‘Paul Rudd, Let’s Do It’

While speaking to The Wrap, Ali made a strong case for bringing Scott Lang’s podcast interviews to life. Not only that, but she shared that she’s just as “desperate to make it” as fans are desperate to hear it:

“Why shouldn’t the MCU expand into podcasting? Like fiction podcast? I mean, Paul Rudd, what’s up? Let’s do it. I’ll write it, you just sit in a booth. It’ll be a good time. I would love to hear it. […] For me, podcasts are my relaxed space. Like I’m obsessed with podcasts. So yeah, I can see Kamala just sitting around listening to it all the time. I’d love to make it.”

As Ali implies, it is a bit of a no brainer for the House of Ideas to bring this idea to life. If Rudd is down, then why not? But also, Scott Lang does have another movie coming out soon. Imagine the synergy Marvel could create by bridging the gap between “Ms. Marvel” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” with this podcast. They could even take it a step further by tying the interview into the previously established viral marketing like “WHIH Newsfront with Christine Everhart” featuring Leslie Bibb reprising her role from the “Iron Man” movies or “The Daily Bugle” with JK Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.

This also wouldn’t be new territory for Marvel either as the comic branch of the company has been dabbling with scripted podcasts since 2018. They’ve largely centered on Wolverine in one way or another with “Wolverine: The Long Night” starring Richard Armitage and the “Wastelanders” series, but they’ve recently switched things up with “Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show,” which features the lovable Doreen Green hosting her own call-in show on her college’s radio station.