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| writer = <small>Story by:</small><br>[[Edgar Wright]]<br>[[Joe Cornish]]<br><small>Screenplay by:</small><br>Edgar Wright<br>Joe Cornish<br>[[Adam McKay]]<br>[[Paul Rudd]]
  
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'''''Ant-Man''''' is the twelfth film in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. It will conclude Phase 2.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/ant-man-movie-phase-2-marvel-cinematic-universe/  ‘Ant-Man’ to Conclude Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe]</ref>
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'''''Ant-Man''''' is the twelfth film in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] and the final film of Phase 2.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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In 1989, the original Ant-Man Hank Pym goes before [[Howard Stark]], [[Peggy Carter]] and [[Mitchell Carson]] at the incomplete [[Triskelion]] and angrily tenders his resignation to S.H.I.E.L.D. after discovering that [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] attempted to duplicate his shrinking technology. Pym believes the technology is dangerous and vows to take the secret to his grave.
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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.
  
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In the present day, several months after the events that transpired in [[Avengers: Age of Ultron|Sokovia]], Scott Lang, a well-trained electrical engineer, has been released from San Quentin State Prison after serving three years for stealing from his former employer, [[VistaCorp]], and returning the funds to ripped off customers. He rejoins his old cellmate, Luis, who introduces him to Dave and Kurt. Luis tries to offer Lang a lucrative burglary job, but Lang no longer wishes to live that life. Lang visits his ex-wife Maggie's house for his daughter Cassie's birthday party, where he finds that she is engaged to a cop, Paxton. Maggie agrees to grant visitation rights to Lang if he can successfully straighten out his life.
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Pym pays a visit to his old company, Pym Technologies, where the current CEO and Pym's disgruntled former protege, Darren Cross, reveals that he is aware that Pym was once Ant-Man, and hid the secret of the technology from him; he goes on to unveil the prototype [[The Yellowjacket]], an experimental size-altering suit that Cross believes will revolutionize warfare and espionage. Pym is horrified at the development, although he is unaware that Cross has been unable to apply the shrinking technology to living organisms.
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Lang loses his job because of his criminal record, so he reluctantly agrees to go back to crime. Lang breaks into a wealthy house and cracks a series of safes in the basement, only to find nothing but an old suit which he carries home. He tries on the suit and accidentally presses a button that makes him shrink to the size of an insect. Terrified by the experience despite Pym's attempt to calm him, he returns to the house and replaces the suit, only to be met by police and arrested on his way out. Pym, pretending to be Lang's lawyer, meets Lang in the police station, and offers Lang the option of working for him rather than going back to prison. With the aid of some ants, Pym smuggles the suit into Lang's cell and helps him escape, although Lang loses consciousness during the flight.
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Lang wakes up in Pym's house, where he meets Hope van Dyne, a senior executive at Pym Technologies, and Pym's estranged daughter. Despite their difficult relationship, van Dyne is secretly monitoring Cross's development for her father. Pym reveals that he has been monitoring Lang since the VistaCorp incident, and manipulated him into stealing the suit; he has chosen Lang to become the new Ant-Man in order to steal the Yellowjacket technology from Cross. Pym and van Dyne train Lang to fight and to control ants which culminates in a raid on a forgotten Stark bunker in upstate New York- which, upon Lang's arrival, he discovers is now the [[Avengers]]' headquarters. There he comes into conflict with [[Sam Wilson]], and is eventually able to disable Wilson's flight and visual gear, allowing him to escape. Once Lang returns, Pym then tells them the truth about the death of van Dyne's mother: she was once Ant-Man's partner, the [[Janet van Dyne|Wasp]], and also possessed a size-altering suit. During a mission to disable a Soviet nuclear missile, she bypassed her suit's safeguards and shrunk to a subatomic level. While she was ultimately successful in disabling the missile, she was unable to halt the shrinking process and was lost in a subatomic "quantum realm" from which there is no escape. This revelation allows Pym and van Dyne to reconcile their relationship.
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In his lab, Cross manages to safely shrink a lamb to the size of an insect, meaning his Yellowjacket suit is perfected. He personally invites Pym to attend the official unveiling, meaning Lang must steal the Yellowjacket that night. After leaving Pym, Cross calls van Dyne and tells her that he suspects Pym is planning something, and that he is increasing security for the unveiling. Lang is then forced to bring his gang in on the job and along with the assistance of a swarm of flying ants, Lang infiltrates the Pym Technologies building, sabotages the servers and plants explosives. When he attempts to to steal the Yellowjacket suit, he instead is aught in a trap by Cross, who had anticipated the theft. Cross, having both the Yellowjacket and Ant-Man suits, plans to sell the technology to Mitchell Carson, who is revealed to be a Hydra agent. Lang manages to break out of the trap and kills the Hydra agents. As Cross escapes in a helicopter, the explosives go off, destroying Pym Technologies.
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Infuriated, Cross dons the only remaining Yellowjacket suit. Lang attacks the helicopter and starts a fight with Cross. After falling out of the helicopter, Lang is able to trap Cross in a bug zapper, but is arrested by Paxton before he can destroy the suit. Cross proceeds to attacks Maggie and Paxton's home, in a hope to lure Lang to him by threatening Cassie. Lang arrives, and as they fight, Lang manages to defeat the Yellowjacket by shrinking to subatomic size and sabotaging its circuitry from the inside. This causes Cross to shrink uncontrollably to nothingness, but Lang is unable to stop shrinking, as Pym as warned, and is apparently trapped in the realm. Lang is able to return to normal size after tinkering with the suit's mechanism. In gratitude for Lang's heroism, Paxton covers for Lang to keep him out of prison. Seeing that Lang survived and returned from the quantum realm but is unable to recall anything about the experience, Pym wonders if his wife is alive too. Luis informs Lang that an Avenger is trying to find him, and this is revealed to be Sam Wilson.
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In a mid-credits scene, Pym shows his daughter a partially upgraded Wasp suit that he and his wife had been building; he now believes the suit was meant for her, which causes her to smile. In a post-credits scene, Wilson and [[Steve Rogers]] have managed to trap the [[James Barnes|Winter Soldier]] and are discussing what to do. After deciding not to inform [[Tony Stark]], Wilson states that he knows who to contact.
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
 
