Michael Peña Doesn't Expect To Suit Up In ANT-MAN 3 And Weighs In On Missing AVENGERS: ENDGAME - EXCLUSIVE

Michael Peña Doesn't Expect To Suit Up In ANT-MAN 3 And Weighs In On Missing AVENGERS: ENDGAME - EXCLUSIVE

We recently caught up with Michael Peña to discuss Fantasy Island ahead of its UK release on March 6th and asked about Ant-Man 3, Luis missing out on Infinity War and Endgame, and Marvel's Disney+ plans...

By JoshWilding - Feb 13, 2020 01:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Fantasy Island arrives in UK cinemas on March 6th (it's out in the US on Valentine's Day) and we recently had the opportunity to talk to star Michael Peña about his role as Mr. Rourke. 

We'll be bringing you that interview next month but, in the meantime, we have some comments from the actor about his role as the fan-favourite Luis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Introduced in 2015's Ant-Man, he stole the show in both that and Ant-Man and The Wasp, and fans are anxious to see Peña reprise the role, especially after he was M.I.A. in the last two Avengers movies. 

After confirming in a separate interview that he hopes to reprise the role of Luis when Ant-Man 3 starts shooting next year, we quizzed the Fantasy Island star on whether he's hoping to suit up, how he feels about missing out on the fight against Thanos, and his thoughts on Marvel's Disney+ plans.

Here are those excerpts: 
 
With a lot of supporting characters in the MCU now stepping up, do you think we could see Luis suiting up alongside Scott, Hope and Cassie in Ant-Man 3 and is that something you would like to see?
 
"That was the whole second movie where I was begging for a suit and then he said no, so it was 'How about a suit with limited powers?' and he said no, so I said, 'How about a suit with no powers?' and they said no again, so I think it's a "no" so far! But, you never know with these guys. Most of the actors don't know what's going to come about and what's going to happen in these movies. If we did, we would all be Kevin Feiges, you know?"
 
Were you disappointed not to be part of Infinity War and Endgame or were you told early on that Luis was one of Thanos' victims?
 
"No, I'm kind of happy with where I was, you know? We were part of Ant-Man, the original one, where no one had really heard of that character and I was able to create, alongside with the help of Marvel, another character I've really enjoyed playing. That one was really tough as well because I don't normally speak that quickly or with that high-pitched accent so that one was quite a challenge. For Fantasy Island, and that one, there was a little bit of nervousness as there was quite a bit expected from it and a lot of it was put out by me."
 
Later on in the interview, I asked Michael about the possibility of Fantasy Island continuing on the small screen and after explaining that television isn't necessarily something that interests him, I asked whether that means he would pass on starring in one of Marvel's planned Disney+ TV shows.
 
"I don't know. I have no idea, but I would like to keep on doing movies. I think they're doing eight episodes, am I not correct?"

Yeah, the plan is for them to feel like movies, I believe.
 
"That would be different. On network television, they do like 22 episodes and it's like a week and a half on each which is different than four weeks. Over four weeks, you're doing two episodes in one month but it's not like you're spending two weeks on one episode as you have two different crews filming at the same time so, in essence, you are doing an episode per months and that's the difference. You can spend a lot of time with those 120 pages."

So, it sounds like he would be open to bringing Luis to the small screen, but only if it has the same big screen feel as a series like Narcos: Mexico

Peña has clearly spent a lot of time becoming a movie star, so it's understandable that it's a realm he would now like to remain in, but Marvel Studios TV shows are going to have huge budgets and a big screen feel so they might change his mind. 

Be sure to check back here the week beginning March 2nd for our full interview with Michael as well as Fantasy Island director Jeff Wadlow and stars Lucy Hale and Maggie Q.

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Origame
Origame - 2/13/2020, 1:27 PM
He'll get a suit right after ned and trevor.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 2/13/2020, 1:28 PM
@Origame - whose Trevor?
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 2/13/2020, 1:29 PM
Was Fantasy Island delayed previously? I though this movie cam rout a while ago.
Bluesman
Bluesman - 2/13/2020, 1:36 PM
I love Michael Peña, he's one of the highlight of Ant-man. I hope he suit up in the third installment!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/13/2020, 1:36 PM
He honestly makes the Ant Man movies
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 2/14/2020, 2:55 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Paul Rudd though?
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/13/2020, 1:40 PM
Why would Luis need a suit with powers? He was knocking people out left and right in the first movie without it.
Nightmare
Nightmare - 2/13/2020, 1:51 PM
Best thing about these movies, homie.

TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 2/13/2020, 2:05 PM
scotts return should have had luis explaining what happened wi th than os to him in his "style"
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/13/2020, 2:40 PM
Ant-Man 3 is one of those movies I constantly forget that its also coming, but when reminded again I really look forward to it. The cast is probably my favorite thing about. And not everybody needs to suit up, the X-Cons are already pretty awesome.

Also, Pena really seems like an all-round great dude and has some pretty interesting roles. Really liked him in Narcos (of which I'm currently watching a pretty average second season so far), which really showed that he isnt just a funny guy.
Rosraf
Rosraf - 2/13/2020, 5:23 PM
@MalseMarcel - They could all wear Halloween Ant-Man costumes as some kind of misdirection ploy.
lawndart
lawndart - 2/13/2020, 4:10 PM
No.....just....no.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/13/2020, 5:07 PM
So to the many of you that keep a diversity scorecard ... how many Latino/Hispanic super-heroes or supporting cast members appeared in Avengers Endgame? (No, not Zoe Saldana, who identifies herself as black, does not count.)
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 2/14/2020, 3:02 AM
@GeneralZod - Maximiliano Hernández as Jasper Sitwell.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/14/2020, 9:25 AM
@Whaley87 - And I don't even think he spoke a word in Endgame!
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 2/14/2020, 4:00 PM
@GeneralZod - He did actually. In the elevator scene with Cap.
MarvelnDCLover
MarvelnDCLover - 2/15/2020, 8:01 AM
@GeneralZod - "So to the many of you that keep a diversity scorecard..." Haha you just can't help yourself can you.
Doesn't it get exhausting ?
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/15/2020, 9:49 AM
@MarvelnDCLover - Hi, puppy! You want a scratch and some attention? OK. You see, I'm Hispanic, and on this thread I was pointing out that Hispanics have virtually zero representation in Endgame (for that matter, all two dozen or so MCU films) despite comprising the largest minority group in the United States (17% of US population). But, hey, you're the kid who a few weeks ago assumed I was white, when you referred to me as having a "fragile lilly white male[] ego[]", and doubled-down with, "I ... will continue to assume you are white until proven otherwise." So, to answer your question: no, I'm not exhausted at all, kid.
MarvelnDCLover
MarvelnDCLover - 2/15/2020, 11:01 AM
@GeneralZod - Hi son, how you been? All good I hope. Yes, yes I know, I got what your point was. It's just how you go about saying things. Isn't exhausting being so combative from the jump? You probably would make some salient points that people would agree if you weren't such a jerk and got out of your own way. BTW the Latino/Hispanic population is now up above 18%. It hasn't been 17% since 2017 which is probably the last time you left your abuelita's basement. Ok rant away. I'll go make some popcorn. Oh one last thing Hispanics can be Caucasian/white. The word Hispanic refers to language not race.
Have a good Sunday niño.
MarvelnDCLover
MarvelnDCLover - 2/15/2020, 11:11 AM
@MarvelnDCLover - meant 2012 (typo)
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