'VisionQuest' Star Officially Comments Status in 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Secret Wars'

Published Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 AM EST T’Nia Miller answers all our questions about the season finale VisionQuest star: “Nothing could prepare me for the hip thrusts of James Spader” Imag: Marvel Studios Throughout VisionQuest, the character Jocasta has been full of surprises. Played by T’Nia Miller, Jocasta is dramatically different here than the version we've seen in Marvel Comics, but these changes were necessary given how much the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed Ultron’s story. In the comics, Ultron is built by Hank Pym, who decides to use his own brainwaves to flesh out Ultron’s mind. Of course, Ultron turns evil and, when Ultron builds himself a bride named Jocasta, he uses the brainwaves of Pym’s wife, Janet Van Dyne (the original Wasp) to fully realize her. This later leads to Jocasta being more of a hero than a villain. But in VisionQuest, Jocasta contains the mind of Josephine Carrington (Miller), a brilliant AI developer who died in 2008, but uploaded her mind into a computer beforehand. That mind was then placed in Jocasta’s body with a good chunk of her memories missing. As those gaps have been filled in, the character has only gotten more interesting. "To play a villain that is multi-layered is a dream, because it's not just one note," Miller tells Polygon. Ahead of the VisionQuest finale, Miller joined Polygon to talk about the sometimes difficult journey of playing Jocasta and shares the one scene she and Paul Bettany just could not get through. Check out the full conversation below. Warning: Spoilers ahead for VisionQuest episode 8 Image: Marvel Polygon: First, I want to ask you about my favorite thing in this whole series, which is you and James Spader dancing to “Rhinestone Cowboy” in the finale. Please tell me everything about it. T’Nia Miller: Oh my God. I mean, I improvised my dance because I clearly turned up to set unprepared. I knew that she was dancing, and he's got control of her body, so then he pulls her in — that's scripted. But nothing could prepare me for the hip thrusts of James Spader. And the twirling mustache, good lord, we didn't keep a straight face. Paul and I were literally wetting ourselves. We had tears down our eyes that we had to get makeup in to adjust. It was just hilarious. It’s honestly, one of my favorite moments on set. What’s the best part about playing a Marvel villain? Well, it's Marvel. To enter this world is becoming a piece of history. To speak of Jocasta specifically, she's such a complex creature with such a generous heart. And misguided, in some ways, and it's almost not her fault — almost. To play a villain that is multi-layered is a dream, because it's not just one note. It's easy to play one note. But we get to see what makes her tick and maybe empathize with her a little bit. Image: Marvel You play a few different versions of Jocasta. Sometimes with her memories and without her memories. Sometimes it’s Josephine. What was that like? It felt scattered to me. I didn't quite always know, like, Am I playing it right? What's the trajectory? I did know the arc, but there were things that felt fractured. And I realized, as I was doing it, it's because she felt fractured, because she was fractured. She was grasping for pieces of information, and so was I. That just transported itself to the screen. I think we were both searching. It was just about being truthful to what was on the page and where she was at the moment. I'd always have to remind myself, what do I know about myself at this point? And take it from there. The ending seems to suggest we'll see more of her in the future. Do you have any hopes or expectations? And specifically, should we expect you in Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars? Well, I mean, I don't think we should expect that, no. But we might see her again. That's what I'll say. We may see her again.