Having been offline all over the holidays I missed the hubub surrounding this story. If you have too, a report over at Radar Online suggested that troubled Disney actress Demi Lovato was first in talks for, then had actually landed a role in Joss Whedon's Avengers. This was quickly debunked as aside from anything else, the young actress is currently in rehab! But, just because Lomato is not in the running doesn't mean Whedon and Marvel are not seeking another lady to join the fairly testosterone dominated Avengers Lineup. According to The Hollywood Reporter..
Sources say Marvel is looking for another actress to, um, (un)beef up the lineup, although in typical Marvel secretive fashion, the role is not being revealed. (Anyone want to take bets it’s the Wasp?)
I'll take that bet. She is definitely the most logical choice. But of course, we all know how things can go in movie land. Its by no means a sure thing.
Serenity actress Morena Bacarrin was rumored to be up for the role of Janet Van Dyne a while back and when questioned about it did not deny it, simply saying "I would love to work with Joss again". Not much to go on, but one thing is for sure, with Scarlett Johannson's Black Widow currently the only female in the ensemble I'm sure many fans will hope that Wasp..or some other female Marvel character comes on board to shake things up a bit!
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