Joss Whedon didn't know if he wanted to return for Avengers: Age of Ultron. The first film had left him completely exhausted, and — mentally and physically — he just didn't know if he had it in him to make a sequel. But, because he's Joss Whedon, he could not stop thinking of cool ideas for another Avengers movie. Chiefly, he had two things that were “absolutes” if he was going to return: Ultron and Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch.
Whedon explains his love for these two, affectionately referred to as “The Twins” saying, “They’re from my era, they’re very different, their powers are different. It’s not all punching, it gives a different palette. We can do more interesting things.”
Interesting indeed.
We presume you know all about Ultron by now. He's big and shiny and angry and hates the Avengers. But, what about Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch? In the trailers and posters we see them fighting alongside both Ultron and The Avengers. Are they good? Bad? Who are these guys?
The first thing Joss ever said to me before I even got the job was, ‘You will not have to wear a bathing suit or look like a porn star’ (laughs).
“It's not an easy answer,” admits Aaron Taylor-Johnson with a laugh.
Johnson is the British actor cast as Quicksilver, the second such iteration of the Marvel character in the past year (see: Evan Peters in X-Men: Days of Future Past). Elizabeth Olsen, an American, plays his twin sister, Wanda, aka Scarlet Witch. Both have to speak in an Eastern European accent.
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