Rob Corddry Wants To Play A Villain In Edgar Wright's ANT-MAN

While speaking with ComicBookResources comedic actor Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine, Operation: Endgame, Warm Bodies) revealed which comic book film he'd want to be apart of. He says he wants a shot at playing the villain in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man. It's an interesting proposal if it's not just Rob being humorous. Rob would make an excellent S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, similar to the casting of John C. Reilly in Guardians of The Galaxy. However, it sounds like he's looking more at the meatier role of Elihas Starr (Egghead). I assume that Starr could be apart of A.I.M. which was established in Iron Man 3, with Aldrich Killian. It's the second time we've heard an actor asking to play the baddie in the film, the first one being Simon Pegg. Pegg recently removed himself as a possibility for the project and crushed rumors of taking a lead role.

“I want to play the bad guy in Ant-Man. The bad guy in Ant-Man. Tell the world!”

SPOILER SPECULATION: What Could IRON MAN 4 Look Like?

We've been hearing a bunch of talk from the folks involved with Iron Man 3 that more movies are on the table. The story for the next sequel really comes down to what happens in Avengers 2. If Hulk does go crazy and has be banished from Earth (rumored plot point) perhaps Stark takes on the duty to find a habitable planet for his friend Bruce. Basically having Bruce and Tony going on an intergalactic road trip together. There are rumblings that there is a connection to the Guardians in Iron Man 3, so having Stark exploring space in the new films wouldn't be much of stretch. I would kind of love to see a buddy film with Bruce and Tony. Something that had been speculated during Avengers because of the budding bromance.  If it did have elements from Planet Hulk story why not combine it into something fresh? Allowing them to use a cosmic villain that might eventually return to Earth for Avengers 3. While World War Hulk sounds awesome there are plenty of equally threatening villains to consider.

It's also possible that the film could stay earthbound and there are still a couple of angles the writers could go. A bit of conflict with the global energy crisis could see the Roxxon corporation which was been established twice already in the MCU. First with the final battle scene in Iron Man along with a Roxxon gas station in the short film A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer. So the company could end up becoming a bit of a threat to Stark and his fusion projects. Instead of just using his technology for weapons,  destroying or stealing Tony's fusion technology to make themselves the largest supplier of energy on the planet. Exploiting it to their profits and eventually making them more powerful than any nation.

VILLIANS

I've come up with a couple of villains that could end up used in Iron Man 4 or even Iron Man 5 depending on what angle Marvel decides on. While it's possible a few might be adjusted to be a little more cinematic than in the comics. We've heard that Marvel is over using men in suits as villains for the Iron Man franchise. So these suggestions seem to be inline with what the studio could be looking at for future installments.

ROXXON CORPORATION: The evil energy company owned by KGB Agent Aleksander Lukin has been used in multiple comics including Spider-Man and Captain America. They have been established in the MCU (first in Iron Man) and could make an excellent contrast from Advanced Idea Mechanics and might see the two combine resources. Instead of technology and weapons the company takes major interests in energy. One aspect of their interest with Stark Industries could be Stark's fusion technology. Selling it to criminal allies like A.I.M. and HYDRA to power their weapon systems or even space exploration ships (leading to the discovery of Red Skull?).

 While Lukin is connected to the company it's very possible they might have him as the major villain in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. As he is the mastermind behind the Winter Soldier program but could be replaced with better known Captain American villains such as Baron Zemo.  Roxxon has also employed supervillains such as Coldblood 7 (James Badge Dale plays him in Iron Man 3), Ghost and Serpent Squad (led by Red Skull's daughter). It's possible that another Marvel villain could end up heading up Roxxon besides Lukin.

COUNT LUCHINO NEFARIA: The Count is an Italian aristocratic villain that pocesses superhuman powers and founder of the Nerfaria Family of The Maggia. An international crime syndicate that is the world's most powerful organization dedicated to conventional crime (as opposed to subversive activities). Originating in southern Europe, the Maggia spread throughout non-Communist Europe and the Americas. Its presence in the United States first came to public attention in the 1890s, and the Maggia's widespread bootlegging of illegal liquor during the Prohibition Era has become legendary. Today the Maggia controls most of the illegal gambling, loan-sharking, and narcotics trade in the United States, as well as many legal gambling casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Las Vegas, Nevada. It also has great influence within various labor unions, and controls politicians on every level of government. Especially in recent years, the Maggia has invested many of its illegal gains into legitimate businesses. However, the Maggia enforces a strict code of secrecy among its members, and does not hesitate to punish betrayals and failures with death. Often the Maggia marks one of its members for execution by having a Maggioso grasp the intended victim by the chin in the so-called "Maggia touch."

