In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the form of Quicksilver.
Then, he promptly left.
If you don’t count the brief end-credits tag after Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was a one-and-done stint for one of Marvel’s most famous players, and what a shame that is.
In Marvel Comics, Pietro Maximoff (aka Quicksilver) is a regular member of the Avengers and a staple of Marvel’s pantheon of heroes.
He’s the twin brother of Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen), better known as The Scarlet Witch, and they’re both most often depicted as mutants, the son and daughter of Magneto.
He wields superhuman speed and stamina, the ability to rapidly heal, and, using his speed, manipulate forces of nature and time itself.
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