The San
Diego Comic Con-exclusive poster was the first decent look fans got
for the movie version of the mighty mite
Studios
Marvel's upcoming
Ant-Man wrapped shooting last week, and now the studio has
finally released the official plot details for the film.
The film will feature Paul Rudd as Scott
Lang, the diminutive hero of the piece who keeps peak human
strength despite shrinking down to microscopic sizes, and can
command hordes of insects. Michael Douglas appears as Hank Pym,
Lang's mentor and creator of the Ant-Man technology, with
Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, love interest and presumed
relation of The
Wasp.
The studio's synopsis reads: "The next evolution of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the
big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios'
Ant-Man. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in
scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must
embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, 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."
Don't
miss
The hyper-nerd in us would like to point out that while
Ant-Man was indeed a founding Avenger in the comics, it
was the Hank Pym version of the character. Scott Lang later joined
the Avengers and the Fantastic Four at different points, but was
the second man to wear the mask. (Nerd-out over; we're sorry.)
The troubled production -- over eight years in development and
having lost its original director -- is Marvel Studios' riskiest movie yet. Admittedly,
people were saying that about Guardians of the
Galaxy, which went on to gross over three quarters of a
billion dollars at the global box office, but the danger there was
the lack of familiarity the public had with the characters. With
Ant-Man, there's that same barrier, plus the rather public
and messy background to the film.
Peyton Reed
stepped in as director six months ago, and after Rudd himself
helped re-write parts of the script, production was accelerated.
There's still merit in the character and concept though, and with
the final film will be released worldwide on 17 July 2015, the
first wave of trailers will hopefully win back small-minded (sorry)
audiences.
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Marvel reveals plot details for Ant-Man movie
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