Before we get into this, let me just say that Adrien Brody got shockingly huge for PREDATORS. I ended up liking that movie more than most “predheads” but I was just as skeptical as anybody about the Pianst stepping in for Schwarzenneger - - and he definitely stepped up the plate. The guy’s got an impressive range, to be sure. So, even if this rumor proved to be bogus, I’d still be up to see Brody donning the helmet with the antennas for a turn as Ant-Man.
Rumors like this seem to rise up on the internet like ghosts curling out of the ectoplasmic ether.
So, Bleeding Cool relayed a series of seemingly-corroborating tweets from AMC’s Script to Screen and Latino Review saying that Brody was either "most likely" starring in Edgar Wright’s ANT MAN movie or, at least, his agency was actively pursuing the role for him. Then, the Playlist set the record straight, saying they’d found out that Brody wasn’t involved in the project after they consulted some “sources very close to the project.”
So, just as soon as the ant hill rises, a squirrel runs along and stamps it out… == TEASER ==
Or something like that. I still say I’d like to see Brody eventually playing one of these heroes. He comes off in interviews as actually enjoying doing movies like KING KONG as much as something like THE DARJEELING LIMITED, which is refreshing given how often actors can be so reluctant about their bigger projects. He even took his part in PREDATORS seriously enough to go on some insane seclusion regimen to prepare for the role. Nathan Fillon’s name has already been jockeyed for Ant-Man, but I see this working out easily enough to have one play Hank Pym and the other play Eric O’Grady (or maybe even Scott Lang!)
What say you, Comic Vine maniacs? Could see Brody hoping for a ride on a winged insect?
-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Studios and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Pre-order the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover now on Amazon.com.