Patrick Wilson Will Join Ant-Man Cast

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Patrick Wilson Will Join Ant-Man Cast

Actor Patrick Wilson will join Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and Evangeline Lilly in the 2015 Marvel film.

Deadline [http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/patrick-wilson-to-join-marvels-ant-man/] reports that actor Patrick Wilson will join the cast of Marvel's Ant-Man. Wilson's latest films include The Conjuring and Insidious, and he played Nite Owl in the 2009 Watchmen film adaptation. Talks are also confirmed with actor Michael Pena, who recently appeared in American Hustle and plays the lead in the upcoming Cesar Chavez biopic. There is no news yet on what role Wilson will play in Ant-Man.

The casting of Paul Rudd as the lead in Ant-Man reportedly in talks [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130704-Anchorman-Co-Star-Set-To-Play-Marvels-Ant-Man] to play Hank Pym's daughter, a new character not present in the comics.

Ant-Man will be directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the script with Joe Cornish. Details about the story are few, but fans speculate that Ant-Man will follow Scott Lang's theft of the Ant-Man suit and his eventual reform from a life of crime. Ant-Man is set for release on July 17, 2015, as part of Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has been reaping the success of their film adventures, with the film franchise ranked as the third-highest grossing of all time (only the Harry Potter and James Bond franchises have it beat). A television special [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/132548-Marvel-Studios-Assembling-a-Universe-Special-Airs-on-ABC-In-March] exploring the Marvel Cinematic Universe will air on ABC on March 18. Titled Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe, the special will include new clips of upcoming Marvel films as well as exclusive interviews.

Source: Deadline [http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/patrick-wilson-to-join-marvels-ant-man/]


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[TheMemoman]

Allright! This guy is awesome, I loved his performance in Watchmen. He could easily play the lead too.

 

[Frezzato]

Yeah, this guy is great. Loved him in Insidious and The Conjuring as well, although it did make for a slightly confusing movie watching experience for me as the two movies aren't actually related. I'll even go as far to say that he was great in Hard Candy, but that's the sort of movie you wouldn't recommend to polite company. Maybe on Halloween.

 

[AndrewC]

Really like Patrick so this is good news

 

[Mr. Q]

Nice pick. I liked his work in Watchmen and I'm confident on what he'll bring to the table. As for what role, my money is on younger version of Hank Pym. But I could be off on that guess. Hope there will be some news about this once production begins.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Nice pick. I liked his work in Watchmen and I'm confident on what he'll bring to the table. As for what role, my money is on younger version of Hank Pym. But I could be off on that guess. Hope there will be some news about this once production begins.

that was my thought as well, but I kinda hope we are wrong so his role could extend to other marvel movies, I really like him as an actor.

 

[Guffe]

hmmm
AntMan will release July 2015 while Avenger: Age of Ultron will release May 2015.
This means Ultron won't have the backstory of being one of Ant-Mans creations at least.
Liked him in Watchmen, hope his performance is as solid here!

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

As for what role, my money is on younger version of Hank Pym.

That was my first thought as well. Assuming they have some prologue or flashback scenes of Pym as Ant-Man and don't just tell us he did all this awesome stuff we'll never get to see.