'VisionQuest' Will Begin The Road To 'Children's Crusade' (Exclusive)
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Key Points:
- Marvel Television’s WandaVision trilogy concludes with VisionQuest, set to premiere on October 12 at the London Film Festival and on Disney+ two days later, continuing a story that began five years ago with the original WandaVision series.
- VisionQuest will not connect directly to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) but will loosely adapt the comic storyline Avengers: The Children’s Crusade, focusing on Wiccan’s search for the Scarlet Witch and involving characters like Doctor Doom and the X-Men.
- The series will feature the original Human Torch, Jim Hammond, appearing in one episode, with his creator playing a larger role; this character is distinct from the MCU’s Johnny Storm.
- Returning cast members include Paul Bettany as The White Vision and James Spader as Ultron, with new characters like Speed introduced; a previous MCU character will also appear by the end of the series to link future plots.
- VisionQuest is showrun by Terry Matalas and aims to set up new storylines beyond the WandaVision trilogy, expanding the Marvel universe in a fresh direction.
