Wasn't Rudd rumored earlier in the year when he was spotted with the Avengers cast?
Either way, I'm good with the choice. Rudd is my Hollywood man-crush, so here's hoping that if JGL gets cast as the lead, Rudd takes the second spot (assuming a Lang/Pym tandem in the movie).
That would be one helluva casting marvel (hehehe!!) with Rudd and JGL as two Ant-Men.
Is Janet supposed to be in this? Because, damn... I really hope she is. And they can cast a saucy Asian actress to play her. She can be Ultimate Jan but with the 616 personality.
Wright said Wasp would be introduced in a roundabout way. So she'll be in the film, but I'm not sure how big a role she has. Roundabout implies a small role, but he could just be talking about the Wasp superhero and not Janet herself.That would be one helluva casting marvel (hehehe!!) with Rudd and JGL as two Ant-Men.
Is Janet supposed to be in this? Because, damn... I really hope she is. And they can cast a saucy Asian actress to play her. She can be Ultimate Jan but with the 616 personality.
A few thoughts:
- I like Paul Rudd. It seems that out of all of the Apatow People that have been mentioned on this message board, Rudd is the one most like or tolerate.
- He would already be in a Superhero movie that is better than Seth Rogen's failed attempt at Green Hornet.
- The possibility of Brian Fantana + Kirk Lazarus + Rocket Raccoon = Win!
- Can't go wrong with JGL either.
- Saucy Asian actress for Janet. Hmmm....Lucy Liu would not be available, I don't know about Kelly Hu. I heard that Devon Aoki is no longer acting so...
Jamie Chung? Or do they go out of the box and cast Freida Pinto as Janet?
I wouldn't mind them casting the girl from Pacific Rim as Jan lol.
On Twitter and blogs, I'm seeing way more support for Rudd over JGL. I kind of think JGL, as talented as he is, is reaching saturation point for a lot of people, me included. Not nearly as bad as James Franco, but... yeah.
OOOH! Seth Rogan for Eric O'Grady! JUST KIDDING PEOPLE!
Liu would be great, if slightly predictable for an Asian Janet. Hmmm... I'll throw out Mindy Kaling because I've got a massive crush on her and The Mindy Project is my favorite thing ever, but I could see tons of fanboys heads exploding over her.
Though the thought of Mindy and Paul Rudd together in an Edgar Wright movie makes me feel like I'm on a flying unicorn riding a rainbow to a pot of leprechaun gold. I admit to preferring more comedy (with a darker streak) in my CBMs than probably most users on here.
She would have to drop the accent. Jamie Chung is my first choice for Ultimate Janet followed by Lucy Liu and Frieda Pinto.
Mindy Kaling as Asian Janet? I don't know, I picture her as more of a Darcy Lewis type.
I just looked up Sandra Oh. If not Lucy Liu, who would be great, or Pinto, who I think might be a little young for Jan, why not Oh? She's in her early 40's, but looks like she could play 30's easily. She's gorgeous, hilarious, does great with all different material. Plus she fits Marvel's out-of-the-box surprise casting.