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Paul Ruddgot an unexpected phone call from palOlivia Colman.
TheAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaactor, 53,received a prank callfrom longtime friend Colman, 49, while he was on the BBCRadio 1 Breakfastshow with host Greg James. The actress — disguised as a caller with a different accent — called to ask Rudd a jokingly passive aggressive question.
“Hiya Paul, I’m a huge fan,” she started. “I just wanted to pick your brains. So what would you do if you had a really good mate, like, for over 20 years, and this friend, he doesn’t live in England but he’s come to England and hasn’t told you about it.”
While Rudd was listening intently at first, ready to give his advice, he started to get worried when Colman drew on the specifics of his own visit.
She continued, “And then not only has he not told you about it, he’s come onto a radio show. What would you do?”
“Personally, if it’s me? Absolutely not,” Rudd joked. “I tend to give everybody the benefit of the doubt.”
James asked Colman to reveal her true identity, to which Rudd was pleasantly surprised and in awe of how Colman “really can do every accent.”
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The two reflected on their decades-long friendship, including the sweet story of how they met during their humble beginnings.
“We were doing a play together and Paul used to come and stay on the floor of our rubbish flat in South London and come for Sunday lunch and things,” Colman recalled. “Paul was properly in the play and I had about two lines I think.”
When Colman heard that Rudd was visiting her favorite morning radio show, she knew she had to do something to pull her old friend’s leg. “I emailed Greg and said, ‘Would it be alright to do a prank on Paul?’ " the Oscar winner said. “And he said ‘Hell yeah.’ "
Marvel Studios
Rudd appeared on the show to promoteAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the first of theMarvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 5and the third installment in theAnt-Manseries.
“In very generalized terms, as you see inQuantumania, it’s about setting up the big overarching thread that will go through the next phases,“Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently toldEntertainment Weekly.
“Not every film in the Infinity Saga focused on the Infinity Stones or Thanos, and it’ll be the same across five and six. But we’re gearing up,” he continued. “People will get a taste of this in a big way inQuantumaniaas we lead toAvengers: Secret Wars, which I’m extremely excited for.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais in theaters now.
source: people.com
