Ant-Man (2015) is an Action/Comedy movie directed by Peyton Reed and produced by Marvel Studios. The movie stars Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas as Ant-Man/Scott Lang and Hank Pym.
Ant-Man (2015) is the story of a con-man Scott Lang, who is armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, he must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
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19. Director Edgar Wright, a big fan of Ant-Man, proposed the film to Marvel in 2003. He described it as “an action-adventure comedy; a cross-genre action and special effects bonanza.” He had been developing the movie since then, shooting a test reel, hiring the cast, and was close to begin shooting the movie. However, in 2014, he dropped out due to ‘creative differences’ between him and Disney, which had bought out Marvel Studios 5 years prior.
Edgar Wright
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Ant-Man 2015
17. Actor Michael Douglas explained why he took the role of Hank Pym. He said “And most importantly, I did it for my children. They’re so excited. I’ve finally got a picture that they are so excited about. Dad is cool. You have to understand, for most of my career, I’ve done so many R-rated pictures. They can never see any of my movies. Just recently, at 14 and 12, they’re becoming more aware of some of the things that I’ve done. So, this is a lot of fun”.
Michael Douglas as Hank Pym
16. The Falcon’s role in the movie plot came about after actors Adam McKay and Paul Rudd went to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and fell in love with the character. They casually suggested working him into the plot, and producer Kevin Feige informed them that it’d actually make perfect sense since Falcon was now living at the New Avengers compound as of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
The Falcon in Ant-Man 2015
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Stan Lee in Ant-Man 2015
14. The director of this film, Peyton Reed, was considered to direct Guardians of the Galaxy(2014), another Marvel Studios film, which was later directed by James Gunn. Reed was also attached at one point, to direct Fantastic Four(2005), a film adaptation based on another Marvel property, that was released by 20th Century Fox.
Guardians of The Galaxy 2014
13. Peyton Reed is a huge Marvel fan and seized the opportunity to direct a film in the MCU even if it meant stepping in at the last minute to take over a project previously helmed by director Edgar Wright. Before the film’s release, he went on the record as saying he’d absolutely direct the sequel.
Peyton Reed and Paul Rudd
12. All 3 members of the Lang family have double letters in their names: ScoTT, CaSSie and MaGGie.
Scott Lang’s Wife Maggie and Daughter CaSSie
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Ant-Man movie scene
10. According to lead actor Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), the costume for Paul Rudd had to be altered because of his muscles. Rudd had gone on an extensive training and workout regimen in order to build the proper muscle size for a superhero. But since Rudd had become so muscular, Douglas said “He was so cut, that they had to soften his costume up, with all the built-in six-packs and all of that.”
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang
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