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[Skinny Pete]

Walton Goggins has sealed a deal to join Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp, the sequel to the superhero pic that stars Paul Rudd. Casting outside returning star Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, as well as the plot, has been mostly kept under typical Marvel-esque wraps, but Goggins has inked and the production is now set to get underway at month’s end in Atlanta.

Evangeline Lily as the Wasp, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña, T.I. and most recently Randall Park are also confirmed to star. No info on Goggins’ character, but we’ll likely get more info this week during Marvel’s Hall H presentation at Comic-Con. The pic already has a July 6, 2018 release date. Peyton Reed returns to direct the follow-up to 2015’s Ant-Man, which grossed $519.3 million worldwide.

It’s the latest big movie for Goggins, who will be on the big screen plenty in 2018. He stars opposite Alicia Vikander in the Tomb Raider reboot which bows March 16, and he just wrapped Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third installment of the YA pic series, that bows February 9. He also recently shot Jon Avent’s The Three Christs Of Ypsilanti, was in Season 1 of History’s Six, and his HBO series with Danny McBride Vice Principals returns for Season 2 on September
17.


Edit: http://deadline.com/2017/07/walton-goggins-ant-man-and-the-wasp-cast-1202130667/

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Probably the villain.

 

[xxracerxx]

Fuck yes!

 

[J_Viper]

NO HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CARNAGE GOD DAMN IT

Still, good for him on landing a role like this. He's an incredible performer.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Source?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

No damn it, he was supposed to be Bullseye in Daredevil Season 3!!

 

[Einchy]

Marvel got the rights back to The Joker.

 

[Johndoey]

Any links?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Source?

http://deadline.com/2017/07/walton-goggins-ant-man-and-the-wasp-cast-1202130667/

 

[Skinny Pete]

Probably the villain.

I'd say that's very likely. Goggins is great, so I am eagerly awaiting him in this movie.

 

[sturgboski]

I remember him from the The Shield. Nice.

 

[Blader]

I remember him from the The Shield. Nice.

Pretty crazy how far his career has come from his days as Shane.

 

[Blackage]

TI is going to be in it? Was he in the first one?

 

[AuthenticM]

I'm always down for some Goggins.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Goggins is Hollywood's new go-to guy for villain roles. Sorry, Christoph Waltz.

After Justified, I'll watch him in anything. He can elevate material. One of those actors that demands your attention when he's on screen. They're probably going to need it given Marvel's villain track record. That first Ant Man movie had one of the laziest villains I've seen in a movie in a long time.

 

[RangerX]

Walter Goggins is great in pretty much everything he's in. This is good news.

 

[hydruxo]

Oh wow this is great news. Goggins is fantastic.

 

[Stinkles]

Michael Pena's character and schtick were the best things in a pretty good movie.


Glad he's back.

 

[Slaythe]

Guys....
Pena and Goggins together...

I'm feeling very emotional.

 

[Twig and Berries]

Isn't there a Microverse villain he'd fit? Someone light the Slayvn signal

 

[Burt]

The thought of Goggins and Rudd together makes me giddy.

I really hope this movie is super goofy.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Michael Pena's character and schtick were the best things in a pretty good movie.


Glad he's back.

Definitely. I love Michael Pena.

 

[Johndoey]

TI is going to be in it? Was he in the first one?

Yeah. He was fun in it.

 

[black070]

I really do wonder how this movie will work as a bridge between Infinity War and Avengers 4.

 

[tomtom94]

The article mentions "Marvel-esque secrecy" but I honestly think we know less about this movie than we do, say, Infinity War.

 

[TheChuggernaut]

TI is going to be in it? Was he in the first one?

Yup, he was one of Paul Rudd's heist buddies

 

[Fury451]

Hope he's not a throw away villain, probably is. I love watching this guy work, so I'll take anything.

He'd have been a fun Eric O'Grady if they did Irredeemable Ant-Man

 

[Mariolee]

I'll be honest, I only know him from his guest role on Community (which he was fantastic) but I've heard of his great work elsewhere. Looking forward to it.

 

[strafer]

Goggins should be in everything.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Probably playing a throwaway Marvel villain. Hope his role is much bigger then that though.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

I hope he's the Power Broker!

He creates an app called Hench, and...

later...

 

[Fury451]

I'll be honest, I only know him from his guest role on Community (which he was fantastic) but I've heard of his great work elsewhere. Looking forward to it.

The Shield and Justified is some top-tier work. If you want something a little more on the go, he was great in Predators and American Ultra. Even in bit parts he's usually the most highly entertaining thing going on.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

NO HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CARNAGE GOD DAMN IT

Still, good for him on landing a role like this. He's an incredible performer.

I always saw Sam Rockwell as Carnage, but he's already in the MCU.

Give it to Gyllenhaal.

 

[Rastafarian42]

NO HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CARNAGE GOD DAMN IT

Still, good for him on landing a role like this. He's an incredible performer.

I wanted him for Carnage too

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[Twig and Berries]

NO HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CARNAGE GOD DAMN IT

Still, good for him on landing a role like this. He's an incredible performer.

He could still be MINIMUM CARNAGE, right?


RIGHT???

 

[Fuchsdh]

I always saw Sam Rockwell as Carnage, but he's already in the MCU.

Give it to Gyllenhaal.

I see no problem double-dipping on actors for different roles in the MCU, especially if it's the case they'd be mostly CGI for the running time anyhow.

 

[CD'S BAR]

Pretty crazy how far his career has come from his days as Shane.

Yeah it just about makes up for the 0 emmy and golden globe nods he got for his amazing work on that show.

 

[Alpende]

Probably the villain.

He can play a good villain. Hopefully he'll be a good Marvel villain too.

 

[Veritigo_X]

I hope he's the Power Broker!

He creates an app called Hench, and...

later...

This is right out of Venture Bros.

 

[Aselith]

Get Tim Olyphant and Jacob Pitts in there too.

 

[Trojita]

I wonder if he will be playing Task Master. In the comics, Task Master made his debut as a supervillain during the first ever team-up of Hank Pym (Yellowjacket), the Wasp, and Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

 

[kurahador]

Just need Micheal Chiklis in MCU now.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Get Tim Olyphant and Jacob Pitts in there too.

They're solving Olyphant for Dick Rider Nova.

 

[MechDX]

I wonder if he will be playing Task Master. In the comics, Task Master made his debut as a supervillain during the first ever team-up of Yellowjacket (Hank Pym), the Wasp, and Ant-Man (Scott Lang)

Agreed. When I saw the quoted gif that was the first thing that came to mind.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Does Marvel own Taskmaster?

 

[Rockandrollclown]

Goggins is great, but if he's playing the villain I expect for him to be wasted.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Noice. Goggins is awesome.

 

[LiK]

Oh man, please be a villain. He would be amazing.