*[[Paul Rudd]] as [[Scott Lang|Scott Lang/Ant-Man]]
  
*[[Paul Rudd]] as [[Scott Lang|Scott Lang/Ant-Man]]
 
*[[Michael Douglas]] as [[Henry Pym|Hank Pym]]
  
*[[Michael Douglas]] as [[Henry Pym|Hank Pym]]
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**[[Dax Griffin]] as Young Hank Pym
 
*[[Evangeline Lilly]] as [[Hope van Dyne]]
  
*[[Evangeline Lilly]] as [[Hope van Dyne]]
 
*[[Corey Stoll]] as [[Darren Cross|Darren Cross/Yellowjacket]]
  
*[[Corey Stoll]] as [[Darren Cross|Darren Cross/Yellowjacket]]
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*[[John Slattery]] as [[Howard Stark]]
  
*[[John Slattery]] as [[Howard Stark]]
 
*[[Abby Ryder Fortson]] as [[Cassandra Lang|Cassie Lang]]
  
*[[Abby Ryder Fortson]] as [[Cassandra Lang|Cassie Lang]]
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*[[Bobby Cannavale]] as [[Paxton]]
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*[[Bobby Cannavale]] as [[Jim Paxton]]
 
*[[Judy Greer]] as [[Maggie Lang]]
  
*[[Judy Greer]] as [[Maggie Lang]]
 
*[[Wood Harris]] as [[Gale]]
  
*[[Wood Harris]] as [[Gale]]
 
*[[Gregg Turkington]] as [[Dale]]
  
*[[Gregg Turkington]] as [[Dale]]
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* [[T.I.]] as [[Dave]]
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*[[Tip Harris|Tip "T.I." Harris]] as [[Dave]]
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* [[Martin Donovan]] as [[Mitchell Carson]]
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*[[Martin Donovan]] as [[Mitchell Carson]]
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*To-be-confirmed actress as [[Janet van Dyne]]
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*[[Hayley Lovitt]] as [[Janet van Dyne]]
 
*[[Hayley Atwell]] as [[Margaret Carter|Peggy Carter]]
  
