VisionQuest Needs To Fix the MCU’s Biggest Loose End Ahead of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Published Aug 1, 2026, 11:07 PM EDT

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Marvel Studios once again dominated Hall H at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, unveiling a slate of announcements that included **Ryan Gosling **as Ghost Rider and **David Jonsson **taking up the mantle of Black Panther for Black Panther 3. What fans might have missed was the fact that Marvel Studios chief **Kevin Feige **confirmed that VisionQuest, which centers on Paul Bettany’s Vision, is slated for release on October 14. It’s also the final release before ***Avengers: Doomsday ***hits theaters, meaning that it’s the final chance for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to address one of its long-standing mysteries.

*VisionQuest *has been billed as the final part of a “trilogy” that encompasses the first MCU television series, WandaVision, and its sequel, Agatha All Along. *WandaVision *focused on the love story between Vision and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), aka the Scarlet Witch; the downside was that Wanda was using her powers to enslave the town of Westview and resurrect the Vision after his death in Avengers: Infinity War. Eventually, a new version of the Vision was formed, eventually regaining the original’s memories but lacking his emotions, and Wanda would eventually perish at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It’s this death that *VisionQuest *needs to address, especially considering the story it’s telling with Vision.

One of the elements that drew fans to WandaVision, other than its clever concept of placing superheroes in sitcoms, is the idea of Wanda and Vision striving to have a married life. That includes living in a house together and having children in the form of twins Tommy and Billy. Even though Wanda constructed a false world to live in, the memories she shared with the real Vision are still intact. It’s this attempt to rediscover his emotions that fuels VisionQuest, according to Bettany’s comments during a panel at last year’s New York Comic Con.

“What’s different about Vision right now is that Red Vision gave [White] Vision all of his memories, including the memories from within the Hex, but White Vision is having real difficulty sort of connecting to them. So he has the memories, but he doesn’t have the emotion and the feelings. White Vision’s journey during the show is about his attempt to connect to those memories of who he was — but with lasers.”

Those emotional bonds are set to be tested throughout VisionQuest, as Vision is set to encounter his “father,” Ultron (James Spader), and a grown-up version of Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica), who was resurrected by Billy following the events of Agatha All Along. The series should go the full mile and showcase how Vision reacts to Wanda’s death, since his love for her was a major factor in his developing emotions. Since the *WandaVision *trilogy is no stranger to emotionally devastating viewers, and showrunner **Terry Matalas **has proven that he can deliver some compelling genre fare thanks to his work on Star Trek: Picard, *VisionQuest *has a chance to deliver some of the most compelling moments in the MCU if it plays its cards right.

Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.

You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.

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