Paul Bettany Blew Out 10 Blood Vessels in His Eye — SkimNews
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- Paul Bettany said he blew out about 10 blood vessels in his eye while filming VisionQuest, going "wildly overacting" in a scene where a device on his head was "doing something to my brain."
- Jimmy Kimmel Live aired the anecdote from Bettany's recent appearance, playing a shot of his blood-filled eyeball for the audience as he laughed off the injury.
- VisionQuest's production had to "take it out" of the final shots, because Bettany's eye remained blood-filled for the two weeks following the incident.
- Disney+ premiered Marvel's eight-episode VisionQuest spinoff of WandaVision on October 14, with Bettany starring as the android and former Avenger Vision.
- Iron Man introduced Bettany to the MCU as J.A.R.V.I.S., the AI voice controlling Tony Stark's armor, and VisionQuest marks his return after Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and WandaVision.
- James Spader reprises his Ultron role from Avengers: Age of Ultron in the series, alongside Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, James D'Arcy, Orla Brady, Emily Hampshire and Ruaridh Mollica.
Why it matters: For VisionQuest's production, the cost of Bettany's performance was concrete: about 10 ruptured vessels, two weeks of a blood-filled eye, and footage that had to be pulled from the final cut. The series still debuted on Disney+ on October 14, but Bettany's own takeaway was "a lesson in less is more."
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