*[[Hayley Atwell]] as [[Margaret Carter|Peggy Carter]]
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*[[Jordi Mollà]] as [[Castillo]]
  
 
*[[Lyndsi LaRose]] as Emily
  
*[[Lyndsi LaRose]] as Emily
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*To-be-confirmed actor as [[William Cross]]
  
 
*[[Anthony Mackie]] as [[Sam Wilson|Sam Wilson/Falcon]]
  
*[[Anthony Mackie]] as [[Sam Wilson|Sam Wilson/Falcon]]
 
*[[Chris Evans]] as [[Steve Rogers|Steve Rogers/Captain America]]
  
*[[Chris Evans]] as [[Steve Rogers|Steve Rogers/Captain America]]
 
*[[Sebastian Stan]] as [[James Barnes|Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier]]
  
*[[Sebastian Stan]] as [[James Barnes|Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier]]
 
*[[Stan Lee]] as Bartender
  
*[[Stan Lee]] as Bartender
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*[[Garrett Morris]] as Cab Driver
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*[[Jordi Mollà]] as [[Castillo]] <small>(deleted scene)</small>
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*[[Joe Chrest]] as Frank
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*[[Nicholas Barrera]] as Ernesto
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*[[Carlos Aviles]] as Carlos
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*[[Robert Crayton]] as [[Peachy]]
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*[[Danny Vasquez]] as [[Ignacio]]
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*[[Anna Akana]] as Writer
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*[[Tom Kenny]] as Hideous Rabbit
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*[[Cesar Mendoza]] as Gabriel
   
 
==Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe==
  
==Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe==
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*[[Howard Stark]] appears.
  
*[[Howard Stark]] appears.
 
*[[Margaret Carter|Peggy Carter]] appears.
  
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*[[Hank Pym]] is introduced.
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*[[Scott Lang]] is introduced.
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*[[Darren Cross]] is introduced.
 
*[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] appears.
  
*[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] appears.
 
*[[Pym Particles]] are introduced.
  
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*[[The Avengers (team)|The Avengers]] are mentioned.
  
*[[The Avengers (team)|The Avengers]] are mentioned.
 
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*[[Henry Pym|Hank Pym]] is introduced.
  
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*[[William Cross]] is introduced.
  
 
*[[Mitchell Carson]] is introduced.
  
*[[Mitchell Carson]] is introduced.
 
*The [[Iron Man (armor)|Iron Man armor]] is mentioned.
  
*The [[Iron Man (armor)|Iron Man armor]] is mentioned.
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*[[Tony Stark]] is mentioned.
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*[[Steve Rogers|Captain America]] appears.
  
 
*[[Sam Wilson|Sam Wilson/Falcon]] appears.
  
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*[[Steve Rogers]] appears.
 
*[[James Barnes|Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier]] appears.
  
*[[James Barnes|Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier]] appears.
 
*The [[Quantum Realm]] is introduced.
  
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*The [[Kosmos]] Dimension is introduced.
  
 
*The [[New Avengers Facility]] appears.
  
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*[[Peter Parker|Spider-Man]] is mentioned.
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== Production History ==
  
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*[[HYDRA]] appears.
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Wright and Cornish originally wrote a treatment for Artisan that focused on Scott Lang as a burglar. Artisan, looking for a family-oriented movie, passed on the script. A few years later when Marvel executives [[Kevin Feige]] and [[Ari Arad]] asked if Wright was interested in writing a script on any of the Marvel titles, Wright offered the Ant-Man script.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4566 Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man], Edward Douglas, Superhero Hype, 7-26-06</ref>
  
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*The [[Triskelion]] appears.
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In February 2007, Wright reported that the film was on hold while they worked on revising the script. <ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/764/764950p1.html Exclusive: Hot Fuzz Helmer Commences Them] Steve Head, IGN, 2-15-07</ref>
  
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*The Theme from ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'' can be heard.
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In March 2008, Wright told Empire magazine that a second draft of the script was being written. Known for being a comedic writer, the director noted that the film would not be overtly comedic, but that it would be "more of a full-on action adventure sci-fi film but with a comedic element,"<ref name="Empire31008">[http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22141 Exclusive: Edgar Wright Talks Ant Man] Empireonline.com, 3-10-08</ref> and that it would not be a spoof. He confirmed that, at that time, the script included both Henry Pym, as the original 1960s character from "Tales to Astonish", and Scott Lang as his 1980s/1990s successor in the Ant-Man role. <ref name="Empire31008" /><ref name="coventry" />
  
