Ant-Man (2015) starring Michael Douglas & Paul Rudd

[slik]

Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym.

Paul Rudd will play Scott Lang.

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/michael-douglas-ant-man-1201052848/


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This is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 3 which is set to include Captain America 3 (pretty much confirmed), Thor 3 (confirmed), Dr. Strange (extremely likely), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3 (unconfirmed), and ultimately Avengers 3 (confirmed).

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Corporate CockSnogger]

Is Antman actually any good? Seems like a pretty shite guy to have around when you've got Hulk, Thor etc. Captain America seemed lame enough compared to them, can't see how a guy who can shrink will be anything other than comic relief.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ant-Man, and also The Atom on the DC side, have proved on several occasions to be very useful. I mean I get you, I think size changing is just stupid and I never liked it as a superhero concept - but the comics do present them as useful and even formidable on occasion.

[Lock Jaw]

Seems dumb to have an Ant-Man movie and not have Hank Pym, the most "well known" Ant-Man be Ant-Man in it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Surely they'll have flashbacks of him doing Ant-Man things, maybe he was involved with the original SHIELD as well (likely met Howard Stark too). But the younger guy with a habit of elaborate heists is just more 'Hollywood', really.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I guess he could make himself really small, climb into Loki's mouth and then make himself big again and explode Loki from the inside.

[Kris P Lettus]

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[Lock Jaw]

Maybe we can have flashbacks of Michael Douglas Ant-Man running around on a team with Peggy Carter.

[Kalyx triaD]

Which would be A-OK if/when Peggy's show gets off the ground.

[JimmyMess]

as in the mcmuffin commercial..... WHAAAAAAAAAT?


This will be cool I think.

[Hanso Amore]

The name alone will be an issue with the mainstream. And sure he can be useful, but phase three in a battle with thanos is a bit late in the game to bring him in as any real interesting addition.

IMHO

If this came out last year it would be perfect.

[dronepool]

Cool.

[Kalyx triaD]

The name alone will be an issue with the mainstream. And sure he can be useful, but phase three in a battle with thanos is a bit late in the game to bring him in as any real interesting addition.

IMHO

If this came out last year it would be perfect.

How is Phase 3 late in the game? By that logic you're saying not to introduce any new characters in Phase 3 and just have sequels. Do you like Dr. Strange at all?

[Lock Jaw]

Thinking about this now, I like the idea of a "legacy hero" movie. It is something we haven't really seen yet.

You'd think DC would be all about "legacy hero" movies, since they have/had so many legacy heroes. They should make a Starman movie/movies.

[Fignuts]

How is Phase 3 late in the game? By that logic you're saying not to introduce any new characters in Phase 3 and just have sequels. Do you like Dr. Strange at all?

He's talking about the escalation of the threat the Avengers face, and how Ant-man compares to that threat. He's not talking about new characters in general.

That said, I've read Avengers for years, and Ant-man has been useful plenty of times.

That video that was released a while ago also showed how good the character could be in combat.

[GD]

I am glad that Edgar Wright is directing the movie. I am also glad that Paul Rudd is going to be Ant-Man as he is one of my favourite actors of all time.

My knowledge about Ant-Man is limited to The Ultimates series (Hank Pym when he was married to the Wasp).

[Miotch]

You have quote the low bar for favorite actor of all time.

[Hanso Amore]

He's talking about the escalation of the threat the Avengers face, and how Ant-man compares to that threat. He's not talking about new characters in general.

That said, I've read Avengers for years, and Ant-man has been useful plenty of times.

That video that was released a while ago also showed how good the character could be in combat.

You get me. This is correct. I wasa few drinks in and not as eloquent as you.

I just think to a mass-casual audience the escalation and addition of "space Aliens" and other worldly gods and people with the most amazing super powers, Ant Man will not really stand out or make sense.

Instead if like Antman was around in the first film and still be around in the 3rd Avengers it would fit better than bringing him into his own film then showing up in Avengers 3.

Have no reason to think the film makers will flub it, but I have that concern with this character transitioning to the masses.

Was telling my wife about it and all she could come back with was "why antman how stupid, couldnt the hulk just smush him?"

[Hanso Amore]

You have quote the low bar for favorite actor of all time.

TOP 5 IN NO ORDER

KILMER
RUDD
JONAH HILL
KEITH DAVID
SEAN BEAN

[GD]

You have quote the low bar for favorite actor of all time.

One of my favorites of all time :$

[Miotch]

Meant quite not quote.

[JimmyMess]

Will they do what they did for X Men and make Douggylas look young in flashbacks?

