Monday, February 17, 2014

Ant-Man: Two Key Crew Positions Filled

Director Edgar Wright has announced on Twitter that two of his cohorts who worked behind the scenes on "The World's End" have joined the crew of the superhero film "Ant-Man" for Marvel.


Composer  Steven Price, who just won the BAFTA for his work on "Gravity," will score the film. Cinematographer Bill Pope who also shot Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" will be there as well.

In the comics, Hank Pym (Michael 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.

Former "Lost" star Evangeline Lilly is in talks to play the female lead. It is unclear who Lilly would play, however the character would appear in more than just this film. Rumors had Rashida Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard up for the part as well.

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.

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.

Wright and Joe Cornish co-wrote the script.

Production on the film is due to begin shortly in Georgia. Marvel pegged the release date for July 17, 2015

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