Judy Greer is transforming from comedic sidekick to summer blockbuster regular. Greer in appearing in Jurassic World and Marvel’s Ant-Man this year. Greer plays the ex-wife of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and mother of their child, Cassie, in the next Marvel adventure.
Greer explains how she learned her comics universes quickly and that there’s comedy and fun in the superhero drama of Ant-Man.
“It was, in the beginning, a little scary. My first day on set for Ant-Man I did an interview and the guy asks me who my favorite superhero was. I said Batman and he goes, “That’s DC.” And then I was like, “Oh, sorry,
Wonder Woman!” and he goes, “That’s DC.” So I called my agent and and literally he overnighted me this huge, beautiful hardcover book about all the Marvel superheroes and was like, “Some research for you.” So I’ve been learning about Marvel. But they treat us really well and I really like the risks they’re taking with the comedy in their superhero movies kind of starting with Guardians of the Galaxy.
I’m friendly with James Gunn and I was so happy that Marvel allowed his personality and his voice to show through because he’s one of the funniest guys I know. It’s fun to see superheroes who aren’t just kicking ass but are also fully formed characters. I think that’s also why they’re getting such great actors to play them, like real actors like Paul Rudd and Chris Pratt, character actors and not just pretty faces — not that there’s anything wrong with that!” Greer told IGN.
“Now? I’m always going to say Ant-Man. I just love me some Ant-Man! Paul is so awesome and he’s so great in this role. This has been my first comic hero that I’ve really researched and fallen for. I also think the Ant-Man origin story that we tell in our movie is really beautiful and I think there’s something really real about a man trying to better himself for his family.
Ant-Man arrives July 17, Jurassic World June 12.
By Editor