Fans cast the Avengers

File this one under plausible but doubtful. ComicBookMovie.com, friends of this site (heehee, that's so cool to say), have posted a rumor that is so juicy to fanboys and fangirls that they are likely salivating like they just found out they make adult-sized Underoos. The rumor says (have I said rumor enough, because it's a rumor...a reaaaaallllly unlikely rumor) that Hank Pym (aka Ant Man) and the Wasp have been cast. The players?

Now, as much as it would excite certain fanbases to see spandex on these two (I'm looking at you, Fillion), this sounds a lot like spot-on fan casting than real, actual Hollywood casting. Joss Whedon directing lends credibility to the Fillion role, and Longoria isn't exactly busy, so it's possible. Hell, it may even be real. I just can't believe it yet. Also, I'd like to point out that this cast is going to be ridiculous no matter what, just by sheer nature of the project. This reminds me, I wouldn't spend too much time introducing new characters in The Avengers if it were up to me. You have so many big name actors and characters involved, it's going to be damn hard servicing them all (tee hee) in one movie anyway. If you have to set up origins for new ones, it may be impossible. Wow, I am a negative Nelly on Friday, aren't I? Weird.

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God bless people who work harder than me

Slashfilm.com took the time to compile various comic book-related news and info from recent days into one handy-dandy post. Apparently, when you get paid to just work on a blog, you have time for such things. When you have many other jobs, you just post a link to someone else's blog and resynopsize it on your own, adding flippant comments to make yourself feel as though you contributed. This just in: I have now realized that I'm lame. This won't change anything you read here, but know that I know that.

Starting in the same order as those hard workers from Slash (not the guy from Guns N' Roses, who we all know is in no way a hard worker), they report that fellow hard-working blog Collider took part in a conference call with Joss Whedon. If you don't know who that is, I'm really going to have a hard time capturing your interest for the next few minutes. The man picked to direct The Avengers was asked about this task, to which he replied "I have no directing skills." As we all know, this is self-deprecation...although he hasn't done anything NEAR the level of the giganto-flick that this superhero orgy will be. I wonder how many blog hits I'll get for including the phrase "superhero orgy?" Also, that was all of the news reported from that conference call. This begs the question, what was the point of that conference call?

Alvin Sargent has been brought back in to work on the Spider-man reboot's script, which I constantly convince myself is just a nightmare I created in my own brain after bad Thai food. THR notes that Sargent has worked on every Spidey film, which is interesting because that's both a compliment and an insult. Supposedly he's the guy who works on the more emotional stuff...so it's up in the air the degree of responsibility Sargent has in the "emo Peter Parker" department. This incredibly small news nugget only serves to remind me that despite my wishing it away, they really, truly are going to ruin Spider-man, aren't they? They're going to Twilight-up my favorite character in the world, presumably to punish me for something I didn't really do. I'm like the A-Team, really.

Now, the big one. How many of you recognize this guy?

Again, if you don't know him, I'm seriously wondering if you meant to read a different blog this morning. The Playlist talked to a source who supposedly said that Fillion is up for a small role in Captain America and a big, big, big role in The Avengers and beyond. This is clearly nothing more than fan dreaming, but what can I say, it's a good dream. The role is Hank Pym. Ant-Man. This would be incredibly perfect for Fillion, who has deserved not only his own superhero role, but something far grander than "Castle" for a long time now. He has oodles of charisma and a bond with Whedon that some may describe as akin to a "heterosexual life-mate." I don't care if this is just a rumor right now. It needs to happen. So let's push hard, now and make this a reality.

So there you have it. There's the news from other people, collected by someone else, and retyped here for your benefit. I'm a valuable member of society. At least my last name isn't McClammy.

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Fun with Gunn

At the risk of offending everyone with the following punnery: The cast of James Gunn's Super is looking su...I'm just kidding, I wouldn't do that to you. I have better humor prowess than silly puns that a third-grader could write. Who do you think I am, Jay Leno? The film is a superhero satire that sounds refreshing (even if Kick Ass will beat it to theaters and take a few bullets out of its gun), and features Rainn Wilson as an average guy with no powers who turns himself into a superhero after his wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him for a drug dealer (Kevin Bacon). Ellen Page shows up as his sidekick (and sociopath), and now comes word from Gunn on his blog that Nathan "I'm Captain Mal forever no matter what else I do, dammit" Fillion and Linda "Some people remember me as the nurse character who wouldn't go away and doinked everyone on 'E.R' " Cardellini. Personally, given the news we'll be discussing for the next few months (if not year), the Spider-reboot, I'm ready for some superheroing that is a little bit more original. I'd say having Rainn Wilson play a superhero is a little more original. And now, to further excite you, here is character actor Rainn Wilson learning how to shoot a gun for his role in Super as taught by character actor Michael Rooker. Enjoy.