I could see Count Nefaria and The Maggia having ties or being the real people behind Roxxon. With the Count as the face of the company or at the very least pulling it's strings. Nefaria is an Avengers villain like Grim Reaper who is also involved with the Maggia.

WHITNEY FROST (MADAME MASQUE): Whitney Frost (Giulietta Nefaria) tries to gain access to Stark Industries weapons, secrets and other technology by exploiting S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jasper Sitwell.  Maximiliano Hernández plays Jasper in Thor and Avengers so that aspect could be easily added. Like her father Count Nefaria is leader of crime syndicate The Maggia. Whitney has been mostly a conflicted Iron Man villain while wanting to contribute to her criminal organization she also has true feelings for Tony.

GHOST: On the Roxxon payroll (at times) the industrial thief is an anticapitalist saboteur who seeks to destroy various political and economic institutions he views as oppressive, apparently being most interested in those dealing with advanced technology and surveillance.

GREY GARGOYLE: French chemist Paul Pierre Duval is turned into the Grey Gargoyle after a chemical accident. It grants him the ability to turn anything he touches to stone. Duval has ties to A.I.M. and The Masters of Evil. He was apart of the villain lineup on the 90's Iron Man cartoon alongside Mandarin and Whiplash.

SPOILER SPECULATION: Could Guy Pearce's Villainous Killian Really Be Tony Stark's Brother In IRON MAN 3?

While the Mandarin has been the villain front and center Guy Pearce's Aldrich Killian has been apart of the marketing campaign and even the toyline. It's possible that his role as villain is being underplayed because he may be revealed as Stark's brother Greg. We have kept hearing that how much of the Ultimates has influenced the Marvel cinematic universe even more so with the Iron Man franchise. However, one aspect of Tony's family life hasn't been revealed or even mentioned and that is an older brother existing.

Gregory Stark is a technological genius and has even surpassed his brother with his more advanced-tech. Greg has an army of nanites that reside within his body. These nanites are self-sustaining and grant Greg the ability to created force fields strong enough to withstand massive blows including dishing out energy blasts. A power similar to that of extremis which has been confirmed that Killian will end up applying to himself and others. Having him linked to Advanced Idea Mechanics seems like a solid way to include the evil group without having to rely on Modok or Strucker (known as Captain America villains) to back up the organization. Gregory might end up being a replacement for Norman Osborn as the head of H.A.M.M.E.R. (a rival to S.H.I.E.L.D) in Avengers sequels. Which could lead to the formation of the Masters of Evil/Dark Avengers and Greg becoming an Avengers baddie.

New IRON MAN 3 Image From Empire Confirms HYDRA's Terrorist Splinter Group A.I.M., As Stark Rocks An Advanced Idea Mechanics T-Shirt

A.I.M. Spotted On 'IRON MAN 3' Set

ComicBookMovie has found an image of the building for Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.) on the set of Iron Man 3. It seemingly could be the workplace of main villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) who creates the Extremis virus setting in motion the conflict of the picture. Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) could also be involved with the terrorist group as well as it could be an upscale replacement for The Ten Rings. The group is known as Marvel villains and have fought Avengers, Iron Man and SHIELD in the past. A.I.M. has their own personal army (like Hydra) who wear ridiculous bright yellow uniforms.

The corporation is a front for a Hydra-aligned terrorist group that is led in the comics by Modok. It was originally created during WWII as Hydra's weapons sub-group by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. They have plans for world domination through technological means. It seems like A.I.M. could be the group that Killian and Mandarin are apart of when they develop the Extremis virus unleashing a group of superpowered villains on the globe. I don't expect to see either Modok or Strucker involved as the two have been mentioned as possible villains for Captain America 2. Another idea is that this could be Marvel planting seeds to setup the group as the new Hydra (or Hydra in hiding) in the Cap sequel.

