Michelle Pfeiffer To Play Janet Van Dyne In ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ [Comic-Con 2017]
The greatMichelle Pfeifferis returning to the world of superheroes. The actress is set to play the original Wasp, Janet van Dyne. “She was our dream choice when we were making the first film,” Marvel PresidentKevin Feigesaid at Comic-Con. We also learnedLaurence Fishburneis playing the villain Dr. Bill Foster in the film, and which charactersWalton Goggins(Vice Principles) andHannah John-Kamenare playing.
Below, learn more about theAnt-Man and the Waspcast.
Janet van Dyne’s presence loomed large inAnt-Man. The character was shown sacrificing herself in Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) origin story. At one point, the character was included in an early version ofCaptain America: Civil War, but Marvel decided to wait to give the character her due.
As for John-Kamen, she’s playing Ghost, while Goggins is taking on the role of Sonny Burch. In the Marvel universe, Burch is the chairman of a weapons designer firm, Cross Technologies. He definitely isn’t a friend to Tony Stark in the comics, so he probably won’t be a friend to Scott Lang and Hank Pym. In the Marvel universe, Fishburne’s character is a biochemist who also had a short-lived series as the character Goliath, who had the power to grow big like Giant-Man.
Peyton Reedreturns to the director’s chair forAnt-Man and the Waspwith a screenplay byAndrew Barrer,Gabriel Ferrari, andPaul Rudd. The film brings back Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man,Evangeline Lillyas Hope van Dyne/Wasp,Michael Peñaas Luis,David Dastmalchianas Kurt,Tip “T.I.” Harrisas Dave, andRandall Parkwill make his debut in the MCU as new SHIELD agent, Jimmy Woo.Michael Douglasis back as Dr. Hank Pym, in a role that may require him to deliver a little less exposition this time around. Around the release of the first movie Reed says he wouldn’t mind exploring Pym’s relationship and history with the quantum realm more in the sequel. Hope van Dyne’s father will suit up, as the concept art and pre-viz showed.
Reed only recently started shooting the sequel, but here’s some of what we saw:
Rudd’s character is a bigger fugitive than ever, after having escaped from a Raft prison inCaptain America: Civil War.Ant-Man and The Wasporiginally wasn’t on the Marvel Phase three schedule but was added after the success of Ant-Man – a refreshingly contained superhero pic. Reed doesn’t plan on going much bigger with the sequel. “We like our little Ant-Man corner of the universe,” theDown with Lovedirector said. “Because it’s a whole different vibe tonally, but also just in terms of who Scott Lang, who Ant-Man is: he is a guy who is maybe not so sure he wants to be like this Avenger-style, full-on superhero.” The sequel marks Lilly’sdebut asThe Wasp, after being presented with a super suit by her father at the end of Ant-Man movie. A few months after that great moment, the sequel was greenelit.
The movie is currently shooting at Pinewood Atlanta Studios.Ant-Man and The Waspopens in theatersJuly 6, 2018.
