Aaron Taylor-Johnson has joined the cast of "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
According to the Latino Review, the actor is confirmed to portray Quicksilver. The announcement comes a day after Samuel L. Jackson confirmed Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch for the film.
Taylor-Johnson was first rumored for the role in August. Back then he told Total Film that he wanted to create a real character. He said, "That's what we're in talks about really, right now - how I could become that character and not feel forced. I might not look right with white hair, and the accent may be wrong... it just doesn't work like that."
He also added, "There's years - over 50 years - of backstory on him all there to use, and I like doing that. Him and his sister [Scarlet Witch] have been abandoned by their parents and their father, and they grew up in Eastern Europe defending and looking out for themselves and each other. His sister really is his guidance - emotionally she's the one who looks after him, and vice versa. He's very overprotective physically - he doesn't want anyone touching her. He has real anger frustration - I like that. I always thought it'd be quite funny if you saw him eating loads and people asked him why and he'd explain it's because he's burning so much energy all the time. Or ideas that you'd see him come back round - but he's already nipped out and got his lunch somewhere else. He just got bored - his attention span is so fucking quick."
Taylor-Johnson is best known for his work on "Kick-Ass" and "Kick-Ass 2." He has also been seen in "Anna Karenina," "Savages" and "Nowhere Boy." The actor will also appear in the upcoming "Godzilla" reboot, which will arrive in theaters next year.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is scheduled to begin shooting at the beginning of 2014 and will be released in May 2015.
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