Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back from its midseason break tonight, with the show promising to reveal the truth about Agent Phil Coulson’s (Clark Gregg) resurrection in ‘The Magical Place’. And, in the build up to its return, it has been announced via The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel legend Stan Lee is set for a “big role” in an upcoming episode, which is expected to air on February 4th. Accompanying the news is a behind-the-scenes shot of Stan alongside Gregg, co-star Elizabeth Henstridge and executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen…
Meanwhile Agent Coulson himself has offered some thoughts on the recent casting of Paul Rudd in the lead role in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, with Gregg telling Zap2It that he’d love to see the Anchorman 2 star making a guest appearance in the show: “What I love most about the movies from Iron Man to The Avengers is the sense of humor, and to have someone in the world who’s going to really slam the not taking himself too seriously component out of the park is perfect. I hope [Rudd] does a lot of films with them and he comes onto our show, I love that idea. I love that idea. I think he’s amazing and, for me, what’s great about Marvel is the kind of outside the box casting that they’ve done, starting with Robert Downey Jr. who now seems so perfect, but I think was a little bit of a tough sell at the first moment. People who you don’t associate initially with superhero movies is what works so well for Ant-Man, who’s so smart and has an intellect.”
Originally published January 7, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
