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Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) and the upcoming Vision Quest (2026), the former of which garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Bettany first gained popularity for appearing in the films Gangster No. 1 (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Stephen Maturin in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). Other films in which Bettany has appeared include Dogville (2003), Wimbledon (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Tourist (2010), Margin Call (2011), Legend (2015) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He made his directorial debut with the film Shelter (2014), which he also wrote and co-produced. In television and theatre, Bettany has portrayed Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll in the series A Very British Scandal and Andy Warhol in the play The Collaboration in the West End, which later came to Broadway. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Bettany, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Marvel Extended Universe (MEU) is a standalone multimedia franchise and shared universe inspired by Marvel Comics characters and storylines. While drawing heavily from comic continuity—particularly Earth-616—the MEU operates independently from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), presenting a reimagined continuity with its own history, tone, and long-term narrative architecture. franchise spans theatrical films, streaming television series, and special presentations, with an emphasis on serialized world-building, comic-accurate characterizations, and genre diversity. Unlike the MCU’s gradual origin-focused approach, the MEU begins in a world where superheroes, mutants, and enhanced individuals are already established, allowing for immediate exploration of legacy, politics, and cosmic-scale threats.defining feature of the MEU is its “Variant Casting Model.” Certain actors from the MCU reprise roles, but portray alternate-universe interpretations of their characters.These are not multiverse crossovers, but completely separate incarnations with distinct histories, motivations, and tonal differences.
