In the comics, Hank Pym (Douglas) is a scientist who invents a substance that allows him to change his size. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) steals the original Ant-Man Pym's equipment and uses it to commit crimes but ultimately becomes a hero.
Douglas revealed that he will NOT be donning the special suit that allows his character to shrink down to an ant's size - that will be saved for Paul Rudd:
"Paul Rudd is ripped. He's been training and working out for this picture for a long time. He was so cut, that they had to soften his costume up, with all the built-in six-packs and all of that. My costume will be hung up and Paul will be wearing it in good form."
The project marks Douglas' first real effort in the superhero film genre, and his first big visual effects flick. Douglas admits when first getting into the "Ant-Man" vibe he had difficulty grasping it:
"No, I couldn't relate to it on any level. They have this different way of working, but Marvel obviously has this incredible track record. They kind of... everything sticks to the wall, you know. It's a broad canvas, and they can afford to, and they kind of hone it down. And it's this effects world, and I've never done any effects movies. One of the challenges of The Reach is how do you do a thriller, in bright daylight, with no special effects, in this day and age, and still keep an audience's attention? It seemed to have worked, whereas Ant-Man is going to be... I can't get into a whole lot of detail, but clearly there's going to be a lot of stuff revolving around the size of an ant's perspective."
Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were both considered for the Lang role, but the latter is now doing an adaptation of author Neil Gaiman's popular comic book series Sandman, with "Man Of Steel" writer David S. Goyer. Rudd is considered a more natural fit by the suits.
Former "Lost" star Evangeline Lilly was tipped to play the female lead Hope van Dyne. Rumors also had Rashida Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard up for the part as well.
David Dastmalchian ("The Dark Knight," "Prisoners") is in the pic but his role is being kept under wraps. Corey Stoll plays the villain Yellowjacket
Though he lost out on a role to Michael Pena, actor Clifton Collins, Jr. he is still in the film. The "Pacific Rim" and "Star Trek" actor, did a cameo as a vegan police officer in Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," and has reportedly been cast in a unspecified role. Pena's role is thought to be that of a tough Latino character who has a lot of physical action scenes in the movie.
John Slattery is in the film, likely reprising the role of Tony Stark's father Howard Stark which he played in "Iron Man 2". Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, rapper turned actor T.I., and young actress Abby Ryder Fortson who will likely play the young Cassie Lang (daughter of Rudd's character)
Latino Review recently suggested that characters seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier Peggy Carter (played by Hayley Atwell) and Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford) in their younger days and the further formation S.H.I.E.L.D will show up
Actors Patrick Wilson, Kevin Weisman and Matt Gerald all dropped out of the pic.
Peyton Reed ("Bring It On," "Down With Love") took over the director's chair following Edgar Wright's departure in May,
Wright and Joe Cornish co-wrote the initial script. Adam McKay ("Anchorman") was lined up to take over but a deal could not be reached--McKay did some work on the script for the film instead. Gabriel Ferrari and Andrew Barrer will reportedly preform script re-writes Rawson Marshall Thurber and Ruben Fleischer were in the mix with McKay to potentially direct...
Production is underway to keep its July 17th 2015 release date.
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