James Spader To Play Avengers Villain Ultron

James Spader has been cast to play (or voice?) the mechanical villain Ultron in the next Avengers movie, according to an announcement from Marvel. The film is to be released May 1 of 2015, and will feature the Marvel heroes once again teaming up to battle for the fate of Earth.
Spader is an Emmy Award winning actor for his work in TV series such as The Practice and Boston Legal. He also appeared more recently in the second to last season of The Office.