

It’s in that scene, in which he explains to Ultron why humans are such cute, silly creatures before dismantling him, that Vision takes center stage. Granted, those are eight minutes crucial to the Avengers Initiative, as he’s the only one capable of vanquishing Ultron for good. Yes, Paul Bettany waited seven years to finally appear in semi-physical form in a Marvel film only to pop up for less than ten minutes toward the movie’s end. Vision is the newest Avenger (he was literally “born yesterday,” as he jokingly reminds Ultron of his naïveté), so Age of Ultron isn’t exactly his biggest time to shine. We kept track of the length of scenes in which characters were prominently featured (both consciously and in dream sequences) as well as when they briefly appeared (including, in Quicksilver’s case, as a blue blur). Methodology: Using the stopwatch function on our cell phones, we sent nine interns to time Age of Ultron (which clocks in at just over two and a half hours), making note of when characters came on- and offscreen. So, did every Avenger finally get their fair share of screen time, or was Hawkeye left out again with more mind control? To find out, Vulture once again crunched the numbers to see just how long each individual Avenger - Iron Man, Captain America, Bruce Banner/the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver - appeared in the film, and who had the most time in Age of Ultron. employees, and even a few villains (if we’re counting that post-credits scene). Age of Ultron is a bloated superhero smorgasbord involving at least ten Avengers by the film’s end, several former S.H.I.E.L.D. So much so that director Joss Whedon couldn’t even include fan favorite Loki in the franchise’s second installment. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has expanded quite a bit since the Avengers first assembled three years ago, and a bunch of new faces have been added to the mix.
