Ant-Man Actor Chosen
An actor has finally been chosen to play Henry ‘Hank’ Pym in the 2015 Edgar Wright directed super hero film Ant-Man; the talented Michael Douglas has been chosen. Although recently Paul Rudd was in the news for being chosen to play the size-changing crusader, he has actually been cast to play Scott Lang; the hero who was given the abilities after Pym passed them on. It seems as though Wright is attempting to portray the time lines of both these ant-men, and, although the film is part of Marvel’s ‘Phase 3′, Pym is going to be linked differently to The Avengers; unlike in the comics in which he creates the artificial intelligence Ultron (the villain from the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron film). I wasn’t sure if Douglas was the right choice at first, mainly due to Hank Pym being much younger. However because of Douglas’ acting experience I’m sure he will pull it off flawlessly.
The Amazing Spider Man 2 Characters
When I first heard about the Spider Man franchise being done again I wasn’t too thrilled; partly because I thought Tobey Maguire made an excellent Peter Parker. However I have to admit, Marc Webb did a great job with The Amazing Spider Man, and with the new characters and plot details I am nearly as excited as when I first heard that Marvel were going to bring The Avengers to the screen.
If it’s not enough that two of the most famous Spidey villains from the comics are making an appearance in the sequel; Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Rhino (Paul Giamatti). But Harry Osborn (Dane DeHann) will also be brought back into Peter Parker’s world, and could possibly be appearing as the Green Goblin. Exciting right? Well there is some more news which will have fans of the comic books on the edge of their seats. Webb is planning on making more sequels to the franchise, and as you can imagine there will need to be a great story line to keep the audience entertained. One of which that is planned will contain the alien symbiote Venom, who appeared in the 2007 Spider Man 3. The other may be leading up to a ‘Sinister Six’ plot. Taken straight from the comics, the Sinister Six were a group of six super-villains who teamed up in an attempt to defeat Spider Man. The line-up did change throughout the years and I would imagine the original six would not be used for the films; however they were some of the most famous villains to ever grace the panels of a Spider Man comic: Vulture, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, Doctor Octopus and Mysterio.
On top of all that two of my favourite characters in the Marvel Universe are being introduced in The Amazing Spider Man 2; Felicia Hardy and Cletus Kasady, in other words Black Cat and Carnage. Both have played major roles in Peter Parker’s life, with the Black Cat rocking his world in more ways than one, and Carnage being one of his toughest villains due him being able to change form, heal himself and suck the life out of his victims. How they will be brought into the story, I don’t know, but I imagine Carnage (possibly being played by Jim Carrey) will either be part of the Sinister Six or be part of a later story line, and Black Cat could quite possibly help Spidey out when he has to take on all these villains.
Whatever Sony decides to do with the franchise in the future, with all of these incredible characters it will surely be a sight to see.
Just to wet your taste buds even more check out the trailer for The Amazing Spider Man 2 underneath, now you try to tell me that your aren’t excited.
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