There are dozens of heroes and villains set to make their debut in James Gunn's DCU, but one hero who hasn't been hinted at yet is Patrick "Eel" O'Brian, aka Plastic Man. That is, unless The Office star Rainn Wilson finally gets a request fulfilled that he's been bugging co-DC Studios head James Gunn about for some time. Speaking at the Fan Expo in Chicago (via Entertainment Weekly), Wilson, who starred in one of Gunn's first superhero movies, Super, admitted he has been trying not only to get Gunn to give O'Brian some time to shine but also wouldn't be against taking on the role himself.
"I've hinted to James several times, like, 'Hey man, you've got to do something with Plastic Man,'" he told fans, referring to the hero that initially debuted in Quality Comics in 1941 (a whole 20 years before the debut of Marvel's Mister Fantastic). It wouldn't be until 1966 that he'd start saving the day under the DC Comics label and become a fan favourite that delivered laughs in his heroism, unlike other crimefighters at that time.
