VisionQuest Star T’Nia Miller Was "Unprepared" for James Spader's Hip Thrusting

VisionQuest might be the last big Marvel Cinematic Universe TV show if the recent spate of cancellations is anything to go by, but at least they get to go out on a high. It’s been strongly reviewed and streaming numbers are good. But the real highlight has been with the glorious return of James Spader. He’s been off our screens for too long and watching him ham it up as Ultron with that shaggy beard and a penchant for monologuing has been a total blast.

The show makes good use of Spader, giving him all the fun lines and a ton of scenery to chew on. And they let him dance! Co-star T’Nia Miller, who plays Jocasta, the AI consciousness of the scientist Jo Carrington, got to boogie on down with Spader, and the experience was certainly special. Miller told Polygon:

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.

Hip thrusts, baby. Really, are any of us ever prepared for James Spader’s hip thrusts?

It’s been so much fun seeing Gen Z-ers watch VisionQuest and discover Spader. Oh you pretty young things, you have SO much to discover now. Spader is a formative individual in many a woman’s life. I mean, have you seen Secretary or Sex, Lies & Videotape? How about Wolf, where werewolf Jack Nicholson pees on his leg? Spader was one of cinema’s finest feral deviants, and I’m glad he got to exude some of that energy in a Marvel show, of all things. Now, David Cronenberg, get back on the line with your boy and work on something more perverse. We’ve earned it.