For the past few months it’s been all but official that Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass 2, Godzilla) has been lined up to join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the role of Quicksilver, and now it finally is official.
The Wrap is reporting that Taylor-Johnson has finally closed a deal with Marvel Studios to portray Quicksilver in Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated 2015 sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The actor will join Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johannson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Mark Ruffalo (The Incredible Hulk), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and James Spader (Ultron) in the cast, while it’s also expected that his Godzilla co-star Elizabeth Olsen will play Quicksilver’s sister Scarlet Witch.
With The Avengers: Age of Ultron set to arrive in May 2015, Taylor-Johnson will be beaten to the punch as Quicksilver by fellow Kick-Ass star Evan Peters who is set to portray the speedy superhero in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past in May 2014.
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Originally published October 30, 2013. Updated April 11, 2018.
