the big screen]? Also our bad guy is great. I think people are going to be very, very excited to see what we’re doing with the voice that Joss [Whedon] is bringing to life with James Spader for Ultron. We love Ultron from the comics, and have always loved Ultron, and at no point do we want him to just be a robot. We want him to have an extreme personality and attitude, and James Spader is doing an unbelievable job. Again, for us, it’s always about subverting expectations.”
The Age of Ultron begins in May 2015.
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