Now, THIS is an interesting couple of casting puzzles. Over the weekend, Marvelous News ran a report that actor Kevin Pennington had got some mysterious role in the AVENGERS movies. While that’s certainly a scoop, the same report nonchalantly adds that Nathan Fillion will be Hank Pym and that an official announcement regarding that will come out of SDCC.

Wait… what?

No slight to Pennington, but his only major role so far has been in the latest BEVERLY HILLS 90210 series, while Fillion is, of course, a fan favorite thanks to FIREFLY and DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG BLOG. So any news of him acting in a Marvel movie is, of course, going to be a big scoop as far as fans are concerned. The question Bleeding Cool brings up regards how his casting might jibe with Edgar Wright’s long-in-development ANT-MAN movie, which you’d assume would star Simon Pegg. Well, keeping in mind that this is still just a rumor, I’d say that there are a lot of easy ways to reconcile the two. For one, there have been, what, three Ant-Men in the comics? Fillion could just be Pym as Giant-Man in THE AVENGERS, while Pegg could be Scott Lang or Eric O’Grady as Ant-Man in his own movies. There’s also that persisting rumor that ANT-MAN would be a co-production with Pixar, meaning it could be either outside Marvel’s main movie-verse or audiences would necessarily be as discriminating about the difference in actors.

Or Fillion could just be acting in Wright’s movie, too, and that’s that.

Anyway, Pennington’s had to retract a couple of tweets regarding the details of his role.   The facts, according to Marvelous News’s insider, are that he’s playing a mask-less, fan-favorite who’s been retooled as a SHIELD agent. And he isn’t playing Hawkeye. This identity puzzle seemed a little challenging but, after looking at the Wikipedia page on this actor, it seems kind of obvious.

The page’s filmography section credits him as the Avenger’s sidekick, Rick Jones.

Chew on that one!

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Ant-Man and Giant Man?

i think fillion could make a good pym.

i hope he is an arrogant pym 
he looks like he could do it well

AH,AH,AH!Wikipedia screwed up the mistery!Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah,ah...

Nathan Fillion as Hank Pym?  Wow, I never thought I'd use the words awesome and Pym in the same sentence.

Ant-Man movie plot : Hank Pym beat is wife and create Ultron because everybody hate im. 
 
A oscar winner movie.

I don't know who I'm picturing: Captain Hammer or Captain Malcolm Reynolds as Hank Pym?

Vedi, vedi interesting. Now who could play Janet Van Dyne, hmmm????

 "Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me " 
 I could see the Captain as Hank Pym, he could make Vision and Ultron to have them ready for the Avengers movie, that would be cool....

OMG I hope there is some bit of truth to this rumor. Fillion would make a great Hank Pym.

" i think fillion could make a good pym. "

Good pick. I like Fillion as an action genre actor a lot more than I like Whedon as director.

I don't know the character well enough... but it makes sense, though maybe he could just be like a sidekick scientist guy with no powers

But who will play the wasp?

I always had a preference for Aaron Eckhart as Hank Pym, but, honestly, could care less who plays him as long as he's in the film.

Fillion as Pym? Yes please.

He is perfect for the job

Damnit I wanted to see him as Hawkeye.

Good choice.

YES! This is who I always wanted as Hank! 

i think simon pegg would make a great   eric o'Grady antman.

captain mal = hank pym 
awesome idea

I see no problems with it. But if he's playing Hank Pym... how's his backhand?!! :oP

*SIGH swoon* 
 
sorry what were you saying Tom?

TOO OLDDD.

 Fillion as Giant Man? 
 
I guess that would make him... a big damn hero.

" TOO OLDDD. "

Oh, and it'll be this costume....

" @Cherry Bomb said:

" TOO OLDDD. "

Could happen Cherry. Joss Wheddon's directing Avengers and he's worked with Fillion on Firefly. "

Great casting.  Love Hank Pym's character, and really enjoy Fillion in most roles he does. 
Now, if only it could be confirmed... 
And I also would like to know what the eff is going on with that Edgar Wright Ant Man.  I was really excited to see what he would come up with.

Nathan Fillion has 150% of my support for him playing Hank Pym. He'll probably have to bleach his hair though.  As far as Simon Pegg goes though, I couldn't think of a worse cast call for Hank. Well...maybe I could, but still, not Pegg. 

As a fan, I'm all for it.  This sounds great! 

Yay!  I called this one a while back.  Glad to hear it came true.

I quite like Fillion as an actor, he'd make a great Avenger.

Simon Pegg would be a really good Eric O'Grady, and Nathan Fillion would be an even more awesome Hank Pym. Keep your fingers crossed.

Well he can't be playing Pym because that guy IS NOT A FAN FAVORITE

As long as Pym is in the movie, im happy. I'm not aware of his work so I hope he can act.

i hope he is superpowered, mentally unstable but good at heart, hank pym, but hell probably have a small role.  maybe a bigger one in a sequel or a spin-off

dude looks to old