ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Adds Another Key Piece In THE GOOD PLACE Star William Jackson Harper

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Adds Another Key Piece In THE GOOD PLACE Star William Jackson Harper

On the heels of the action-packed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer launch, it's been revealed that The Good Place star William Jackson Harper has joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

By RohanPatel - Oct 27, 2022 11:10 PM EST
Source: Variety

Variety has confirmed that Primetime Emmy-nominee William Jackson Harper (The Good PlaceMidsommar) has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' highly anticipated Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Further details on his part are currently locked away in the Quantum Realm, but the rumor mill has been churning all day, with wild rumors about who The Good Place breakout might be playing. 

Harper joins a cast headlined by Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Evangeline Lilly (Hope van Dyne/Wasp), with a supporting cast consisting of Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michelle Pfeiffer (Janet van Dyne), Kathryn Newton (Cassie Lang), Jonathan Majors (Kang the Conqueror), Randall Park (Jimmy Woo), and Bill Murray in an undisclosed role.

The Marvel Comics villain M.O.D.O.K. will also appear. 

Peyton Reed completes his trilogy with the upcoming threequel, this time utilizing a screenplay from Jeff Loveness (Rick and MortyAvengers: The Kang Dynasty). 

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters on February 17, 2023. 

In the film, which officially kicks off phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Super-Hero partners Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible. Jonathan Majors joins the adventure as Kang. Director Peyton Reed returns to direct the film; Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard produce.

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MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/27/2022, 11:10 PM
I understand why people like him for Reed but realistically, I don't see it happening now. I will say he does look good in blue...
Itwasme
Itwasme - 10/27/2022, 11:15 PM
@MCUKnight11 - never thought of him as Reed, but that is a good call.
vegetaray
vegetaray - 10/27/2022, 11:16 PM
@MCUKnight11 - He’s absolutely Reed Richards for sure…
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/27/2022, 11:23 PM
@Itwasme -

Matchesz
Matchesz - 10/27/2022, 11:13 PM
Young Kang in a flashback
GameOn
GameOn - 10/27/2022, 11:58 PM
@Matchesz - He’s 9 year older than Jonathan Majors lol
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 10/27/2022, 11:18 PM
He's great on The Good Place! Curious to see who he's playing...
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 10/27/2022, 11:19 PM
My dawg chidi anagonye! Gave me a existential crisis. I wonder who he playing
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/27/2022, 11:21 PM
Since it's the Quantum realm, how about someone from the Micronauts like Arcturus rann?
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/27/2022, 11:23 PM
If Reed is going to be African American since Kang is, Harper was my first choice. Only other person I can think of John David washington whom a certain blonde has claimed is on the shortlist...
Forthas
Forthas - 10/27/2022, 11:28 PM
Its Mephisto!!!!
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 10/27/2022, 11:35 PM
Cool, haven’t watched the good place but dudes a great actor, he’s really good in Midsommar.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/27/2022, 11:36 PM
Snatching up The Good Place actors. He’s great in that show (as everyone is).
dracula
dracula - 10/27/2022, 11:47 PM
Betting Tom Foster
GameOn
GameOn - 10/27/2022, 11:58 PM
[frick], he’d be such a good Reed.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 10/28/2022, 3:05 PM
@GameOn - Honestly, I'll be heartbroken if he's not at this point. Too perfect.
String
String - 10/27/2022, 11:59 PM
I thought I read a while back the actor was playing a Quantum Realm freedom fighter. My guess he's involved with the characters that came up on Scott and Cassie in the trailer.

That's not to say Reed could be a freedom fighter but as big a character as Reed Richards is for the MCU, I think his presence in the film would totally overshadow Scott's journey in Quantumania.
GameOn
GameOn - 10/28/2022, 12:02 AM
@String - The FF’s origin could easily be rewritten to something like: The science team was on a mission to the Quantum Realm, came across the secret underworld, developed weird powers from being there for a long time, and have been blending in to their society because they have no way back to the overworld.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/28/2022, 5:30 AM
@GameOn -
Matchesz
Matchesz - 10/28/2022, 12:11 AM
Knowing the MCU these days could be literally anyone.
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 10/28/2022, 1:43 AM
I don't really see him as Reed, but I'm basing that off of his role in Midsommar (only thing I've seen him in). He strikes me more as a "big bang theory" type of scientist actor, which Reed is way not.

Reed needs to have a certain darkness and hubris to him, while also being the glue holding the four together. A young Leonard Nimoy is the gold standard, imo. But then, I've always been a fan of old school F4.

But again, I haven't seen WJH in much, so maybe he could be all of those things. I just don't want a jokey Reed.
BB8ANG
BB8ANG - 10/28/2022, 10:17 AM
@SheepishOne - He does a great job playing a good guy with some darker streaks in the show Love Life.
IronDean2099
IronDean2099 - 10/28/2022, 3:09 AM
Him and Kristen Bell are my picks for Reed and Sue.
GameOn
GameOn - 10/28/2022, 3:52 PM
@IronDean2099 - And of course Manny Jacinto as Johnny
Spoken
Spoken - 10/28/2022, 8:45 AM
Yeah...Reed Richards
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/28/2022, 5:03 PM
Reed Richards? Ugh I'm done with the MCU if so
GameOn
GameOn - 10/29/2022, 3:06 PM
@Thing94 - Why? That’s amazing casting?
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/30/2022, 8:21 AM
@GameOn - Awful casting
GameOn
GameOn - 10/30/2022, 5:34 PM
@Thing94 - …because?
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