Ant-Man: 10 Potential Roles For Corey Stoll

6. The Voice Of Doom

Who? Originally a Midwestern radio DJ who led a life of little consequence, Jason Cragg developed latent mutant powers when "ionizing atoms" that had escaped from a nearby experimental atomic laboratory made their way into his body through his microphone, giving Cragg the power to make people believe that anything he told them was the truth. After using his powers to get rich quick, he soon turned to super-crime and had his first major battle against Hank Pym's Ant-Man, forcing members of the public to attack him. Voice almost bested him to, but Pym was saved by his legion of loyal ants and eventually thwarted the villain by giving him laryngitis. Yes, really. Why Stoll Could Play Him: The Voice didn't work so well as a character when he was first conceived, but in an age of all-pervasive media and communications technology, the ability to control people just by talking can actually carry some weight. It would lend a more cerebral quality to the central conflict than we're used to with Marvel Movies and would mean there wouldn't necessarily be a huge final battle at the climax. Add to that the fact that Stoll's more believable as someone trying to convince the public that lies are the truth - like Peter Russo - than a musclebound villain and the concept doesn't seem so ridiculous.
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