Paul Stephen Rudd portrayed Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the WHiH Newsfront episodes WHIH EXCLUSIVE: 2012 VistaCorp break-in security footage involving cyber-criminal Scott Lang and WHIH EXCLUSIVE: Scott Lang Interview, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Avengers: Doomsday.[1]
He co-wrote a script for Ant-Man with Adam McKay and a script for Ant-Man and the Wasp with Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.
He portrayed Janet van Dyne while possessing Scott Lang's body in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
He also portrayed an alternate Scott Lang/Ant-Man in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Nano Battle! and Avengers: Quantum Encounter.
He voiced an alternate Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the What If...? episode What If... Zombies?! and another alternate Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the What If...? episode What If... The Avengers Assembled in 1602?
He also voiced an alternate Scott Lang/Ant-Man in Avengers: Damage Control.
Archive footage of Paul Rudd from Avengers: Endgame was used in the Loki episode Glorious Purpose.
Archive audio of Paul Rudd from Ant-Man was used in the Loki episode For All Time. Always.
He was interviewed for the Assembled episode The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Awards[]
- He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star: Male for his work on Ant-Man.
- He was nominated for a Critic's Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie for his work on Ant-Man.
- He was nominated for a MTV Movie Award for Best Hero for his work on Ant-Man.
- He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor for his work on Ant-Man.
- He was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actor for his work on Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Trivia[]
- Paul Rudd was cast as Scott Lang/Ant-Man by Edgar Wright when Wright was attached as writer and director of Ant-Man. When Wright departed from the project, Rudd chose to remain in the role.
- Paul Rudd is one of Bobby Cannavale's best friends, and personally called him to convince him to accept a role in Ant-Man.
- Paul Rudd is mentioned via fourth wall break in Deadpool & Wolverine.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Adam McKay in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Bobby Cannavale in The Ten and worked again with him in The Fundamentals of Caring.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Stan Lee in Dinner for Five.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Martin Donovan in The Great Gatsby.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Johnny Pemberton in This Is 40.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Brian Huskey in This is the End.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Michelle Pfeiffer in I Could Never Be Your Woman.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Randall Park in Dinner for Schmucks, They Came Together and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Ken Jeong in Knocked Up and Role Models.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Hiroyuki Sanada in The Catcher Was a Spy.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Chris Pratt in Parks and Recreation.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Cobie Smulders in They Came Together.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Jon Favreau in I Love You, Man and Dinner for Five.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Bill Murray in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and worked again with him in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Wyatt Russell in This Is 40.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with Channing Tatum in This Is the End.
- Paul Rudd previously worked with James Marsden in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
- Paul Rudd worked again with Florence Kasumba in Mute.
- Paul Rudd worked again with Benedict Cumberbatch, Brie Larson, and Tessa Thompson in Between Two Ferns: The Movie.
- Paul Rudd appears as himself portraying a parody of Ant-Man as "Aunt-Man" in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
- Paul Rudd shares his birthday with Michael Rooker and Lauren Ridloff.
