AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Origins Revealed for Ultron and Vision

We already know that the Marvel Cinematic
Universe has no problem departing from the
comics when the story demands it. The trick is
appeasing comics fans while still carving out a
new world, and I’m absolutely fine with the MCU
going in its own direction. The comics are still
the comics, and it doesn’t break my heart if Hank
Pym doesn’t invent Ultron in the movies. What’s
important is finding the best way to tell the story
and focusing on the bigger picture rather than
getting OCD about details from the source
material.
I say all of this as a lead-up to Avengers: Age of
Ultron origins for new characters Ultron ( James
Spader) and Vision ( Paul Bettany ). Hit the jump
to find out how the upcoming sequel will handle
them. The film opens in 3D on May 1, 2015.
[Warning: Spoilers Ahead]
Images from what appears to be action figure
packaging popped up on Reddit [via
ScreenCrush], and those images contained
biographies for Ultron and Vision. Reading these
bios, we can see how Marvel is tweaking the
origin stories for these characters, but still wants
to give them some ties back to the comics.
Here’s the text for Ultron:
First discovered as a simple computer program
hidden among the ruins of the Chitauri invasion
of New York, the being known as Ultron soon
completed its development into a sophisticated
artificial intelligence after some experimentation
by Tony Stark. Ultron’s first shocking ultimatum
upon gaining consciousness was to declare the
human race its enemy. Setting out to exterminate
all life on the planet, the unstable and emotional
Ultron seeks to upgrade its mechanical body to
an ultimate, unstoppable form. With an army of
robotic drones and the ability to enter and
corrupt any computer network, Ultron will stop at
nothing to see humanity wiped out.
Oh, those pesky Chitauri. The fallout from the
Battle of New York continues to play a as we’ve
seen Loki’s scepter fall into the hands of Baron
Wolfgang von Strucker ( Thomas Kretschmann )
and other various pieces picked up by
S.H.I.E.L.D. What makes this development
interesting is that Ultron wasn’t designed from
scratch, and that Tony did an incredibly foolish,
arrogant thing in using Chitauri technology to
build him. I’m also curious to see how far
Ultron’s “ability to enter and corrupt any
computer network” extends. Since the Iron Man
suit uses a computer, is it vulnerable?
There’s also the matter of Vision, an android
created by Ultron in the comics, but who has a
new progenitor in the movie:
Programmed by the combined geniuses of Tony
Stark & Bruce Banner and imparted with the
ability to fly, project intense energy beams and
change the density of his form, the Vision has
proved himself a worthy hero, aiding the Avengers
in their struggle against the evil A.I. Ultron.
Look what Science Bros. did!