“The Good Place”And “Love Life”William Jackson Harper, star of the Star Trek: The Next Generation, has joined the cast “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,”It has been confirmed.
Marvel is keeping Harper’s role extremely top secret at the moment, which of course means that the majority of fans will assume he’s playing “Fantastic Four”Reed Richards, the leader. The film features Jonathan Majors as Kang, the Conqueror. He is one of the most bitter enemies of the Fantastic Four.
Who are we to stop them from doing this? Harper has proven that he can do high-octane technospeak, sound like a scholar and do it with credibility. “I don’t mean to be a jerk, but I keep accidentally doing it.” He also looks great with a beard and he’s the kind of skinny-ripped that could sell being extremely stretchy. And being so secretive about a relatively minor or anticlimactic role doesn’t make a lot of sense QED, he’s playing Reed Richards.
(Of course, we have absolutely no idea if it’s true. But it sure feels true and for now, we’ll take it.)
Naturally, we won’t know until we get much closer to the film’s Feb. 5, 2023 release date. If Reed Richards is his role, Marvel will likely make the announcement with some sort of big announcement.
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”Stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Liliy as Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne. They’re joined of course by Majors, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathryn Newton, making her debut as the older version of Scott Lang’s daughter Cassie.
Cassie has had her role recast twice before. Cassie was played in the 8-year-old version by Abby Ryder. “Ant-Man”(2015). “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018). “Avengers: Endgame”It featured the time skip 2023. So Cassie was recast, with Emma Fuhrmann (17 years old) playing a 15-year old Cassie.
We’re sure Newton is good, but Ryder really was a delight in the role – it’s unfortunate they couldn’t find a way to bring her back. But hey, we’re getting William Jackson Harper and, maybe(?) Reed Richards. The movie gods giveth as well as taketh away.
Variety The news was first reported.