We reported late August that James Spader had been cast as Ultron in Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron for Marvel Studios and now we have news that German actor Thomas Kretschmann (NBC‘s Dracula) has joined the new hero flick.

According to Deadline, Thomas Kretschmann will be playing one of the bad guys along with James Spader‘s Ultron. They will play opposite newly cast heroes Aaron Johnson (Quicksilver) and Elisabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch).

We’ll keep you posted on the latest for Avengers: Age of Ultron, starring  Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Thomas Kretschmann, Aaron Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and James Spader, which drops in to theaters in the summer of 2015.