The Anchorman 2 star is in talks to play the diminutive Marvel Studios superhero, reports Variety . Edgar Wright ( The World’s End ) is directing.
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Paul Rudd is in early talks to star as the titular tiny superhero in Marvel Studios Ant-Man, reports Variety. The 44-year-old actor has long been rumored to be the front-runner for the role of Henry "Hank" Pym, a scientist who invents a method of shrinking his body down to the size of an ant, as the title subtly suggests. In the comics, Pym has also been able to communicate with other insects, as well as quickly grow his body back to normal shape. (There have also been characters other than Pym who have claimed the mantle of Ant-Man, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.)
The film will be directed by Edgar Wright (The World's End, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), from a script by Wright and Joe Cornish — a script that Wright has been developing since 2006, when Marvel Enterprises first announced it was forming its own independent film production company. It's slated to launch Marvel Studios' "Phase 3" films on July 31, 2015, after Joss Whedon's The Avengers: Age of Ultron rounds out the "Phase 2" movies when it opens on May 1, 2015.
Rudd may seem like an unconventional choice, given that exactly zero of his film roles have exuded the kind of grand heroics Marvel Studios' films are known for. But both Rudd and Wright are also known for a wry sense of humor that is very much in keeping with Marvel's stated goal of branching out beyond the standard superhero movie.
Reps for Marvel Studios, Marvel Comics, and Rudd did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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