This is some pretty cool news. The big rumor is Nathan Fillion has been cast as Ant-Man in Marvel's The Avengers movie. You may know Fillion from TV, "Castle", "Firefly" and the corresponding film, Serenity. He's a pretty good actor and has a very, very distinct voice.
In fact, he's done some work as a voice actor for Marvel's rival, DC Comics. He was in the 2009, straight-to-DVD animated film, Wonder Woman.
Here's a little bit about the Ant-Man character you guys may not know:
- His alter ego is Henry Pym, a brilliant scientist
- His powers the ability to shrink or grow to whatever size he wants, communicate with insects because of a special helmet he wears. Can fly when he wears special wings that transform him into Yellow Jacket
- Kind of a hot-head, like a Wolverine
- Not much of a team player, but will do what needs to be done to save the world
- Married to Wasp, another character in various versions of The Avengers
I like the casting of Fillion, he's a good actor. I think he has the physical presence to play Ant-Man and will do a good job. I hope the technology is there to sell the fact that he's going to be 50-100 feet tall. No offense to Favreau and company, but the robots in other movies looked better than the droids in Iron Man 2.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Nathan Fillion as Ant-Man in The Avengers?
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