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Dec. 19, 2013 / 8:56 AM

Paul Rudd up for Ant-Man role, report says

Actor Paul Rudd arrives for the premiere of "This is the End" at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on June 3, 2013. UPI/Jim Ruymen

Actor Paul Rudd arrives for the premiere of "This is the End" at the Regency Village Theatre in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on June 3, 2013. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Paul Rudd is in early negotiations to star in Marvel's upcoming superhero movie "Ant-Man," Variety reported.

"Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead" filmmaker Edgar Wright is to direct "Ant-Man" from a script he penned with Joe Cornish, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.

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Rudd, who can now be seen in "Anchorman 2," would play the title character in "Ant-Man," a film about a brilliant scientist with the ability to communicate with insects, the report said.

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