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Wright says the story is very character-driven, and a new twist on an origins story. To influence his writing, he researched nanotechnology. <ref name="coventry">[http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2008/06/writer-of-antman-comicbook-mov.html Writer of Ant-Man comicbook movie says it will be in same style as Iron Man] David Bentley, The Coventry Telegraph, 6-30-08</ref>
  
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Since Edgar wrapped ''Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'', Wright said
 
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"''I can't do two things at once, so [now that Scott Pilgrim is finished] I will return to doing another draft of [Ant-Man].''" <ref>[http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/5833/edgar-wright-going-back-to-work-on-ant-man-after-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world Edgar Wright Going Back to Work on Ant-Man After Scott Pilgrim vs. The World] </ref>
  
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Wright revealed to Josh Horowitz that they have already turned in a 3rd draft for the script. <ref> [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667877/ant-man-edgar-wright.jhtml 'Ant-Man' Movie Wouldn't Just Be For 'Avengers' Experts, Director Says] </ref>
  
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In May, 2012, a "teaser" image of the movie was presented via Twitter by writer and director Edgar Wright. Feige stated as well that the movie was "as close as it’s ever been".<ref>[http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2012/05/07/edgar-wright-teases-ant-man-with-mysterious-image/ Edgar Wright Teases Ant-Man
 
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With Mysterious Image - Spinoff Online]</ref>
  
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On June 28, 2012, it was revealed that Wright had filmed a Test Reel for the film.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision-/ant-man-edgar-wright-343191 Edgar Wright Directing 'Ant-Man' Test Reel (Exclusive)]</ref>
  
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On July 12, 2013, Wright revealed that the film's script is finished. <ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a497869/edgar-wright-ant-man-script-is-complete-video.html Edgar Wright: 'Ant-Man script is complete' - video]</ref>
  
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On August 26, 2013, Wright told Collider that the film will be in pre-production in October and will start filming next year.<ref>[http://collider.com/edgar-wright-worlds-end-collider-ant-man-interview/ Edgar Wright Talks THE WORLD’S END, Deleted Scenes, IMAX, 3D, Dwayne Johnson, ANT-MAN, His Sci-Fi Movie COLLIDER, and So Much More]</ref>
  
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On December 19, 2013, [[Paul Rudd]] was officially announced to have been cast as 'Ant-Man'.
  
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On January 13, 2014, [[Michael Douglas]] was cast as Dr. Hank Pym. It was also confirmed that Paul Rudd would play Scott Lang in the film.<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/1/13/21746/michael_douglas_to_star_as_hank_pym_in_marvels_ant-man Michael Douglas to Star as Hank Pym in Marvel's Ant-Man]</ref>
  
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On February 6, 2014, [[Evangeline Lilly]] was announced to be in talks to play the female lead in the film. It was also confirmed that [[Michael Peña]] had been cast in an unspecified role.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/evangeline-lilly-talks-join-ant-673718 Evangeline Lilly in Talks to Join 'Ant-Man']</ref>
  
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On May 23, 2014, [[Edgar Wright]] dropped out from directing the film due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. Before Wright's departure, [[Eric Pearson]] was hired by Marvel to do a re-write on Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish's scrpt.<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=120909 New ANT-MAN Screenplay Said To Be "More American"; Will 'The Falcon' Cameo?]</ref><ref>[http://collider.com/ant-man-writers-gabriel-ferrari-andrew-barrer/ ANT-MAN Gets 2 New Writers for Last-Minute Production Polish]</ref>
  
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On July 7, 2014, [[Gabriel Ferrari]] and [[Andrew Barrer]] were hired as production writers for the film's script.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/07/gabriel-ferrari-andrew-barrer-ant-man-rewrite-800513/ Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari In Negotiations For ‘Ant-Man’ Rewrite]</ref><ref>[http://screenrant.com/marvel-ant-man-writers/ ‘Ant-Man’ Recruits Additional Writers?]</ref><ref>[http://variety.com/2014/film/news/ant-man-back-on-track-as-shoot-kicks-off-in-atlanta-1201275994/ Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ Back on Track as Filming Starts in San Francisco]</ref>
  
