Before Avengers Endgame, Age of Ultron introduced three new warriors – Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Pietro / Quicksilver, and Vision – one of whom was going to be introduced completely nude. The particular star involved even revealed he was going to appear with a “synthezoid penis”.
Speaking on the Lights Camera Bartstool podcast, Vision actor Paul Bettany discussed his arrival in the franchise as Vision.
Bettany said: “I know Joss Whedon apparently really, really wanted the rendition of him, when Vision first is born, before he was clothed.”
Bettany added: “He was like: ‘He’s gotta have a penis’.”
In fact, Whedon’s obsession with seeing Vision’s penis even escalated to getting digital artists render it for his perusal.
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Bettany continued: “Actually, somewhere is the rendition of Vision’s birth with these penises and they put them all up on the wall.
“And they all went in and they sat down and Joss went: ‘Yeah, I’m 100 per cent wrong. I don’t need to see any of these.’”
Until now, fans did not know about any kind of Vision penis scene, so the footage – or at least screenshots of it – may still be out there waiting to be found.
Whether the scene was finished or not, it probably would not have been included in the final film considering Marvel and Disney movies don’t usually include full-frontal nudity.
Speaking about the ongoing TV series, Bettany explained: “I think they’re going to be massively surprised by the end of the show.
“I really think people are going to be like ‘Oh my God!’ and they’re going to look at the MCU in a whole new light.”
He added: “And also have a much deeper understanding of what direction it’s moving.”
The 49-year-old also added that the spectacular ending in WandaVision has not been leaked.
Bettany said: “I would also say that, you know, so many things get leaked and people find out about certain things, but there’s this thing that’s been kept completely under wraps that happens, and I work with this actor that I have always wanted to work with.
“We have fireworks together and the scenes are great. I think people will be really excited, and the scenes are pretty intense.”
A number of actors have reportedly shot some scenes in WandaVision, including Doctor Strange’s Benedict Cumberbatch, Quicksilver’s Evan Peters, and the rumoured first appearance of Grim Reaper, played by Dominic West.
WandaVision continues Friday on Disney Plus.
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