UPDATED: A Spoilery Rumor About AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Hits The Web

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Update: You gotta love the internet. As quickly as this rumor hit the web, it was debunked by the folks at Marvel. Now it looks like James Spader has been confirmed as Ultron. Still no word on if it’s a voice only performance or full motion capture, but I’m sure we’ll know soon.

Earlier: We all know by now that Joss Whedon’s Avengers sequel is going to play fast and loose with the Marvel cannon. In his Age of Ultron movie, the villain Ultron won’t be created by Hank Pym as he is in the comics.

For weeks now, we’ve speculated that Tony Stark would play a role in creating Ultron in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And there have been fanboy rumblings that Jarvis, Stark’s AI manservant, would actually be Ultron.

Well, over at Unleash The Fanboy, they’ve got the scoop that not only does Jarvis become Ultron, but he’ll still be voiced by Paul Bettany, who played Jarvis in all three Iron Man movies.

So what did their source say about Jarvis becoming Ultron?

That’s the plan so far from what I’ve heard. Obvious, isn’t it? [Paul Bettany’s] returning, but I’m not sure if they’re doing motion capture with him, or if they’ll use someone else. Since he’s only done voiceovers, the contract is new.

Mr. Bettany hasn’t really had a tremendous track record as of late, so let’s hope he gets the chance to motion cap Ultron. Maybe that’ll get the actor back into the spotlight like he was in the early 2000s.