Ant-Man and the Waspstar Laurence Fishburne seemingly forgot his more recent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The incident occurred while Fishburne expressed his love for the franchise.
Fishburne is a Hollywood veteran with a career spanning more than five decades in the industry. His most notable role has been the iconic Morpheus in the originalMatrixtrilogy alongsidefranchise leading man Keanu Reeves, who he also collaborated with in the action franchiseJohn Wickas the Bowery King, a role he reprised inJohn Wick 4. Furthermore, Fishburne starred as Bill Foster in the MCU filmAnt-Man and the Wasp.
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In a recent interview on thePhase Zeropodcast, Fishburne was asked what things he geeked out about or hoped to see more of. TheAnt-Man 2star said, “I’m an MCU guy, man. I love the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And as much as I would love to be in it, I’m happy being a fan and waiting for whatever’s coming. Like I just heard, I was in Atlanta, I heard they’re getting ready to do another Captain America. I’m like, Yes! Bring it!” While the answer was endearing, people quickly noted that Fishburne had already been in the MCU, portraying Bill Foster, guardian to Ava Starr. The actress behind that role, Hannah John-Kamen, who was alsocast as the lead for the Red Sonja movieannounced in 2021, is one of the cast members of another Marvel Studios project.
Fishburne still remembered his role in the MCU in a December 2021 interview with ComicBook.com, where he was asked if fans could expect to see him reprise his role in future Marvel projects. “What if I told you I don’t know?” he said regarding his reappearance in the MCU. “I don’t know.” It is possible that Fishburne said this more to manage fan expectations than as an admission to being out of the loop, a lesson he might have picked up afternot being invited to star inThe Matrix Resurrectionsdespite clear fan interest.
Fishburne’s case issimilar to Gwenyth Paltrow, another Marvel star who forgot what MCU films she’d been in, despite having a more prominent role in the MCU than Fishburne and even admitting that she would be willing to return to the MCU conditionally in the future. With such a large selection of films and other projects in the MCU and the long list of projects that both actors have been involved with in their long and successful careers, it’s to be expected that one or two appearances might slip through the cracks.
While Fishburne says he’s content just being a fan and celebrating the MCU projects as they’re announced, there’s still a chance that fans get to see him again. With his character’s adopted ward Ava Starr appearing onMarvel Studios’Thunderboltslineupas Ghost, there is more than a small chance that Fishburne’s Bill Foster will make an MCU appearance again soon.
Ant-Man and the Waspis available for streaming on Disney Plus.