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On July 25, 2014, Patrick Wilson, Matt Gerald and Kevin Weisman dropped out of the film. Gerald and Weisman's characters were omitted from the revised script by McKay and Wilson left the project due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/comic-con-major-cast-exits-on-ant-man-include-patrick-wilson/ Comic-Con: Major Cast Exits On ‘Ant-Man’ Include Patrick Wilson]</ref>
  
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On September 30th, 2014, [[David Callaham]] was hired to rewrite the script during production.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2014/09/zombieland-2-gets-writer-and-urgency-843881/ After Moving Slow As Corpse, ‘Zombieland 2′ Gets Writer And Urgency]</ref>
  
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On October 6, 2014, Martin Donova was cast in the film.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-ant-man-adds-martin-738435 Marvel's 'Ant-Man' Adds Martin Donovan (Exclusive)]</ref> On October 10, 2014, it was revealed that Paul Rudd rewrote Edgar Wright's original screenplay with Adam McKay. <ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/adam-mckay-reveals-changes-he-741980 Adam McKay Reveals the Changes He Made to 'Ant-Man' Script]</ref><ref>[http://collider.com/ant-man-script-changes-adam-mckay-paul-rudd/ Adam McKay Talks Rewriting ANT-MAN with Paul Rudd; Reveals They Added “a Giant Action Sequence”, Made the Film Bigger and “a Little More Aggressive”]</ref>
  
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On December 10, 2014, Jordi Mollà was cast in the film and supporting characters first names were revealed.<ref>[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=112248 Jordi Mollà Joins ANT-MAN As 'Castillo'; Supporting Characters' Forenames Revealed]</ref>
  
   
 
==Production==
  
==Production==
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The film will be shot in San Francisco, California beginning on August 18, 2014 with additional photography being shot in Fayette County, Georgia.<ref>[http://www.totalfilm.com/news/marvel-s-kevin-feige-updates-on-guardians-of-the-galaxy-thanos-ant-man-tv-shows-and-doctor-strange Marvel’s Kevin Feige updates on Guardians Of The Galaxy, Thanos, Ant-Man, TV shows and Doctor Strange]</ref><ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1920 Kevin Feige Talks Ant-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy And Doctor Strange]</ref><ref>[http://screenrant.com/ant-man-filming-starts-locations/ ‘Ant-Man’ Begins Filming in San Francisco]</ref> On December 4, 2014, Reed announced on his Twitter that principal photography has wrapped.<ref>[http://screenrant.com/ant-man-movie-finishes-production/comment-page-1/#comment-1464474 ‘Ant-Man’ Finishes Production]</ref>
  
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==Trivia==
  
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*Joseph Gordon-Levitt was considered for the role of Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
  
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*Jessica Chastain turned down the role of Hope van Dyne due to scheduling conflicts.
  
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*Director Edgar Wright is a big fan of Ant-Man and in 2003 proposed the film to Marvel, describing 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. Then in 2014 he dropped out due to 'creative differences' between him and Marvel.
  
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*Originally, the film was meant to focus on the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. However, the filmmakers deemed Pym as having a too family-unfriendly history (Pym developed several split personalities, one of whom abused his girlfriend Janet) and instead decided to focus on Pym's successor Scott Lang, with Pym becoming a mentor and supporting character.
  
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*Ant-Man's helmet is influenced by the helmets of Iron Man and the Autobot Transformer Bumblebee.
  
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*(May 2014) Original director Edgar Wright left the project due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. He was attached to the project's pre-production for about eight years. Peyton Reed was announced as his replacement in early June the same year.
  
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*The film has been in development since the late 1980s. "Ant-Man" creator Stan Lee had made a pitch to New Line Entertainment but they found the premise too similar to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). The project thus languished in development hell for two decades.
  
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*When the role of Wasp (Hank Pym's lover and wife) was in the script, Rashida Jones was considered for the part.
  
