Paul Rudd & Joseph Gordon-Levitt are Top Contenders for Marvel’s ANT-MAN


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It seems Marvel Comics is taking their plans to make an Ant-Man feature film seriously, as they have been auditioning many Hollywood A-Listers. The top two choices so far are Paul Rudd (Anchorman, I Love You Man, Role Models) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Don Jon). Several sources claim that even with the possibility of one more actor being added to the mix, Gordon-Levitt and Rudd are the leading choices to play Ant-Man, and both are scheduled to meet with Marvel executives and director Edgar Wright one more time before a final decision is made.

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Both actors are competing for the role of Hank Pym, who in the comics is a brilliant scientist who discovered sub-atomics particles that give him the ability to shrink in size at his will. He is a founding member of the Avengers, one half of the Ant-Man & Wasp duo, and (unfortunately) the creator of Ultron, one of The Avengers’ worst enemies. He has went through several name costume changes (almost of many as the Wasp herself), but has always been a steady, though sometime unstable, member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Though not as popular as Marvel’s other characters that might be a blessing in disguise. According to Wright:

 

I think there’s something in that it’s a lesser known character, there’s hopefully more license. For the one percent of people who are like, ‘Wait, Hank Pym would never do that!’ there’s 99 percent going, ‘Who’s Hank Pym?’ So, to me, the source material is great but it also frees you up to be like: I’m going to make a movie. The movie is not going to represent 50 years of Marvel comics because that’s impossible. But I’m going to make a 100 minute movie — or 110 minutes.”

Personally, I think it will all depend on what version of Pym Wright is going for. If he does the hesitant but adventurous Hank Pym as seen on Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Paul Rudd would be the best choice. But if he decides to go with the unbalanced and sometimes arrogant Hank Pym from Marvel’s ‘Ultimate’ universe (which most of the movies are based on), then Gordon-Levitt would be perfect. Guess we’ll have to wait and see who will play Marvel’s next big (and little) superhero. Ant-Man opens in theaters on July 31, 2015.

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In the meantime, who do you think would be the best choice to play Hank Pym???

SOURCE: Collider & Huffington Post