Maybe it will be in the vein of Watchmen in the style of half the movie takes place with shit thats already happened?

[Kalyx triaD]

Evangeline Lilly Cast as Ant-Man's Female Lead.

Whether she's the MCU's version of Jan/Wasp is not revealed but... prepare for something like that is all I'm saying.

[alvarado52]

Well Evangeline Lilly is one of my Hollywood hard-ons, so Im okay with his.

[Fignuts]

Think she'd make a great wasp. Besides her, really the only other female characters connected to Pym are Tigra and Jocasta.

[Kalyx triaD]

There's a good chance Yellowjacket will be retrofit as the villain.

[GD]

Edgar Wright is out. Fuck this gay shit!

[Sepholio]

LOL Ant-Man.

Am I the only one that pictures this movie bombing?

[Drakul]

Nope.

I can see the media outlets calling it the superhero movie that burst the genres bubble. The Green Lantern had the mainstream rolling its eyes and I heard "Now they're really scraping the barrel!" when it was being discussed on tv. A serious action movie called Antman will probably get the same reaction or worse.

[Kalyx triaD]

Green Lantern didn't suck because they were scraping the barrel (and who says that, GL is hella popular), that movie sucked because it sucked as a movie.

I guess yet again we have to bring up the Iron Man example of how a good movie can turn a lesser known hero into something big. The best movie arguably in the MCU is Cap 2, and NOBODY thought that would be the case after Avengers and IM3.

[Drakul]

Just thought, it MIGHT have been Green Hornet.

[Fignuts]

Also, Paul Rudd is Ant Man. I highly doubt they are going to take it that seriously.

Honestly, if they can make gaurdians of the galaxy work, they can make ant man work.

[Kalyx triaD]

This is totally filming right fucking now.

[Sixx]

This is totally filming right fucking now.

Post-worthy news!

[Kalyx triaD]

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Also John Slattery is in there, we may remember him as 'old' Howard Stark from Iron Man 2.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Sixx]

That looks like Ben Affleck with a prosthetic nose.

[GD]

Love me some Paul Rudd.

[Kalyx triaD]

Evangeline Lilly's character (Janet Van Dye's daughter), is essentially the MCU's Janet proper. So while it won't be in the origin story, she is totally our Wasp.

[Lock Jaw]

You say this solely based on those pics that came out showing her haircut?

[Kalyx triaD]

I've had my thoughts about it the moment she was cast, no way Marvel would get her to be 'the girlfriend'. With classic Janet dead by the start of the movie, I figure they'd work around that by making the daughter Wasp herself, while the classic Hank and Jan adventures would be seen in Agent Carter's series. Just musing to myself.

Then the haircut came out, and I'm about certain now.

[Shadow]

I'm....not totally happy with this but I'm not going to bitch as the track record the MCU has with making female characters awesome is more hits then misses. So while we won't have Jan, I'm glad we've got a Wasp.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, as a fan I'm pretty okay with this. In fact I think I'd be bothered more if it was Janet, and they made her Lang's girlfriend. Think it's more important to acknowledge the Hank/Janet relationship than to have Janet in the costume.

[Kalyx triaD]

Agent Carter will appear in this. I'm guessing it has something to do with remixing Hank Pym as a SHIELD founder/scientist.

[Kalyx triaD]

We all, I think, signed on very enthusiastically with Edgar [Wright, original director]. We were excited to work with Edgar. We were fans of Edgar. So when the split happened, I was in the fortunate position where I had not signed my contract yet. So I had the choice to walk away, and I almost did. Because I thought, Well, if it’s because Marvel are big bullies, and they just want a puppet and not someone with a vision, I’m not interested in being in this movie. Which is what I was afraid of.

I finally got the script literally the day before I was supposed to go in for fittings…I saw with my own eyes that Marvel had just pulled the script into their world. I mean, they’ve established a universe, and everyone has come to expect a certain aesthetic [and] a certain feel for Marvel films. And what Edgar was creating was much more in the Edgar Wright camp of films. They were very different. And I feel like, if [Marvel] had created Edgar’s incredible vision — which would have been, like, classic comic book — it would have been such a riot to film [and] it would have been so much fun to watch. [But] it wouldn’t have fit in the Marvel Universe. It would have stuck out like a sore thumb, no matter how good it was. It just would have taken you away from this cohesive universe they’re trying to create. And therefore it ruins the suspended disbelief that they’ve built.

I suspected that he left because his vision was outdated with the MCU style and world building since he started so long ago.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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ha ha

[GD]

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[Shadow]

Shut up Dave.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Kalyx triaD]

They most certainly had to address that name, I suppose.

