Ant-Man Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 20, 2015

Ant-Man

Release Date: Friday, July 17, 2015 Theaters

Director: Peyton Reed

Starring: Paul Rudd • Michael Douglas • Evangeline Lilly • John Slattery • Bobby Cannavale

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 0 m

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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.

Action Adventure Comedy Comic Book Superhero

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Who stars in Ant-Man – Cast List

Paul Rudd
... Ant Man

Avengers: Doomsday, Anaconda
Michael Douglas
... Hank Pym

Looking Through Water, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Evangeline Lilly
... Hope Van Dyne

Avengers: Endgame, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
J
John Slattery
Nuremberg, The Adjustment Bureau
B
Bobby Cannavale
Trap House, Blue Moon
M
Michael Peña
End of Watch, Fury
A
Abby Ryder
J
Judy Greer
The Long Walk, Dead of Winter
D
David Dastmalchian
Street Fighter, Oppenheimer
W
Wood Harris
One Battle After Another, Dredd
G
Gregg Turkington
Fremont, Entertainment
T.I.
ATL, Ant-Man and the Wasp

Who is making Ant-Man – Crew List

A look at Ant-Man behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Peyton Reed last helmed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Ant-Man and the Wasp. The film's writer Joe Cornish last penned The Adventures of Tintin and Attack the Block.

Director: Peyton Reed
Screenwriters: Joe Cornish
Adam McKay
Producer: Kevin Feige

Studios: Walt Disney Studios
Production Company: Big Talk Productions
Marvel Studios

Production – What we know about the Ant-Man

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).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

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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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sci-fi action violence
Runtime: 2 hrs, 0 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Ant-Man Trailers and Clips

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Ant-Man Release Date: When was the film released?

Ant-Man was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, July 17 , 2015. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Trainwreck, Ardor and Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser.