No wonder he could convince Catherine Zeta-Jones to sleep with him for multiple years. After listening to that I want to be Ant-Man and I am a 300 pound walking Taco Bell.
Don’t get me wrong, there will always be a hole in my nerd heart for not getting to see Edgar Wright’s version happen, but this trailer has alleviated my concerns some.
Ant-Man releases on July 17th.
Here is the first poster for Edgar Wright’s Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man.
Doesn’t have the same ring to it.
The poster features Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, creator of the Ant-Man suit and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, who in the comics steal the suit and gets Pym’s blessing to be the new Ant-Man.
Also, he is riding an ant because, Ant-Man. Ants.
This will be Marvel’s first feature to have a lot of unrest with Wright’s departure and script rewrites. Let’s hope they have not screwed up a good thing.
Ant-Man releases on July 17, 2015.
Gravity
Sandra Bullock could make up to $70 million for her performance in the Oscar-nominated movie. She made $20 million for signing on and will make 15% of the total gross which sits at around $700 million worldwide as well as about $20 million from DVD/Blu-Ray sales, TV deals, etc. And yet, I will still feel like she got robbed if she loses the Best Actress race at the Oscars.
Ant-Man
Patrick Wilson, who played Nite Owl in Watchmen, has signed on for an unspecified role in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man. Could anyone see him playing a young Hank Pym? Me too.
Jurassic World
Vincent D’Onofrio will play the villain in 2015’s Jurassic World joining Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. One would guess he will not play a giant cockroach…or Thor.
James Bond
Ralph Fiennes has said that Bond 24 will begin filming in October for a November 2015 release. It has to follow Skyfall, one of the greatest Bond films ever made. No pressure guys.
Parks and Recreation
First lady Michelle Obama will guest star on the season finale. This is just leading to the inevitable team-up of Michelle and Burt Macklin.
Nintendo 64
There will soon be a way to convert you N64 to accept HDMI connections. This is the wonders of the human brain at its finest.
Titanfall
Developer Respawn has announced that a Season Pass will not be released for Titanfall. You will, most likely, purchase the DLC packs individually. To me this says that there is no set number of DLC releases. Could be one, could be eight.
Halo
Phil Spencer from Microsoft has said that 343 Industries has some big Halo news coming at this year’s E3. If this is a big build up to a Halo 2 Anniversary announcement, I will be disappointed. Halo 5 or go home.
Marvel has officially announced that Michael Douglas has been cast in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man due for release on July 31, 2015. The casting is not that odd since Robert Redford has a starring role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, rather it is the role that Douglas is taking on.
He will be playing Hank Pym.
That’s right. Michael Douglas will play the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, and Rudd will be playing his successor Scott Lang. Edgar Wright had been dropping hints for weeks that he was purposely not announcing which Ant-Man Rudd would play but I assumed it was to just troll fans. Not the case!
This could be seen as a gamble by Marvel and Wright with many people excited to see Hank Pym finally on the big screen…just in his prime. Now in the official Marvel movie universe Scott Lang will be the hero with a 60-something Pym perhaps being the villain in some way (as rumors are now saying).
What do you think of the news that Hank Pym will be played by the Academy Award winner? Do you feel like your chance to see Pym in his heyday have been stolen or are you trusting Edgar Wright?
Check out the official Marvel statement below.
Michael Douglas has stepped into some of the biggest–or should that be tiniest?–shoes of his career.
The two-time Academy Award-winning actor will join director Edgar Wright and Paul Rudd in Marvel’s “Ant-Man,” hitting theaters July 31, 2015.
“With Hank Pym’s rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves,” said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. “We felt incredibly relieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn’t be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life.”
The legendary actor, who earned an Academy Award in the category of Best Actor in a Leading Role for his iconic portrayal of Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street,” has also starred in numerous modern classics including “Basic Instinct,” “Fatal Attraction,” “The Game,” “Wonder Boys,” “Traffic” and many more. In addition to acting, Douglas has also served as Producer and Executive Producer on a number of films including “Romancing the Stone,” John Carpenter’s “Starman” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” for which he also won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Most recently, Douglas earned a Golden Globe and his first Primetime Emmy Award for his role as legendary entertainer Liberace in the HBO original film “Behind the Candelabra.”
No more speculation. No more rumors. Paul Rudd is Ant-Man. Marvel released the official statement confirming that Brian Fantana himself will be the next superhero in the Marvel universe.
“Marvel’s “Ant-Man” has found its hero in Paul Rudd, who will star in the new film from director Edgar Wright hitting theaters July 31, 2015!“
The casting had come down to Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt but JGL seemed to go in a different direction when it was announced that he and Dark Knight screenwriter David Goyer were working on a Sandman adaptation. Personally, I think this is another casting home run by Marvel.
Kevin Feige, Marvel’s movie godfather, had this to say about Rudd:
“When Edgar Wright came to us with the idea of Paul Rudd, we felt a huge sense of relief because the first step in creating any Marvel Studios film is finding the right star. We knew early on that we had found the right person in Paul. When he not only agreed to do it but became as enthusiastic as any actor we’d ever met with about doing the work, we knew we’d found the right guy. We couldn’t be more excited for our audiences to see what he’s going to do to bring Ant-Man to life.”
Director Edgar Wright threw some fuel on the fire saying that Rudd was indeed Ant-Man, but we did not know which Ant-Man giving pause to whether he will play Hank Pym or Scott Lang. I think this is Wright having fun with the comic fans and it will end up being Pym.
Yesterday saw the release of the [amazon_link id=”B0083SBMGW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Marvel Phase One Blu-Ray Set[/amazon_link] that came encased in a handy briefcase and housed a glowing Tesseract replica. Oh and there were 10 discs and six movies in there also. One of the special features was a five minute clip of what to expect from Marvel’s Phase Two which begins with the release of Iron Man 3 on May 3rd. In it we are treated to some test footage from Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man and some early shots of Guardians of the Galaxy storyboards. There is also new footage from Thor: The Dark World and the first artists renderings of Winter Soldier and Falcon from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Check out some still shots below from the video and then realize that despite what people may say about the character, Ant-Man is going to be completely bad ass in the hands of Edgar Wright.
Marvel Studios have officially announced that the feature film based on Ant-Man will be released in theaters on November 6, 2015 making it the first Marvel release after The Avengers 2.
The adventures of scientist Hank Pym will be directed by Edgar Wright and no casting has been announced yet. There may be a good chance that the character will make an appearance in an Avengers sequel with the movie coming out just six months later.
Edgar Wright has been attached to the project for some time and it looks like it will now become a reality. This isn’t Wright’s first foray into the world of comic movies having directed the amazing Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. He is also know for his movies with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. The three are currently filming a new film titled The World’s End set for release next year.
I don’t think that you will see Pym take his turn into domestic violence in his first movie if ever at all. He is famously know for beating his girlfriend The Wasp in comics so I don’t think the best way to convey to the world he deserves his own movie is to have him go Chris Brown in his movie. You gotta save something for Avengers 3
