New Report Sparks MCU Buzz: Two Visions Still in Play?
Buried in Infinity War is a bombshell: as Shuri races to free Vision from the Mind Stone, she’s crafting a memory-perfect digital copy of his brain — proof Wakanda was already backing up minds.
Remember that quick, frantic sequence in Avengers: Infinity War where Shuri is trying to peel the Mind Stone off Vision without deleting him? She starts mapping his entire synaptic matrix — basically a full digital outline of his brain — so his memories and personality stick around even if the Stone goes. She never finishes, Thanos happens, chaos ensues. But that scene quietly planted a big idea: Wakanda was in the middle of making a preserved copy of Vision.
The two Visions theory, in plain English
Fast-forward to now, and that little tech breadcrumb is back on the table. Insider Alex Perez (The Cosmic Circus) flagged the Infinity War moment in a November Q&A as 'food for thought' when people asked about VisionQuest. The running theory: the MCU might be working with two Visions at once. One is White Vision — the body rebuilt by S.W.O.R.D. who regains the original Vision's memories during WandaVision and then flies off. The other could be a Wakandan backup, a digital 'ghost' sitting in their systems from Shuri's near-complete mapping.
Marvel already loves duplicates
Before anyone calls this a stretch, Marvel has been testing this exact kind of identity split for years. They do it so often that two active Visions would be right on brand:
- Loki stacked a whole lineup of Lokis, each a variant with their own history and personality.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home ran three Peter Parkers in one movie and made it work.
- Avengers: Endgame had present-day Nebula coexisting with her 2014 self, with their memories even crossing wires. Plus, a variant Gamora now lives in the main timeline.
So, what exactly is VisionQuest?
Marvel Studios has positioned VisionQuest as the closer of a loose trilogy that kicked off with WandaVision (2021), continued with Agatha All Along (2024), and is set to wrap in 2026 on Disney+. Paul Bettany is back as Vision.
In on-camera comments to Rotten Tomatoes, the team pegs the story roughly a year after WandaVision ends. The hook: Vision understands the memories he carries, but he cannot connect to them emotionally. He knows the history; he just does not feel it. That is a pretty clean springboard for a character who might be just one of two versions.
The creative approach (and one telling quote)
Terry Matalas is running the show, and he is leaning into form swings between episodes. As he put it (via GamesRadar):
'like a different type of movie'
If you watched WandaVision reinvent itself every week, you get the vibe.
Who is in it
Casting is still filling in, with Lauren Morais and Diane Morgan officially joining the project in November 2025. James Spader is back voicing Ultron, and there are other familiar AI presences in the mix. There is also strong chatter that Vision's son, Speed, could make an appearance.
Why that Wakandan backup matters now
VisionQuest is about AI, identity fractures, and the gap between memory and feeling — exactly the terrain where a second Vision would complicate everything. White Vision is out there with the data of a life he cannot feel. Meanwhile, Wakanda may have a near-complete digital save file of the original mind, born from Shuri's mapping. That does not guarantee we will meet a 'backup Vision' on screen, but the MCU has already written the rulebook for running duplicates. If Marvel wants two active Visions, the path is paved.
WandaVision and Agatha All Along are streaming now on Disney+. VisionQuest lands in 2026.