Michelle Pfieffer Will Play Janet Van Dyne In ANT-MAN AND THE WASP; Ghost, Bill Foster And More Also Cast

Michelle Pfieffer Will Play Janet Van Dyne In ANT-MAN AND THE WASP; Ghost, Bill Foster And More Also Cast

The first casting news from Marvel Studios' Hall H panel has been revealed as we've learned that Michelle Pfieffer will suit up as The Wasp and Batman v Superman's Laurence Fishburne has joined the MCU...

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By JoshWilding - Jul 22, 2017 06:07 PM EST
The Marvel Studios panel in Hall H kicked off with some big casting news as it's been revealed that Batman Returns star Michelle Pfeiffer will be suiting up as Janet Van Dyne in Ant-Man and The Wasp. She's been a popular casting suggestion among fans for a while now but this is a nice surprise and a sign that the character is being taken seriously as Marvel look to add the iconic hero to this world.

That wasn't the only bit of casting new either as we now know that Hannah John-Kamen will play The Ghost, while Walton Goggins has been cast as Sonny Burck, the chairman of Cross Technologies in the comic books. Randall Park was confirmed as Jimmy Woo but perhaps the biggest and best casting announcement came when it was revealed that Man of Steel's Laurence Fishburne is Dr. Bill Foster!

He's better known as Goliath in the comic books but it remains to be seen whether or not he'll be suiting up here. What do you guys think? As always, share your thoughts on this news down below.

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comicfan1969
comicfan1969 - 7/22/2017, 6:18 PM
So, Michael Keaton played a DC hero and a Marvel villain, and now Michelle Pfieffer will be doing the exact opposite.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/22/2017, 6:19 PM
@comicfan1969 - Now if we can get Danny Devito as MODOK we will have a Batman reunion.
DENNISsystem
DENNISsystem - 7/23/2017, 5:56 AM
@SonOfAGif - I would love to hear M.O.D.O.K. say that he dropped his wad of hundreds and his magnum condoms for his monster dong.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/22/2017, 6:19 PM
Isn't The Ghost an Iron Man villain?
AleSir19
AleSir19 - 7/22/2017, 7:08 PM
@SonOfAGif - Yes, it is, i guess that like they dont have the rights of "Taskmaster" (dont ask me why i either know) "The Ghost" has a cool design and is also a bounty hunter, so they could make "The Ghost" their version of Taskmaster.

I guess Scott, Hank and Hope search the help of Dr. Bill Foster to rescue Janet from the Micro-Verse.

While at the same time, Sonny Burck a chairman from Cross Technologies send "The Ghost" after Hank, Scott and Hope.
febday
febday - 7/22/2017, 7:20 PM
@AleSir19 - Marvel got back the rights to Taskmaster
AleSir19
AleSir19 - 7/22/2017, 7:52 PM
@febday - I dont understand why they dont take inspiration on the best Scott Lang and Ant Man in General Run, "The Astonishing Ant Man" i dont understand why they still neglect this great story.

This Run understand to perfection the character of Scott Lang, the core, the relationship between Scott-Maggie-Cassie, it had such great villains:

-Like Power Broker and his Hench App who can make anyone a supervillain and make anyone who wants to do a crime get a supervillain to do the hard work.

-Or Augustine Cross the stupid son of Darren Cross who uses the Hench App and wants to bring back his father.

I dont even want to start about the classic and really stupid Ant Man villains:

-The Voice, Magician, Hijacker, Whirlwind

Or Ant Man Security Solutions. If Marvel has made a mistake is avoid using this great run in the comics like source for their Ant Man Films.

I just want the Hench App to appear in a movie, is such a stupid and perfect concept for the tone of Ant Man, this regular guy dealing with a [frick]ing App who can make anyone a Supervillain and who can help anyone to commict a supercrime.
Kr08
Kr08 - 7/22/2017, 6:19 PM
Laurence Fishburne crossing over like a boss!
dotherightthing
dotherightthing - 7/22/2017, 8:08 PM
@Kr08 - i wonder if hell get a bigger role in the mcu bc perry white is a big part of the superman lore
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/22/2017, 6:22 PM
Finally something to get excited about this film!
The hype is still low tho.
Enjoyed the movie, liked him even more in CW, but it's not for me, same for DC'Atom i guess.
ODanil
ODanil - 7/22/2017, 6:24 PM
Amazing choice, she'll play of Douglas Perfectly!

Also, we'll have YOUNG MICHELE PFEIFFER!!!!
santoanderson
santoanderson - 7/22/2017, 9:50 PM
@ODanil - …I'll be in my bunk…
TheDayman
TheDayman - 7/22/2017, 6:37 PM
So Goliath probably won't be suiting up, right?
realOdinson
realOdinson - 7/23/2017, 8:07 AM
@Valdez - who knows. Fish is a pretty big dude. Not muscular but just big...big presence.
TheDayman
TheDayman - 7/23/2017, 9:24 AM
@realOdinson - Yeah, but he's in his fifties, right?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 7/22/2017, 6:53 PM
A great pick for the original Wasp.
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 7/22/2017, 7:08 PM
SO many great news!!
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