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*Michael Douglas compared Hank Pym to his role as Liberace in Behind the Candelabra (2013): "Sometimes you've got to shake them up a little bit and have some fun."
  
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*Ant-Man is the first production to film in the sound stages at the new Pinewood Atlanta Studios.
  
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*In the comics, Hank Pym created Ultron, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark is the one who creates Ultron.
  
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*The director of this film, Peyton Reed, was considered to direct ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', another Marvel Studios film, which was later directed by James Gunn. Reed was also attached at one point to direct ''[[Fantastic Four (film)|Fantastic Four]]''.
  
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* Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, and Gary Oldman were considered by Edgar Wright for the role of an older Dr. Hank Pym.
  
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*Adam McKay, Ruben Fleische , Rawson Marshall Thurber, Nicholas Stolle , Michael Dowse and David Wain were considered to direct the film, with McKay opting to rewrite the script instead.
  
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*Hank Pym's Yellowjacket identity from the comics will be use for Darren Cross as a supervillain name in the film.
  
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*Patrick Wilson was cast but after the movie was delayed, scheduling conflicts forced Wilson to drop out.
  
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*When Edgar Wright was first considering actors for an older Hank Pym. Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan and Gary Oldman were all considered before Michael Douglas was cast.
  
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*According to Michael Douglas, the costume that Paul Rudd wears 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."
  
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*Behind The Scenes video was shown on the Marvel special "[[Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!]]".
  
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* The words "tales to astonish" are uttered in the film. This is a homage to the comic series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_to_Astonish of the same name].<ref>[http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/07/ant-man-peyton-reed/ ‘Ant-Man’ Director Peyton Reed Details What’s New And What Was Kept From Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant-Man’ Script]</ref>
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
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Ant-Man is the twelfth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final film of Phase 2.

Plot

In 1989, the original Ant-Man Hank Pym goes before Howard Stark, Peggy Carter and Mitchell Carson at the incomplete Triskelion and angrily tenders his resignation to S.H.I.E.L.D. after discovering that S.H.I.E.L.D. attempted to duplicate his shrinking technology. Pym believes the technology is dangerous and vows to take the secret to his grave.

In the present day, several months after the events that transpired in Sokovia, Scott Lang, a well-trained electrical engineer, has been released from San Quentin State Prison after serving three years for stealing from his former employer, VistaCorp, and returning the funds to ripped off customers. He rejoins his old cellmate, Luis, who introduces him to Dave and Kurt. Luis tries to offer Lang a lucrative burglary job, but Lang no longer wishes to live that life. Lang visits his ex-wife Maggie's house for his daughter Cassie's birthday party, where he finds that she is engaged to a cop, Paxton. Maggie agrees to grant visitation rights to Lang if he can successfully straighten out his life.

Pym pays a visit to his old company, Pym Technologies, where the current CEO and Pym's disgruntled former protege, Darren Cross, reveals that he is aware that Pym was once Ant-Man, and hid the secret of the technology from him; he goes on to unveil the prototype The Yellowjacket, an experimental size-altering suit that Cross believes will revolutionize warfare and espionage. Pym is horrified at the development, although he is unaware that Cross has been unable to apply the shrinking technology to living organisms.

Lang loses his job because of his criminal record, so he reluctantly agrees to go back to crime. Lang breaks into a wealthy house and cracks a series of safes in the basement, only to find nothing but an old suit which he carries home. He tries on the suit and accidentally presses a button that makes him shrink to the size of an insect. Terrified by the experience despite Pym's attempt to calm him, he returns to the house and replaces the suit, only to be met by police and arrested on his way out. Pym, pretending to be Lang's lawyer, meets Lang in the police station, and offers Lang the option of working for him rather than going back to prison. With the aid of some ants, Pym smuggles the suit into Lang's cell and helps him escape, although Lang loses consciousness during the flight.