[Fignuts]

Wait, so who is the villain in this. Really drawing a blank as far as Ant-Man villains go. And I'm a Marvel guy.

[Disturbed316]

Don't know much about the Ant-Man character and story but will probably go see this, looks like it could be good.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yellow Jacket is the villain, or at least the muscle.

[Lock Jaw]

The villain is HIMSELF

[Helmsphere]

Was the whole, is it too late to change the name a forecoming of him possibly becoming Giant Man in the movie?

[Kalyx triaD]

Doubtful. The gag was pointing out how silly Ant-Man sounds. Giant Man wouldn't be a great deal better to Scott. I don't think they're the Giant Man route quite yet anyway.

[Rammsteinmad]

To be honest, Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath whoever else has never appealed to me unless part of a team story-arc. That teaser hasn't done much to excite me, but it looks good for Paul Rudd, who could really break out into more serious roles if this does well.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah the shrink/grow think never stuck to me as a superhero thing. I feel the same about stretchy types.

[Kris P Lettus]

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[Rammsteinmad]

The costume, considering how goofy and cheesy it would most certainly be in real life, does look pretty cool. And it's cool seeing Paul Rudd in it.

[Shadow]

I cannot wait for more.

Wonder if they'll do a last minute Giant Man thing at the end of the movie when Yellowjacket et al kidnap Cassie

[GD]

The new director's track record isn't that good.

[KIRA]

The new director's track record isn't that good.

I don't think it matters honest Trailers pointed out that Marvel can put out anything at this point and fans will see it and probably praise it......they have a point.
That aside other than the producer and writers yeah the track records of the guys who worked on this film...its worrying.

Paul Rudd helped with the screen play.......alright

[JimmyMess]

Has modern marvel had a real dud yet? I suppose they are about due... not hating on this film before I've seen it though.

[Fignuts]

Even the weaker ones like Iron Man 3 and Hulk are still fun.

[Destor]

Trailer was good at least

[alvarado52]

My issue with Ant-Man in general is that, I find the character more interesting as supporting.

[Shadow]

Hence why they went with Scott Lang instead of Hank Prym. Easier to sell a single dad then a wife beater.

[Sixx]

Hence why they went with Scott Lang instead of Hank Prym. Easier to sell a single dad then a wife beater.

I'd watch the shit out of a Marvel spousal abuse movie.

[Lock Jaw]

Yellowjacket

http://i.newsarama.com/images/i/000/141/454/original/Yellowjacket.png?1420820336

[Kalyx triaD]

Cool.

[Lock Jaw]

The side-arm thingies on the suit remind me of the "Iron Spidey" suit...

[Shadow]

I do think that people are right, this will be Marvel's first "flop", it's not going to be a flop in the terms people are thinking. It'll do good money just not Guardians of the Galaxy money. Probably Iron Man 2 money or even Ed Norton Hulk money.

[Destor]

Its apparently the most viewed trailer ever

[Kalyx triaD]

Get outta here.

[McLegend]

29,000,000 views is a lot of views though.

Also I believe it's Marvel's most viewed trailer ever.

[KIRA]

For Ant-Man really? Is Marvel brainwashing people?

[Kalyx triaD]

There's something fishy about Ant-Man getting more views than the Age of Ultron trailer.

[Kalyx triaD]

YELLOW JACKET (TEST SHOT?)

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[Rammsteinmad]

:y:

[alvarado52]

Teaser for the new trailer was released...sorta looks like, for a brief moment at the 11 second mark, Obediah Stan is in the flick.

Could be a flash back, who knows. I could also be completely wrong.

EDIT: I was wrong. Did look like him though.

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[The Destroyer]

Trailer is out.

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[Corporate CockSnogger]

Lolll the bit with the train set

[Shadow]

Legit laughed out loud at that point

Also Yellowjacket is badass.

[loopydate]

I'm glad to see them embrace the inherent insanity of a hero the size of an ant. The first 2/3 of the trailer made me a little nervous that we were going to see Origin Story #8549176320. But that one gag renewed my faith. I should have known better than to doubt Marvel Studios.

[Rammsteinmad]

YESSS!!! Looks awesome! That "show me how to punch" bit cracked me up. Totally pumped to see Paul Rudd in this too.

[Kalyx triaD]

This is actually happening.

[Fignuts]

At this point I'm pretty sure marvel could make a squirrel girl movie, and it would be epic as fuck.

[Kalyx triaD]

A certain chick would like that idea...

[Disturbed316]

Looks great.

[Shadow]

This is gonna flop. There I said it.

Flop into another giant pile of money.

