Will The Wasp be introduced in Iron Man 3?
Joss Whedon had already mentioned he wanted to put The Wasp in The Avengers, but there wasn’t really room. We do know that in Avengers 2, there will be Ant Man, who is getting his own movie next summer, and where there’s Ant Man, there’s got to be The Wasp. So where does she come in? Probably in Iron Man 3.
Through casting, set photos, Comic-Con footage and most recently, the first official Iron Man 3 trailer, Marvel Studios has been steadily revealing what we can simply describe as a lot. We’ve seen new armor designs for Tony Stark and James “Rhodey” Rhodes’ War Machine suit, met the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and heard rumors about the film’s final battle.
These revelations beg the question of what surprises director Shane Black and co-writer Drew Pearce still have hidden away. One of those surprises coming attached to this first chapter of Phase Two of the Marvel cinematic universe could be an introduction of a character who may have a major role come time for The Avengers 2.
This rumor stems back to July, just before San Diego Comic-Con when it was quietly announced that Stephanie Szostak (Dinner for Schmucks, R.I.P.D.) had been cast into an unspecified role for Iron Man 3, news that’s never been followed up with details on who she’s playing until a tweet this week from the mysterious account of Roger Wardell.
When combined with ComicBook.com‘s sketchy “tipster” claiming Stephanie Szostak is playing Janet van Dyne aka Wasp, it’s not a stretch to assume that’s who Wardell is teasing as well.
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