James Spader Taking On Ultron In 'Avengers 2' - No Spanking, Just A Touch Of World Domination

Avengers: Age of Ultron has one of its titular characters in the form of James Spader. He will play the evil super-robot Ultron, who wants to use his powerful abilities to destroy all of humanity. Not a cool guy.

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“So we’ll take away some of those powers because at some point everybody becomes magic, and I already have someone [a new character, Scarlet Witch] who’s a witch.” The Avengers: Age of Ultron sees the group discarded – not needed – until Ultron rears his ugly head, causing them to assemble again and save the world.

The first Avengers film was a huge success, gathering a healthy collection of positive reviews – 92% on Rotten Tomatoes – and proving a box office smash with a global take of over $1.5b – not bad considering it had a budget of $220m.