In a move that should take some of the
recent heat off Ben Affleck, Marvel and Joss Whedon cast
James Spader as Ultron, the villain of Avengers 2 (presumably in a mo-cap or voiceover capacity.) Erm…ok. Spader’s a solid actor, but I stand by my
earlier description of him as the Brundlefly William Shatner — not exactly who first comes to mind to play a crazed robot. (Also, this would seem to quell the persistent rumor that Whedon’s Ultron
would be Paul Bettany’s JARVIS gone rogue.)