It looks like another MCU secret has been released already ahead of schedule. Iconic actor Bill Murray, star of traditional films like Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation, found out who he plays in Ant-Man 3.
Appearing on the last episode of the Eli Manning show, Murray seemed to suggest that he would play a "bad boy" in the next Marvel movie. However, the star has not confirmed exactly who he played in the Marvel Phase XNUMX project, so he has kept his role in the superhero movie a secret.
Speaking casually about takeout, Manning touched on Murray's upcoming MCU role before asking what his superpower would be. In typically entertaining fashion, Murray responded, "My power is that I'm a bad guy," before chuckling into his briefcase.
Speaking to Variety in October, Murray confirmed that he had signed on to play a role in Ant-Man 3, citing director Peyton Reed as the primary reason for his decision to say yes. The BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning actor called one of Reed's other films, Bring It On, a "damn good" movie, adding that Reed's "entertaining" and "humble" personality had won him over to sign up for Marvel. movie. .
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania finished recording in November XNUMX already ahead of the July XNUMX release date. The Marvel movie will see Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer reprise their roles from the previous movie in the franchise, Ant-Man and the Wasp.
The film is also going to bring another iconic Marvel villain, Kang the Conqueror, to the Marvel Live-Action Cosmos. Kang will be played by Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country, The Harder They Fall), the actor who played one of Kang's alterations in the first season of the Marvel Disney Plus show Loki.
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Analysis: Is Bill Murray serious in his role in Ant-Man 3?
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Paul Rudd and Abby Ryder Fortson in Ant-Man and the Wasp (Image credit: Marvel Studios)At first glance, it looks like Murray has confirmed that he will be playing a villain in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. After all, while the fan and crew must sign non-disclosure agreements when signing on to a Marvel production to prevent them from revealing essential spoilers, certain actors accidentally let things slip.
The current Spider-Man and Hulk fandom, Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo, were so bad at dodging spoilers, in truth, that the pair became as well known for leaking pre-release information as they were for their MCU roles. .
So Murray isn't the first (and he won't be the last) to partly or fully degrade a factor of a Marvel movie. And he seems like he wouldn't mind spoiling certain elements of Ant-Man 3, since he's confirmed that his role as the MCU is a one-off deal. Speaking to Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (via ComicBook.com), Murray said: "Now I've at least tasted what it's like to shoot a Marvel movie, but I don't think I need this experience a second time."
Given these quotes, Murray is probably telling the truth about his role as the villain in Ant-Man 3.
But what if it isn't? What if Murray's "villain" comment, in response to Eli Manning's question, was just a dismissive comment that he doesn't laugh at anything these days, especially considering his age? Maybe Murray calling himself "bad" just implies that this is how certain people see him due to his uncaring behavior and personality? There is only one person who knows precisely what he wanted to say, and that is Murray himself.
Still, it's going to be a while before we know which Marvel character he'll play in Ant-Man 3. The movie won't be released for another eighteen months, and the only movie Murray will release before July XNUMX is Wes Anderson's. Asteroid City, which is going to hit theaters in XNUMX. So we're not going to get much chance to question Murray about his "bad boy" comments.