Lang wakes up in Pym's house, where he meets Hope van Dyne, a senior executive at Pym Technologies, and Pym's estranged daughter. Despite their difficult relationship, van Dyne is secretly monitoring Cross's development for her father. Pym reveals that he has been monitoring Lang since the VistaCorp incident, and manipulated him into stealing the suit; he has chosen Lang to become the new Ant-Man in order to steal the Yellowjacket technology from Cross. Pym and van Dyne train Lang to fight and to control ants which culminates in a raid on a forgotten Stark bunker in upstate New York- which, upon Lang's arrival, he discovers is now the Avengers' headquarters. There he comes into conflict with Sam Wilson, and is eventually able to disable Wilson's flight and visual gear, allowing him to escape. Once Lang returns, Pym then tells them the truth about the death of van Dyne's mother: she was once Ant-Man's partner, the Wasp, and also possessed a size-altering suit. During a mission to disable a Soviet nuclear missile, she bypassed her suit's safeguards and shrunk to a subatomic level. While she was ultimately successful in disabling the missile, she was unable to halt the shrinking process and was lost in a subatomic "quantum realm" from which there is no escape. This revelation allows Pym and van Dyne to reconcile their relationship.

In his lab, Cross manages to safely shrink a lamb to the size of an insect, meaning his Yellowjacket suit is perfected. He personally invites Pym to attend the official unveiling, meaning Lang must steal the Yellowjacket that night. After leaving Pym, Cross calls van Dyne and tells her that he suspects Pym is planning something, and that he is increasing security for the unveiling. Lang is then forced to bring his gang in on the job and along with the assistance of a swarm of flying ants, Lang infiltrates the Pym Technologies building, sabotages the servers and plants explosives. When he attempts to to steal the Yellowjacket suit, he instead is aught in a trap by Cross, who had anticipated the theft. Cross, having both the Yellowjacket and Ant-Man suits, plans to sell the technology to Mitchell Carson, who is revealed to be a Hydra agent. Lang manages to break out of the trap and kills the Hydra agents. As Cross escapes in a helicopter, the explosives go off, destroying Pym Technologies.

Infuriated, Cross dons the only remaining Yellowjacket suit. Lang attacks the helicopter and starts a fight with Cross. After falling out of the helicopter, Lang is able to trap Cross in a bug zapper, but is arrested by Paxton before he can destroy the suit. Cross proceeds to attacks Maggie and Paxton's home, in a hope to lure Lang to him by threatening Cassie. Lang arrives, and as they fight, Lang manages to defeat the Yellowjacket by shrinking to subatomic size and sabotaging its circuitry from the inside. This causes Cross to shrink uncontrollably to nothingness, but Lang is unable to stop shrinking, as Pym as warned, and is apparently trapped in the realm. Lang is able to return to normal size after tinkering with the suit's mechanism. In gratitude for Lang's heroism, Paxton covers for Lang to keep him out of prison. Seeing that Lang survived and returned from the quantum realm but is unable to recall anything about the experience, Pym wonders if his wife is alive too. Luis informs Lang that an Avenger is trying to find him, and this is revealed to be Sam Wilson.

In a mid-credits scene, Pym shows his daughter a partially upgraded Wasp suit that he and his wife had been building; he now believes the suit was meant for her, which causes her to smile. In a post-credits scene, Wilson and Steve Rogers have managed to trap the Winter Soldier and are discussing what to do. After deciding not to inform Tony Stark, Wilson states that he knows who to contact.

Cast

Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Production

The film was shot in San Francisco, California and Fayette County, Georgia.

Gallery

Promotion, Concept Art, and Filming

Videos

Interviews


Promotion and Clips

Trailers

References

External links

Marvel Cinematic Universe
Phase 1 Iron Man | The Incredible Hulk | Iron Man 2 | Thor | Captain America: The First Avenger | The Avengers
Phase 2 Iron Man 3 | Thor: The Dark World | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Ant-Man
Phase 3 Captain America: Civil War | Doctor Strange | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Thor: Ragnarok | Black Panther | Avengers: Infinity War
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Captain Marvel | Avengers: Endgame | Spider-Man: Far From Home
Phase 4 WandaVision | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Loki Season 1 | Black Widow | What If...? Season 1
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Eternals | Hawkeye | Spider-Man: No Way Home
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Ms. Marvel | Thor: Love and Thunder | I Am Groot
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Werewolf by Night | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Phase 5 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Secret Invasion
Loki Season 2 | The Marvels | Echo | Deadpool 3
One-Shots The Consultant | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer | Item 47 | Agent Carter
All Hail the King
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