Ultron’s Place in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ After the ‘VisionQuest’ Finale

Ultron died at the end of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, wiped out by the Avengers, with Vision and Wanda Maximoff delivering the decisive blow. James Spader made his Marvel debut in that film and has now returned in the Disney+ series ‘VisionQuest’, which has fans asking whether the villain could surface again in the next Avengers movie.

The question of Ultron in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ has grown louder as the film approaches. ‘VisionQuest’ is the last Marvel release before ‘Doomsday’, so it is possible the show will lead directly into the film. The available reporting, from Spader’s own comments to the finale itself, points in a fairly clear direction.

James Spader Ultron Return Comments Offer Little Clarity

Spader has said he is constantly asked on the press tour whether Ultron shows up in ‘Doomsday’. Speaking to OutNow.ch, he explained that fans have long approached him on the street about Marvel projects, sometimes naming a film he had never heard of. ComicBookMovie.com read his remarks as a sign that he does not even know what ‘Doomsday’ is.

That lack of knowledge is not a confirmation either way, since actors are often kept in the dark about plans for future films. Still, it fits the other signals around the project. GamesRadar noted that Ultron did not get his own chair during the cast announcement livestream, which makes his chances of appearing look slim.

Bam Smack Pow went further and concluded that Ultron is not in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, despite fan speculation about his involvement. That is one outlet’s reading rather than an official studio statement, so it is best treated as a strong indication rather than a final word.

The ‘VisionQuest’ Finale and Ultron’s Survival

‘VisionQuest’ follows a rebooted Vision who is hiding from those who sought to weaponise him and who consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including the infamous Ultron. By the midpoint of the season, the villain had finally inhabited Vision’s body, achieving what he set out to do years earlier.

The finale, titled ‘Forever’, shows Ultron breaking free and using nanobots to rebuild his physical form. He kills Virgil Horton, another character played by Spader, and then threatens London before Vision confronts him inside a simulated sitcom environment called ‘UltraVision’. Vision’s efforts persuade Ultron to reconsider, and he activates the nanobot self-destruct sequence while secretly preserving enough nanobots to survive.

The first bonus scene shows Ultron in his humanlike avatar holding a drive labelled ‘Jocasta’, which contains her remaining program files. That suggests his next priority could be bringing her back, which opens the door to a second season or another Marvel project. The scene does not connect those plans to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, and his involvement in the film has not been confirmed.

Doctor Doom and Scarlet Witch Take the Spotlight

The clearest link to the Avengers film comes from the second bonus scene, which returns to Mount Wundagore, where Wanda seemingly died in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’. Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr., lifts the rubble and commands the Scarlet Witch to awaken, saying her power will be his. Wanda then opens her eyes, confirming that she survived.

The reveal invites comparisons with the Marvel Comics story ‘Avengers: The Children’s Crusade’, in which Billy and Tommy search for their mother while Doctor Doom plays an important role. Whether the film will borrow from that storyline remains unknown.

The scene leaves ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ with the job of explaining how Wanda survived and what Doom wants from her. In narrative terms, that makes her return a far more direct setup for the film than anything involving Ultron. It also gives the Doom storyline a personal dimension that the finale’s emotional focus on Vision and his family may help support.

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Release Date and What Comes Next

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, and it arrives in UK cinemas on 16 December, ahead of its US release on 18 December. That leaves only a short window before audiences learn which threads from ‘VisionQuest’ carry over and which stay in the series.

‘What If…?’ has already given fans an alternate version of the character in Infinity Ultron, though without Spader. With ‘Doomsday’ set to unleash a multiversal war, ComicBookMovie.com noted that Ultron or one of his variants could in theory factor into the story. That remains a theoretical possibility rather than a reported plan.

For now, the evidence suggests that Ultron’s future lies in his own unfinished business with Jocasta, while Wanda’s resurrection carries the weight of the film’s setup. If Marvel does find a way to bring Spader’s Ultron into the fight against Doctor Doom, would you want him as an enemy of the Avengers, or as an uneasy ally shaped by what Vision taught him in ‘UltraVision’?