Paul Rudd Finally Responds to Claims He Never Ages
By Kwadar Ray
Paul Rudd's first big film came in 1995 in a starring role in the cult classic Clueless. The actor went on to score roles in fan-favorites such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and more recently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ant-Man, but the funny thing is, he's basically never aged over all these years.
The Ant-Man and the Wasp actor turns 50 next month, and fans cannot believe how great he looks for his age.
Rudd's inability to age was recently brought back to the limelight when the actor reunited with his Clueless cast for a panel at Chicago's C2E2 on Saturday. The 2,800-seat hall the panel took place in was filled with a sea of fans asking tons questions.
Of course, one fan had to ask Rudd about his lack of visible aging and he had a hilarious response. "I'm 80 years old on the inside," he joked. "It's a mess underneath all this."
Rudd's co-star Breckin Meyer interjected by saying:
"On the set of Clueless they would come and they would get us like 20 minutes before set, and the on Paul's trailer they would knock like an hour beforehand because he had to finish sucking the lifeblood out of the babies he takes in order to maintain [his youth], and then he was camera-ready."
The star couldn't deny Meyer's claim, joking, "Hey, it's a tough business."
At the panel, Rudd also discussed meeting Stan Lee for the first time. "One of the things that I will always treasure was when we were working on the first movie and [Lee] did his cameo, he showed up and it was like the president showed up," he began. "He couldn't have been sweeter to everybody...We were sitting and he was telling me how happy he was that Ant-Man was being made into a film."
Rudd will likely play a large role in Avengers: Endgame, after appearing in both trailers. The film, which will mark the end of the MCU's Infinity Saga, premieres in theaters on April 26.
[h/t: Chicago Tribune]