James Spader: Ultron in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'!

Looks like the Avengers sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, has its next super villain: James Spader will play the coveted role of Ultron!

“BREAKING NEWS: James Spader set to play #Ultron in #Marvel’s @Avengers: #AgeOfUltron!” the Marvel Twitter wrote about the 53-year-old actor, who is set to star in NBC’s new Drama The Blacklist in the Fall.

Ultron was first created in the 1960s in the comics as a robot who developed self-awareness and began to hate his father, becoming a super villain in the process.

The Joss Whedon sequel is set to hit theaters on May 1, 2015.

ARE YOU EXCITED to see James Spader in the role of Ultron???