This isn't the first time we've seen shoutouts to evil Marvel companies in the Iron Man films. In the first film during the Iron Monger fight the Roxxon Corperation building was shown in the background. Roxxon which is an energy company has ties to both A.I.M. and Hydra. Of course Hammer Industries was also highlighted in Iron Man 2 they had government contracts to recreate Stark's tech for the military. Hammer's motivation in that film was jealousy to be as successful as Stark. I wouldn't be shocked to see A.I.M. getting government funding only to use the suits and virus for their own means.

Rundown Of Possible Villains And Allies For Captain America 2

Marvel Studios is currently on a search to find a director to helm Captain America 2. As ten names are in the running but only four of those have been revealed. Kevin Feige, Chris Evans and the writers have stated that the sequel could be set in the present and may also include WWII flashbacks. There have been hints to what villains we can expect for the second installment but it's sort up in the air when it comes supporting heroes. Director Joe Johnston mentioned that Marvel could be saving Winter Soldier for his own spin-off, so he could be excluded until that happens. I've come up with some ideas of what the new additions should be along with previous hints to who the villains could be. I'm hoping that Marvel is smart enough to hold off bringing back Red Skull and Zola until later on in the franchise.


CAP'S NEW TEAM MEMBERS

SHARON CARTER: The niece (grand niece more likely) of Peggy Carter, Sharon was inspired by the WWII adventures of her Aunt Peggy alongside Captain America. This lead her decide to follow a similar path into the military eventually becoming an elite SHIELD Agent. While nothing has been confirmed there is speculation that Amanda Righetti was playing this character at the end of The First Avenger. I'm sure this will be cleared up in Avengers if not there is still hope that Sharon Carter will indeed end up Cap's new love interest. Perhaps also helping fill in the blanks of what happened to Peggy.

FALCON: Sam Wilson better known as The Falcon was a protege of sorts of Cap and the two had series of team-up comics. If Cap assembles a present time team I would expect Marvel to include one of Steve's best friends. I'm not sure if his costume from the comics would translate well but it could be interesting to see him re-imagined as a fighter pilot/SHIElD Agent. I could see the sequel becoming a buddy superhero film if Falcon does show up.

CONTESSA: The SHIELD agent was one of the few actual female characters without powers in the Marvel universe that's been able to stick around for decades. Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine would eventually exit SHIELD to become the new Madame Hydra replacing Viper. It would be interesting to see one of these agents turn out to be a sleeper for HYDRA or to for her to just switch sides over jealously or money. One of my biggest problems with the Marvel films is that they rarely have more than one female heroine in their films. Avengers is going to up that with Maria Hill and Black Widow in the same movie but it's unknown how much "action" Hill will actually see. This is another character that Amanda Righetti could have playing at the end of First Avenger.

UNION JACK: Joey Chapman is the current iteration of the British legacy hero Union Jack. Joey got his own Easter Egg in Iron Man 2 as one of the drivers listed in the race, so Marvel has established he exists in the film universe. The masked hero wears a bulletproof costume, is a knife/sword expert along with exceptional training in martial arts and other weapons (guns ect). James Montgomery Falsworth of the Howling Commandos played by JJ Field was also a shout-out to Union Jack in the First Avenger. Falsworth and his family took up the Union Jack persona before passing it down to Chapman. Union Jack is also a member of The Invaders and if we don't see the return of Howling Commandos in present time (ala Infinity Formula) the Invaders could be a great replacement team name.


VILLAINS

BARON ZEMO: Zemo had been rumored since the casting of First Avenger and it was revealed by the screenwriters that he indeed was in early drafts of the script. Zemo is easily Cap's second most popular villain and needs to be front and center if he is used. If he ends up in the sequel he's costume will need some remodeling and I doubt an actor will be hidden by a mask for the whole film.

BARON STRUCKER: Strucker has a rather large presence as the contemporary head of HYDRA being it's leader continuing the villainous terrorist group started by the Red Skull. We could see HYDRA becoming a world threat again with the classic green uniforms finally being used. I have to believe that both Strucker and Madame Hydra are strong candidates because they've been used in the Super Soldier video game and the current Avengers cartoon from Disney. Baron Strucker was also in the early drafts of the First Avenger script but was ultimately removed.

