Speculation Time: Is "Housewife" The Wasp In Upcoming "Avengers"?

Hell hath no fury like a fanboy's wrath. According to The Movie Blog (who also gave us this snazzy photo), Eva Longoria may be one of the candidates for a hero in an upcoming superhero movie:

A can of worms was opened up this weekend when Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria was shot exiting the Marvel offices in Beverly Hills with a stack of comic books in hand, one of them happened to be THE AVENGERS.

Now, said can was opened today by the LA TIMES who gave this happen-stantial, if that’s a word, photograph some legs by saying she’d be good for WASP in the 2011 AVENGERS film Marvel has planned. The LA Times blogger goes on to talk about Wasp and her characteristics etc, just lending more and more gossip fodder to the fire.

I really hope she stole those comic books.

So Longoria may be The Wasp for the Avengers, huh? Personally, I think there is a good chance she might show up in Edgar Wright's Ant Man, which may also feature The Wasp. I haven't seen much of Longoria in, well, anything. But from the few things I have seen her in, I must say I wasn't impressed. And I don't think this is the role for her. She doesn't seem to capture the real spunky essence that The Wasp embodies. I think a more experienced (and better) actress could play out the part better than Longoria could.

But I'm jumping to conclusions. Who knows, maybe she isn't even being seriously considered. The Wasp may not even be in The Avengers movie! She isn't exactly a top billing superhero anyway. I wouldn't have even heard of her if I hadn't picked up Marvel Secret Wars a couple years ago (a series I would LOVE to see become a movie) so The Wasp may be omitted in favor of Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, and other more well known superheros. Longoria may even be a love interest for Captian America in his upcoming movie. So lets not jump to conclusions people. Still, this news is disheartining.