Marvel’s Rebuilt ‘Vision’ Series May Be Searching for A Key Young Avenger

Originally posted on Murphy's Multiverse
By Charles Murphy | Last updated Jun 16, 2024 4:18 PM ET

After being in development under the care of Jac Schaeffer for over a year and a half, the Paul Bettany-centric WandaVision spinoff series originally titled Vision Quest, is now under new management. In April 2024, Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas was revealed to have taken over development on the now-untitled series. Despite Matalas only recently taking over, the series remains on track for a late 2024 start of production with an eye on streaming on D+ in 2026. To that end, the studio has begun the casting process and some details on the search for an actor to fill one of the series’ key roles may hint at one of Marvel Comics Young Avengers popping up.

According to insider Daniel RPK, the studio is casting for an 18 to 20-year-old to star as one of the series’ co-leads. While no further details were provided, one very interesting possibility comes to mind as to which character might co-lead the series alongside Bettany‘s Vision.

While we’ll keep additional details about the role under wraps, for now, they do exist. By connecting those dots to the ones revealed by Daniel RPK, it’s possible that the co-lead of the series will be Tommy Shepherd, the son of Vision and Wanda and the brother of Billy Kaplan.

Kaplan, played by Joe Locke, is set to make his debut this Fall in Agatha All Along which will have to provide some explanation as to how the soul of Billy Maximoff, who disappeared when the Hex was broken, has come been reborn..sort of. If Billy is back, Tommy can’t be far behind and by casting for someone 18-20, they’re right in the same age range of Locke, who is 20 years old. In the comics, Tommy was part of the Avengers Fail-Safe program and was one of the original Young Avengers. With Kamala Khan gathering heroes and a Young Avengers project reportedly coming together quickly, it makes a whole lot of sense for Tommy to show up sooner rather than later.

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