[Emperor Smeat]

Official poster for the film:

http://i.imgur.com/6zNI8zD.jpg

[Rammsteinmad]

:y:

[Fignuts]

Marvel Studios made an Antman movie and it was awesome.

Still feels weird saying it but there you go.

[KIRA]

eh

[Rammsteinmad]

Been hearing a lot of praise about this movie.

Been reading a lot of comments online about how movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man are doing so well because no one's heard of them, and it relieves a lot of the pressure put on movies like Iron Man, Captain America and the Avengers.

[Fignuts]

eh

Your face is eh

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Watched it last night and I loved it. Was a bit drunk though and at that point I put it in my top 3 comic films. In hindsight it's probably a bit lower than that, but it's a lot of fun.

Loads of good easter eggs.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Do you have to sit until the end of the credits for an extra scene like the other Marvel films?

[Corporate CockSnogger]

Yeah there's a mid credits scene and a post credits scene.

[Rhinestonecowboy]

Watched it last night and I loved it. Was a bit drunk though and at that point I put it in my top 3 comic films. In hindsight it's probably a bit lower than that, but it's a lot of fun.

Loads of good easter eggs.


I was a bit drunk too!thanks to 20oz of strawberry rum.
I enjoyed it,but I'm kind of biased to marvel and think every film has been great so far

[slik]

I really am looking forward to seeing it. It looks fun. I've heard good things and that Falcon shows up and I enjoyed him in Winter Soldier

[RP]

That's not a spoiler. Falcon is in the tv trailers.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

And it's a very very good cameo. One of the best scenes in the film.

[KIRA]

Your face is eh

Nothing really against the film (tho Ive never really liked Ant-man) I think I might just be burnt out.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I saw it this morning (for £3.50!); I liked it, but I wasn't wowed or anything. I found the humour largely fell flat.

[Corporate CockSnogger]

I found it very funny at times. Michael Peña's character was great and the running joke of him relaying stories overdubbing other people worked really well. It worked a lot better than the cringeworthy running joke of Captain America not swearing from AOU. Paul Rudd was on form, and the final battle was a brilliant mix between action and comedy.

I guess being drunk may have skewed my opinion a little, but for me it was probably just behind Guardians and Avengers in terms of comedy.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I did like Michael Pena, and the whole Thomas the Tank Engine thing. Maybe it is because there were only five other people in the auditorium, and everyone was very quiet.

On another note, Evangeline Lily was scrumptious as always.

[Damian Rey]

Evangeline Lilly is grossly underrated. What a babe.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ended being #1 selling film during its opening week but in terms of the Marvel film phases era, only Incredible Hulk (2008) had a lower box open debut.

Ant-Man: Film's Weekend Debut Tops US Box Office Despite Being Marvel's 2nd-Lowest-Earning Opening

The film, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, earned $58 million in the U.S. Only "The Incredible Hulk” earned less during a debut for Marvel since 2008, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

[Rammsteinmad]

Brilliant film! As someone said above, lots of easter eggs and MCU references! I'm still amazed that Marvel have gone so far as to make an Antman movie, but damn, can't wait to see him in the Avengers at some point.

[slik]

It's not the superhero film with the most depth or most humor but I thought it was really fun and unique. I liked all the sequences, the casting and the fx. I look forward to seeing more of Ant-Man in the Marvelverse.

[loopydate]

I saw this yesterday. I really enjoyed it. I liked that they told a smaller (no pun intended) story that didn't need to have end-of-the-world consequences. Yeah, if HYDRA had the Yellowjacket suit, that would have been pretty bad, but there were no flying cities or alien invasions. It was just a guy trying to steal a suit. It was funny, exciting, and it set the stage for Civil War without being ABOUT setting the stage for Civil War.

In terms of the MCU pantheon, it falls somewhere in the middle for me, but it was still a really entertaining way to spend and afternoon.

[RP]

I liked it a lot. I don't know the inside stuff as far as the comics, but i'm guessing Pyms wife eventually comes back considering they never showed a face of her, not even in the picture of him and her that he looked at. I could be wrong.

I loved the fight between Ant-man and Falcon.

Even though I liked it, I felt the ripped off Drunk History with the Mexican guy telling his stories about how he got the tips.

[ClockShot]

This was alright. Just got back from seeing it.

Happy some of the Hollywood old guard are lending their star power to some of these superhero flicks. It's like a totally different flick with them in it. Michael Caine in The Dark Knight trilogy, Robert Redford in Winter Soldier, and now Michael Douglas in Ant Man.

[Sixx]

Absolutely loved it. Way different than most of the MCU films but fun nonetheless.

Thomas the Tank Engine rocked.