Ant-Man Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), 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.

Cited as official plot version from marvel.com

Action Adventure Comedy Comic Book Superhero

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Ant-Man.

• 
  Paul Rudd

  ... Ant Man

  Anaconda, Death of a Unicorn

• 
  Michael Douglas

  ... Hank Pym

  And So It Goes, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

• 
  Evangeline Lilly

  ... Hope Van Dyne

  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

• J
  John Slattery

  Nuremberg, Confess, Fletch

• B
  Bobby Cannavale

  Unstoppable, Annie

• M
  Michael Peña

  Turbo, Shooter

• A
  Abby Ryder

• J
  Judy Greer

  The Fire Inside, The Fire Inside

• D
  David Dastmalchian

  Afraid, Oppenheimer

• W
  Wood Harris

  The Battle of Baktan Cross, Dirty

• G
  Gregg Turkington

  Fremont, Entertainment

• 
  T.I.

  Dolemite Is My Name, Sleepless

Crew Behind the Film

The Ant-Man behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Peyton Reed last directed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Ant-Man and the Wasp. The film's writer Joe Cornish last wrote The Adventures of Tintin and Attack the Block.

Director

Peyton Reed

Screenwriters

Joe Cornish
Adam McKay

Producer

Kevin Feige

Production Details

What we know about the Ant-Man movie production.

Key Facts

• Marvel's Ant-Man is produced by Marvel Studios' president, Kevin Feige, with Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.
• Based on the Marvel comic character first published in 1962. At Comic-Con 2012, director Edgar Wright came onstage to show a test reel he did for the pic about Hank Pym, a scientist who discovers a way to diminish and increase his size in an instant. The still-unfinished clip was an action sequence, in which Ant-Man takes out a couple of security guards in micronized form (Variety, 07-14-12).

Production Updates for Ant-Man

Jul 2015

Completed

Changed Ant-Man movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography started in San Francisco, California. The production also shoots on location in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jan 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production.

Oct 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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