Marvel Studios’ upcoming Vision series starring Paul Bettany returns to the Source Code: Faran Tahir joins the show as Raza, the role he originated in the studio’s first feature film, 2008’s Iron Man.

Bettany returns as the ghostly white version of the synthezoid he first played in 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” and James Spader reprises his role from “Age of Ultron” as the titular villainous AI. Todd Stashwick (“Star Trek: Picard”) also plays an unspecified character.

The revival of Tahir’s character nearly 20 years after his first appearance will mark the longest gap between appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date. That’s an even more impressive feat considering that Raza – best known for kidnapping Tony Stark from Robert Downey Jr., the inciting incident that launches Iron Man – appears halfway through Iron Man. was killed by the film’s main villain, Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges). But of course death is not a permanent condition in the MCU; Bettany’s Vision dies in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” but is brought back to life in the 2021 Disney+ series “WandaVision.”

As diversity As exclusively reported, Terry Matalas (“Star Trek: Picard,” “12 Monkeys”) is the executive producer and showrunner of the Vision series, set to debut in 2026.

Tahir is also a “Trek” alum, playing the captain of the USS Kelvin in the opening sequence of 2009’s “Star Trek.” His other credits include the feature films “Elysium” and “Escape Plan” and the TV series ” The Old Man,” “12 Monkeys,” “Scandal” and “Once Upon a Time.”