Rapper T.I., who played Scott Lang/Ant-Man’s friend Dave in both Ant-Man and Ant-Man And The Wasp, will not be returning for the third installment of the franchise, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The news arrives amid a report from The New York Times , which disclosed that lawyer Tyrone A. Blackburn is asking California authorities to investigate the numerous sexual abuse and assault allegations against T.I. and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. Four women had come forward alleging that the couple drugged and sexually assaulted them, including two instances of rape. Blackburn also noted that the allegations span over a decade, surfacing in 2005. T.I. and Harris’ lawyer denied the allegations, saying, “These allegations are nothing more than the continuation of a sordid shakedown campaign that began on social media and now attempts to manipulate the press and misuse the justice system.”
But in the midst of the allegations coming to light, THR managed to confirm that T.I. will not return for Marvel’s third Ant-Man movie. It was speculated that this is due to the sexual assault allegations, but insiders close to the third Ant-Man installment told Variety that T.I. was never slated to return for the movie. That said, it’s likely that we won’t the rapper in future MCU projects, either.
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Remember when Ant-Man was going to defeat Thanos by climbing into his butt? Good times.
Think how many lives they could have saved if they just used his plan, though.
We were all so naive back then.
Ant-Man 3: Dave’s Not Here, Man … because he and his wife allegedly drugged and raped peopleIt’s a working title.
The Ant-Man movies are enjoyable but forgettable, as evidenced by the fact that I do not remember T.I. or his character at all.
I mean, his character wasn’t a big part of the plot. He was essentially just there so that Scott’s old gang had more bodies than just Michael Pena.
At least the Russian hacker dude got a few jokes about Baba Yaga in there
“The Ant-Man movies are enjoyable but forgettable, as evidenced by the fact that I do not remember T.I. or his character at all.”
You remember every minor character in every movie that you found more than just “enjoyable”?
Cool, I guess…
He’s pretty much just ‘the other guy’ with no interesting character traits at all.
Awww, man.That is, I mean was, T.I.’s line from Ant-Man 3.
Shit, someone get the Plummer estate on the phone and get permission to use his likeness.