Why weren't J.A.R.V.I.S. & Jarvis played by the same actor in MCU?
J.A.R.V.I.S. is the AI built by Tony Stark as an aid & house-help (Butler) based on Jarvis who was the aid & house-help (Butler) of Howard Stark, Tony's father.
J.A.R.V.I.S. is voiced by Paul Bettany & Jarvis is played by James D'Arcy.
Iron Man came out first & then a few years later, Agent Carter came out.
So the question can be either why Paul Bettany, who voiced J.A.R.V.I.S., didn't play Jarvis in Agent Carter or why James D'Arcy didn't voice J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man & subsequent films.
Their (Jarvis's) mannerisms are very similar so from a sense of continuity why didn't MCU producers hire the same actor to play both roles. A word from producers would be great.
Best Answer
It was cleared in tie-in comics Iron Man 2: Public Identity, that J.A.R.V.I.S. is inspired by Jarvis. But hiring a Movie actor for a TV show is not so easy. When Paul Bettany signed for Iron Man films, Agent Carter was not even planned. So Paul was not obliged to play human Jarvis. And TV show don't spend as much as a big blockbuster like Iron Man do.
Here is what D'Arcy said:
"Other than the obvious fact that the J.A.R.V.I.S. system in the Iron Man suit is based on Tony's memory of who Jarvis was -- or maybe his invention of how he wishes Jarvis was -- it's not even clear if that's for real. He doesn't have to be the real person," D'Arcy said. "It gave us enormous freedom to explore the real-life Jarvis in whatever way we wanted." - IGN
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After voicing J.A.R.V.I.S. for five years, Bettany made his first onscreen appearance in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film in the 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron, playing Vision. He reprised the role in the sequels Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.Why did Iron Man Change Jarvis?
JARVIS was replaced by FRIDAY, who was with Tony from Ultron forward. Whereas JARVIS had stood for Just a Rather Very Intelligent System, FRIDAY stood for Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth, according to Fandom.Did Paul Bettany play Jarvis in Agent Carter?
Jarvis is voiced by Paul Bettany, who will also be playing The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Agent Carter takes place in 1946, with Carter stuck in an administrative job with the SHIELD precursor Strategic Scientific Reserve.Did Edith replace Jarvis?
Ever since Tony Stark took his assistant JARVIS and transformed him into Vision, the billionaire has struggled to replace his assistant in all things virtual. In Far From Home, viewers meet the latest virtual technology assistant, EDITH, who is embedded in the glasses Stark bequeaths Parker.WHY WEREN'T YOU AT ELF PRACTICE FULL VERSION
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Answer 2
It's because Tony made the AI J.A.R.V.I.S like he remembers Jarvis as a person to do anything for him (butler) or like he wanted him to be. But he hasn't met Jarvis because he died when Tony was just a little baby.
So J.A.R.V.I.S./Vision is not the same actor because Tony doesn't quite remember Jarvis. And Iron Man was made before Agent Carter even started so James d'Arcy couldn't be Vision even if he wanted To.
Answer 3
Tony wasn't alive when human Edwin Jarvis was, and he created the JARVIS AI, so the result came out differently. Then, when JARVIS becomes Vision, we first see the human form of Vision in Infinity War and he looks like Paul Bettany; This was probably more out of convenience than anything else since he had been cast since Iron Man 1, plus it would've been weird if he looked like a different actor with Paul Bettany's voice coming out of them.
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