Paul Bettany joins The Avengers

Actor Paul Bettany has been cast as superhero the Vision in the The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

British actor Paul Bettany is joining the ranks of Marvel superheroes after he was cast as the Vision in The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

The Da Vinci Code star will step into the spotlight to play the android in the new movie after previously staying behind the scenes in the Marvel universe, voicing computer Jarvis in all three Iron Man films and in 2012's The Avengers.

Bettany joins Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Australia's Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, in the new film.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is set to hit Australian cinemas in April, 2015.


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