Evangeline Lilly for ANT-MAN?

Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp courtesy Marvel
Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp courtesy Marvel

Has Marvel found a leading lady for Paul Rudd in Ant-Man?

 

Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) is in talks for the female lead according to Variety.

 

Michael Douglas is playing Hank Pym. Rudd is Scott Lang. The story includes a theory that Lilly would play Pym’s daughter and Lang’s love interest. Continue reading Evangeline Lilly for ANT-MAN?

Michael Douglas on Joining ANT-MAN

Avengers #25 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #25 courtesy Marvel

Michael Douglas reveals some of the motivation for joining the cast of Ant-Man. The Oscar-winning actor will play Hank Pym, creator of the Pym particles that allow someone to shrink to insect size.

 

“I’ve been dying to do a Marvel picture for so long,” Douglas told Reuters. “The script is really fun, the director is really good. Dylan (the actor’s 13-year-old son) will love it. He’ll have a picture he can see.” Continue reading Michael Douglas on Joining ANT-MAN

Who Are The ANT-MEN

Ant-Man on Avengers Finale cover courtesy Marvel
Ant-Man on Avengers Finale cover courtesy Marvel

The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t exactly following comic book continuity but you never know what parts of a character’s origins might make it to the big screen.

 

Hank Pym was a founding Avenger and inventor of Ultron but he won’t be featured in Joss Whedon’s sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron.

 

Now we know Oscar winner Michael Douglas will play Hank Pym and Paul Rudd will play Scott Lang in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man which hits cinemas right after Avengers: Age of Ultron.

 

Here’s what you might want know about the first two men (there’s a third guy, too) to wear the Ant-Man helmet: Continue reading Who Are The ANT-MEN

AVENGERS vs AVENGERS?

Avengers #25 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #25 courtesy Marvel

Marvel shared a preview of Avengers #25 as artist Salvador Larroca joins Jonathan Hickman on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Cover by Mike Deodato.

 

After defeating the Builders and Thanos and the Black Order – the Avengers greatest new enemies are themselves!

 

 

If you read Avengers #24 you saw the ghost from the future who came to warn Tony Stark. Now it looks like heroes from the past are colliding with the present. Continue reading AVENGERS vs AVENGERS?

Paul Rudd as ANT-MAN

courtesy Marvel.com
courtesy Marvel.com

Paul Rudd will star in Marvel’s Ant-Man for director Edgar Wright. A big name for a scientist who can shrink down to become Marvel’s smallest hero.

 

“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,” Continue reading Paul Rudd as ANT-MAN

Hank Pym in ANT-MAN Movie?

Age of Ultron #10AI
Age of Ultron #10AI

Founding Avenger and Ultron creator will not appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Director Joss Whedon will develop a new origin for the evil artificial intelligence but Hank Pym will get his big screen moment.

 

io9 reports that director Edgar Wright will include Hank Pym in his Ant-Man film. Hank Pym, Scott Lang and Eric O’Grady have all worn the tiny helmet in the comic books.

 

After events of the Age of Ultron comic book series Hank Pym is leading a new team of cyborgs and robots in Avengers A.I. by Sam Humphries. Scott Lang is currently wearing the Ant-Man gear in FF (the replacement Fantastic Four) by Matt Fraction. O’Grady has been a member of the Secret Avengers and Thunderbolts. Continue reading Hank Pym in ANT-MAN Movie?