Nathan Fillion out, Alan Tudyk in to play Ant-Man for Edgar Wright?

By Jake Dee

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

UPDATE: Edgar Wright himself has come out and debunked this story as nothing more than mere rumor. At this point, neither Nathan Fillion nor Alan Tudyk will play ANT-MAN.

With the holiday news lag in full effect, I’m afraid it’s time to revel in a new rumor swirling around the net today.

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Remember back in June when Edgar Wright called his upcoming ANT-MAN adaptation a high-concept genre film? Well now that the man has had six months to hash out subsequent drafts, it seems he’s starting to think about who may play the titular insect-hero. Peep it…

According to Comic Book Movie, who makes it clear this is not substantiated fact, but simply an inside email scoop. Here’s what was said:

“Hi Mister Orange here, I am close to the production of director Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man movie. Now as you may have heard it was jokingly reported by The Avengers director Joss Whedon that star of his show Firefly, Actor Nathan Fillion would be Ant-Man.

But I have news on the contrary, In fact another Firefly star Alan Tudyk is not only locked in for a solo film for the character, but will briefly appear in The Avengers as the character’s scientist counter part Hank Pym Along with wife and fellow super hero Janet Van Dyne (both whose transformation into Ant-Man and Wasp will be shown as the after the credits scene in The Avengers). Both characters will be in the process of creating Ultron (who is set up for the villein role in the solo film). The solo film will start filming directly after The Avengers with a cameo from Wonder Man, A role that is actually being largely considered for Fillion.”

So what do you think, you lend any credence to this report? Better yet, who would you rather see play Ant-Man, Tudyk (above) or Fillion?

Hopefully shooting in 2011, ANT MAN follows Biochemist Henry Pym, who discovers an unusual set of subatomic particles he labels “Pym particles”, creates a size-altering formula and tests it on himself. Reduced to the size of an insect, Pym has a dangerous encounter with ants in a nearby anthill. Shortly afterward, he constructs a cybernetic helmet that allows him to communicate with and control ants. Pym designs a costume and reinvents himself as the superhero Ant-Man, and defeats several KGB agents attempting to steal the formula for an anti-radiation gas.

Source: CBM

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