The upcoming Vision MCU show has added a new cast member.
Emily Hampshire is best known for playing Stevie Budd in Schitt’s Creek, the CBC Television series that aired from 2015 to 2020 and also stars Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Annie Murphy. She also has a leading role in Amazon Prime Video’s The Rig, which has so far run for two seasons.
Now, Hampshire is officially joining the MCU as she’ll star opposite Paul Bettany in the forthcoming Vision show, which serves as a spin-off to Marvel‘s WandaVision.
Who is Emily Hampshire in the Vision MCU show?
Per Deadline, Hampshire is believed to be playing “the sophisticated artificial intelligence E.D.I.T.H. (Even Dead, I’m The Hero), Tony Stark’s augmented reality security and defense system. In the MCU, E.D.I.T.H. was originally created by Stark and bequeathed to Peter Parker following Stark’s death. It provides access to Stark Industries’ global satellite network along with an arsenal of missiles and drones.”
The E.D.I.T.H. character was originally voiced by Dawn Michelle King in Marvel Studios‘ Spider-Man: Far From Home. During that movie, Peter briefly let Quentin Beck/Mysterio access E.D.I.T.H. before reclaiming the technology for himself; however, it was then confiscated by the United States Department of Damage Control.
Whether or not Hampshire will physically appear in the show or is just voicing the character remains unclear at this time.
In addition to Bettany and Hampshire, the cast of the Vision MCU show includes James Spader as Ultron, T’Nia Miller as Jocasta, Faran Tahir as Raza, Todd Stashwick, and Ruaridh Mollica.
Plot details for the Marvel Television show remain under wraps at this time, though it will presumably follow the White Vision character who emerged at the end of WandaVision. A premiere date has not yet been set.
