Emily Hampshire Joins VISION as E.D.I.T.H.
Emily Hampshire is boarding Marvel's Vision s eries.
Vision Hampshire will play E.D.I.T.H., a Tony Stark-crafted A.I. whose name stands for 'Even Dead, I'm the Hero.'
In addition to Hampshire, James Spader will return as Ultron.
The Vision series on Disney+ has announced another cast member. Emily Hampshire ( Schitt's Creek ) will join the series as E.D.I.T.H., an A.I. created by Tony Stark. Originally introduced in 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home , E.D.I.T.H. is just one of several returning Marvel Cinematic Universe characters who will appear in the show. Vision on Disney+
Vision is the second spinoff of the first MCU series on Disney+, WandaVision . Last year, Agatha All Along claimed the title of the first spinoff. Terry Matalas will serve as showrunner for Vision and is presumed to direct at least one episode. Previously, Matalas served as showrunner for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, so you know he has experience with returning characters.
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As mentioned above, E.D.I.T.H. originally appeared in Far From Home . Recalling Vision's origins, E.D.I.T.H. is a Stark-crafted A.I. whose name is an acronym. E.D.I.T.H. is short for 'Even Dead, I'm The Hero.' In Far From Home , E.D.I.T.H. allowed Peter Parker (Tom Holland) to access the late Stark's weapon systems.
In addition to Paul Bettany as the title character and Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H., Vision will see the return of James Spader as Ultron. Previously, variants of Ultron appeared in What If…? on Disney+ and in 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . However, in those appearances, the role was played by Ross Marquand. Also returning will be Faran Tahir as Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar. The commander of a Ten Rings terrorist cell in Afghanistan, Raza first appeared in 2008's Iron Man .
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Along with the returning characters, Vision will feature new characters as well. These include T'Nia Miller as Jocasta. Furthermore, newcomers Ruaridh Mollica and perennial Matalas collaborator Todd Stashwick will also appear on Vision in undisclosed roles.
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How WANDAVISION Perfectly Encapsulates Grief and Trauma Avery Kaplan is the author of several books and the Features Editor at Comics Beat. She was honored to serve as a judge for the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize Award and the 2021 Prism Awards. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her partner and a pile of cats, and her favorite place to visit is the cemetery. You can also find her writing on Comics Bookcase, NeoText, Shelfdust, the Mary Sue, StarTrek.com, in many issues of PanelxPanel, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.
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