Aaron Taylor-Johnson is no stranger to playing superheroes. He leveled up his career in 2010 when he played the self-made teen vigilante Kick-Ass alongside his co-star, Evan Peters.
The pair each went on their own separate career journeys, which led each of them to play the character Quicksilver aka Peter Maximoff. Peters played him first in the X-Men franchise films, then Taylor-Johnson made his debut and finale in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Peters reprised their role in a shocking twist in WandaVision, and again in Agatha All Along, and though we have no idea what the future holds for them, the pair are happy to have a conflated legacy.
During a recent interview with IMDb (via SuperHeroHype), Taylor-Johnson said that at a Comic-Con, he and Peters talked about their surreal reaction to the situation. He said the two reportedly exclaimed, “Oh my god, aren’t we so lucky that we got to be here and still be here doing what we love doing? But funny that we’re in two different sort of universes doing it.”
The 34-year-old actor then praised his Kick-Ass co-star for his masterful portrayal of Marvel’s iconic speedster. Talking about Peters’ take on Quicksilver, Taylor-Johnson noted, “A huge admiration for what he was able to do with his character, with some things that were fantastic and worked really well.”
The interview also saw Taylor-Johnson receive a pair of action figures of his character and that of Scarlet Witch. Upon seeing a statuette of himself, the actor called the experience to be “kind of mind-blowing” and “very overwhelming.”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson then put up an interesting question regarding the fate of Quicksilver and the powers of Elizabeth Olsen’s MCU character. Hinting at the Scarlet Witch’s reality-bending abilities, he remarked, “I don’t know why she didn’t resurrect me, though.”
Quicksilver’s reign in the MCU was brief, with the superhero meeting his demise in his debut appearance. Since then, the actor has yet to reprise the role, but with the multiverse widely at play, anything is possibly.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson will now be seen in Sony’s upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which is set to hit theaters this week on December 13, 2024.
2024-12-10 21:30:00
