The Avengers Movie: Eva Longoria Sniffing Around?

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on September 14, 2008

Eva Longoria Visits Marvel Studios

We can only imagine at this point that Marvel Studios is working through the planning stages for their Avengers movie that is set to be released in 2011. With the slim timetable that they have set and the progression of films, from Iron Man 2 and Thor targeted for 2010 and Captain America in 2011, and the promise of continuity within the casts of all 4 films, they’ve got their work cut out for them. But, as any fan of the Marvel Universe would tell you, if they can pull it off, they could be looking at four of the most successful comic book adaptations ever.

So needless to say, with all of this planning might come some conversations with actors, directors and screenwriters in the near future — if they are going to make this all happen, they are going to have to get moving in the near future. So it is no surprise that they are taking meetings. What is a potential surprise is that Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was seen at the Marvel Studios offices yesterday, leaving with a stack of Avengers comics in her hand. As you can see from the photos, Longoria wasn’t shy about what she was holding, perhaps trying to be so brazen in order to stir up buzz. If that was her intention, it appears that she’s winning. Many speculations have arisen as to what character in the Marvel universe would fit Longoria’s limited acting ability, with most people pointing to Janet van Dyne, a.k.a The Wasp. Janet was the eventual wife of Dr. Hank Pym, also known as Ant Man. Pym subjected her to a procedure which granted her the ability to, upon shrinking, grow wings and fire blasts of energy, which she called her “wasp’s stings”. The two would later join up with The Avengers, which was comprised of Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man and The Hulk.

While this is, of course, all speculation, it is certainly worth mentioning — because you just never know what is going on inside the halls of Marvel Studios. Of course, when we get some official word or anything more solid, we’ll let you know.

For now, what would you think of Longoria as The Wasp, or any other character in the Marvel Universe?


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  • Skeptiic
    I think she might pull it off. She did Sentinel with Michael Douglas so I think she can do it.
    Also they can give her Spiderwoman, Black widow or Scarlet Witch. I wouldn't think Marvel
    girl will be suited for her. Or maybe the comics is for her hubby or maybe BFF Mario Lopez?
  • I'm calling it: shes Agent Maria Hill!
  • Janet Van Dyne, aka The Wasp, would be the best fit for her. Possibly Spider-Woman, but I doubt SW is going to be in the Avengers.
  • Skeptiic
    Who is Agent Maria Hill?
  • Skeptiic
    Oh never mind I found my answer, but dod you think she'll be a good addition to the movie
    plot if she was casted as Maria Hill? WASP can be understandable but Maria Hill? Eva as THE
    DESPERATE SUPERHERO WIFE LOL!!
  • Casting her would destroy that movie. Destruction. Total devastation.
  • DH
    The comic that she's holding in her hand didn't prominently feature the Wasp...so if she was given that specific issue to read up on a character, then it would be for either Maria Hill (as mentioned above--although that doesn't seem likely with Nick Fury very obviously being set up as the head of SHIELD in the movies), Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman (maybe a way to incorporate Hydra as the villain of the movie and have a "version" of Spider-Man in the Avengers? may be a bit too confusing for the average movie-goer, though), Maya aka Ronin aka Echo (pretty obscure character for them to incorporate right off the bat), Madame Masque (Eva Longoria as a villain? she's like 4 feet tall, I don't buy it...I don't think anyone would) or, lastly, and most interestingly...Jessica Jones (let's face it, you need a badass chick to play Jessica Jones...not sure if Eva Longoria has what it takes to play that great character). My guess is as good as yours, though.
  • Nick
    She has the exotic look to pull off Scarlet Witch.
  • chorizo
    Casting women for parts as superheroine or villains is extremely difficult. Not to sound sexist but it rarely works. They are either too skinny or thier acting sucks or a combination of both. Choreography for fight or action scenes is generally junk (jennifer garner in DD, Jessica Alba F4 1&2, the model bank robbers from taxi). I am certainly not saying that women should not fill the roles, but more thought needs to be put in the choice of which person is going to fill the part. The only women I have seen off the top of my head that can actually successfully fill the part of a strong female character are Michelle Yeoh, Angela Basset, Charleze Theron, Carrie-Anne Moss to an extent, Sigourney Weaver, LINDA HAMILTON and maybe Jessical Biel to name a few. I realize that Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton are old school but they are great examples. If you are gonna throw some skinny woman in the film as a super hero who looks like she belongs on a super model runway, you might as well throw a rapper into the movie so that the movie can achieve terminal velocity before it crashes in the box office. If anyone out there says Angelina Jolie, you're RETARDED! You obviously can't look past the boobs or lips to see the crap. There has to be a reasonable amount of realism in the actor/actress chosen for the part.
  • Porky
    She could play the Wasp, despite the whole Desperate Housewives and chick flick background she has a look and who knows, my biggest issue is seeing the same names come up to play female characters, give it a whirl and see what happens. I can't see Marvel spending all this money over the next few years to screw it up on casting.
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