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Paul Bettany says he burst 10 blood vessels in his eye filming VisionQuest

On Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor described bursting blood vessels in his eye from overacting on the Marvel Disney+ series, forcing two weeks of digital fixes.

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What to know

  • Paul Bettany revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that overacting a scene on Marvel's VisionQuest caused him to burst about 10 blood vessels in his eye.
  • The visible injury lasted roughly two weeks of filming, requiring Marvel to digitally remove it from footage shot during that period.
  • VisionQuest, which premiered October 13, is the final installment of the Disney+ trilogy following WandaVision and Agatha All Along.

“I mean, the irony is the actor playing Vision is kind of myopic, you know. I can't see a thing when I take my glasses off, which is great depending on the actor.”

Paul Bettany, Actor · Jimmy Kimmel Live (via Fox News) ↗ · Oct 29

Paul BettanyPaul Bettany Actor, plays Vision in VisionQuestJimmy KimmelJimmy Kimmel Host of Jimmy Kimmel Live

Paul Bettany says he burst 10 blood vessels in his eye filming VisionQuest
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    Clip of Bettany's story circulates on social media

    A Bluesky post sharing the Kimmel clip, noting Marvel used CGI to hide the injury, drew attention and comments online.

    “Paul Bettany says he blew out about 10 blood vessels in his eye while filming ‘VISIONQUEST’ Marvel had to use CGI to hide it in the show.”
    — @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social
    1. 12 outlets Paul Bettany Reveals His Eye Injury on ‘VisionQuest’ Was So Bad It Had To Be Fixed With CGI

      first by IMDb, 14d ago · also Deadline, Variety, Yahoo, inkl, Female First, Yardbarker +5

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    • Paul Bettany says he blew out 10 blood vessels in his eye when filming ‘VISIONQUEST’ so they had to hide it with CGI. “I was wildly overacting.” (Source: @JimmyKimmelLive)

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      Paul Bettany says he blew out about 10 blood vessels in his eye while filming ‘VISIONQUEST’ Marvel had to use CGI to hide it in the show. (via

      dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago56▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  2. background

    Outlets report the injury lasted two weeks on set — Fox News and other entertainment outlets reported Bettany's account that the bloody eye injury persisted for two weeks of filming, requiring costly digital removal from the footage.

  3. background

    Bettany recounts eye injury on Jimmy Kimmel Live — Bettany told Kimmel he burst about 10 blood vessels in his eye while overacting a scene in which his character wears a device affecting his brain; Kimmel showed the audience a photo of the injury.

  4. background

    Marvel's VisionQuest premieres on Disney+ — The series, starring Paul Bettany as a rebuilt version of Vision, premieres as the final chapter of a trilogy that began with WandaVision in 2021 and continued with Agatha All Along in 2024.

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