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Paul Bettany Possibly Confirms…

… he will be in Avengers 4.

INTERVIEWER: All we know about you in Avengers: Infinity War is that you’re in it. I know that you can’t say much more than that, as far as details about the film go, but what was it like to be a part of a movie that quite possibly has the biggest cast of characters of any film, ever? Did it feel that way when you were making it?

BETTANY: Yes, it really did. It felt like the biggest movie that I’ve ever made and will ever make, and we’ve still got to make the [next] one.

visionxwanda:

“Sometimes you look at an older Marvel movie and you can see the actors trying to tilt towards a story in the future but maybe the writers and creators didn’t want to go down that road. Luckily, with [Infinity War], we got that through-line.” | Elizabeth Olsen on working with Paul Bettany, whose Marvel character Vision has now become Olsen’s primary scene partner (x)

My only real problem with ScarletVision is the age gap between Paul and Lizzie, if Vision was played by an actor closer to her age, I’d probably ship it wholeheartedly

I talked a bit about that here, and here.

Like I said in those, it’s a valid criticism and shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, and I understand it making the ship too uncomfortable for you. It doesn’t concern me personally because:

1. As Vision, Bettany’s age is more an incident than anything. He was hired to voice JARVIS, and the plan wasn’t that he’d one day play Vision. That just kind of ended up working out, especially since Vision is touched up with CG head-to-toe.
2. While they could have cast Olsen older, Wanda starting off as a young woman is a very consistent–one might say integral–part of her character. I don’t think it would be worth it to go a very different direction with her very first depiction on screen just to make her a bit closer to Bettany’s age, especially since Whedon, Olsen, and Bettany have all said they didn’t know if the romance would end up panning out.
3. The character of Vision doesn’t have a quantifiable age, so there’s no realistically measurable age difference between the characters of Wanda and Vision.

But that’s just the way I see it. I don’t think you should make yourself try to enjoy what makes you uncomfortable, and you’re always free to enjoy some campy Silver & Bronze Age Wanda/Vision from the comics.

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I want Wanda and Vision to be like in the comics because I want to see the critics pointing out how abusive this couple is. It will be a fun ride!

I encourage anyone to think critically of the media they consume.

There is no A- or B-list comic book character more than 5 years old that doesn’t have something that many people will find off-putting. There’s no ongoing comic book more than 10 years old that hasn’t gone through rough, perhaps even distasteful, stages.

For some, that might make it difficult to enjoy the medium. I really understand. I’ve gone through years where I drop some of my favorite stories and characters because they’re being handled in a way that makes me unhappy. In order for me to enjoy them again I have to make a conscious decision to accept how they were written but decide it won’t define the character to me. Every comic book fan does.

So for me, I don’t find Wanda and Vision’s relationship (roughly 1970-2002) in the comics abusive. On rare occasions it could be uncomfortable, but it was consistently written positively in my opinion. Post 2002 there are many moments I do not like that arise from both of them. I made a decision to accept this and not let those moments ruin the enjoyment of what I liked.

As for wanting the MCU couple to play out in a way you determine is abusive–if their comic book relationship makes you this angry, and eager for the negative cultural impact of seeing one of the biggest movie events of all time glorify abuse, you should step back. Being invested in hate over a comic book relationship isn’t worth it.