Ellise Shafer editorIn conversation with Chris Evans as part of Variety‘s Actors on Actors At Home series, Paul Rudd admitted that some people thought it was a joke when he was first picked to play the lead in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” franchise.“I would say, ‘I got this part, I’m playing Ant-Man,’ and then they would say, ‘Well what does Ant-Man do?'” Rudd said. “I would say, ‘He can shrink to the size of an ant but he retains strength and he can also control ants and talk to ants.’ And people would laugh as I’d explain what the character does.”Not only did people find humor in Ant-Man’s powers, but also the fact that Rudd was chosen to play the superhero.
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