MADAME HYDRA: Madame Hydra is Strucker's second in command and the leader of the HYDRA sub-group The Serpent Seven. The role has been filled by many different women including Viper and former SHIELD agent Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine. It could be an interesting to see SHIELD infiltrated by HYDRA having them trying to take the group down by covert methods.

A.I.M.: Writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus have mentioned their affection for Modok who is the leader of the arms dealing terrorist group A.I.M. They even stated they wanted to include Modok in a sequel having Peter Dinklage (Games of Thrones) in the role. A.I.M. could just as easily fit in Iron Man 3 depending on the direction Marvel is going for with that. If Modok does end up in the film they'd have to make him a lot more realistic to be taken seriously as a villan.

Could Zemo & Strucker Be The Villains In Captain America 2?

It's been long rumored that Captain America villain and leader of the Masters of Evil, Baron Zemo would be featured in Captain America: The First Avenger. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely confirmed to IFC that in early versions of the script Zemo and Baron Strucker indeed were involved. However, it seemed like a waste to use both so early in the franchise. It's likely that the two villains could show up in Captain America 2 or future Marvel films.

There were a few classic villains that were planned for the first film, only to be removed in subsequent drafts. The pair previously revealed that evil despot Baron Zemo was in an early draft, but he wasn't the only sinister side character in those versions of the script.

"Baron Strucker was in there for a while, but he wasn't doing enough to justify wasting him in the film," said McFeely. "We certainly tried things, and ended up settling on the more useful Red Skull and Arnim Zola. But they're all still on the table," he teased. 

"There wasn't a sequence with Master Man that ended up on the cutting room floor or anything," laughed Markus. "But there was an endless array of scenes we could've drawn from, and may draw from in the future. I'm not being cryptic when I say that, either - I'm just being a comic book geek. For example, some day, whether it be in an 'Iron Man' movie or a 'Captain America' movie or any other Marvel movie, I want to see M.O.D.O.K. float down the hall." 

Zemo along with creating The Masters of Evil (a group of villains that fight The Avengers) is also responsible for putting together the original Thunderbolts group. The Thunderbolts were similar to the Dark Avengers as they are villains posing as heroes to gain the world's trust and plan to eventually take it over. Other incarnations of the group included villains released from super prisons to reduce their sentences working for SHIELD on different missions. I wouldn't be shocked to see Zemo become a baddie in Avengers 2.

Strucker on the other hand is heavily involved with both Hydra and A.I.M. which could mean that he might be a modern villain that could resurrect Hydra or bring A.I.M. into the forefront. Considering Modok a known member of A.I.M. has been mentioned a few times by the screenwriters. He seems a good bet for Captain America 2 or the Nick Fury film. Hopefully we'll see Madame Hydra ends up alongside Strucker.

Bob Layton Wants The Ghost To Be The Villain In Iron Man 3

While talking to 411Maina Iron Man comic book writer Bob Layton was asked about Iron Man 3 villains. Which Bob replied he'd love to see Ghost be the baddie and is pushing Shane Black to use him. Black is going to have double duties on the film writing and directing.

"I'll let you know when I talk to him. The Ghost is who I want them to go with. It's the villain I want them to use. I'm looking forward to getting the chance to talk to him about it"

Ghost is a rather popular Iron Man villain who is currently a member of the Thunderbolts and has already been introduced to fans in the Iron Man Armored series. He's a cyber terrorist fitted with his "ghost-tech" that allows him to sneak into buildings and hack up a storm without ever being noticed. Along with some interesting weapons to go along with his technology. The espionage angle of the villain seems perfect for the more grounded approached the second sequel is boasting. Since the character has worked for both A.I.M. and the Roxxon Energy Corporation it seems that he could moonlight for anyone. The Roxxon building was shown during the Iron Monger and Iron Man L.A. battle in the first film.

-Previously there had been rumblings of Emily Blunt being considered for the role of Madame Masque.

-Clark Gregg has given fans via his Twitter account the impression that Agent Coulson will return for Iron Man 3.