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Bettany's Gruesome Eye Injury on Marvel Set
31 Oct
Summary
- Actor Paul Bettany sustained a severe eye injury during filming.
- The injury resulted from 'wildly overacting' a scene for 'VisionQuest'.
- Bettany experienced the gruesome injury for two weeks.
Paul Bettany recently detailed a gruesome eye injury he sustained on the set of the Disney+ series "VisionQuest." During filming, Bettany explained he was "wildly overacting" a scene depicting a device affecting his character's brain, which resulted in him blowing out blood vessels in his eye. This painful injury lasted for two weeks, serving as a potent lesson in performance for the actor.
Bettany reprises his role as Vision, a character known for his superhuman abilities, in the new series. He described Vision as a rebuilt persona struggling with identity and purpose after his memories are restored but without associated feelings. The character finds himself working in a pub in Scotland, seeking introspection within a mental "mind space" mansion populated by AIs.
The actor's journey in the Marvel universe began as J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark's AI assistant. Vision's creation involved uploading J.A.R.V.I.S.'s AI into a synthetic body, brought to life by the Mind Stone, a significant evolution from his initial role.
