Ant-Man Movie Details:
| Movie Name | Ant-Man |
|---|---|
| Based on | Ant-Man by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Superhero |
| Release Date | June 29, 2015 (Dolby Theatre) July 17, 2015 (United States) |
| Running Time | 1hr 57min |
| Cast | Paul Rudd Evangeline Lilly Corey Stoll Bobby Cannavale Michael Peña Tip “T.I.” Harris Anthony Mackie Wood Harris Judy Greer Abby Ryder Fortson David Dastmalchian Michael Douglas |
| Directed by | Peyton Reed |
| Story by | Edgar Wright Joe Cornish |
| Screenplay by | Edgar Wright Joe Cornish Adam McKay Paul Rudd |
| Produced by | Kevin Feige |
| Cinematography by | Russell Carpenter |
| Edited by | Dan Lebental Colby Parker, Jr. |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Production Company | Marvel Studios |
| Distributor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Budget | $130–169.3 million |
| Box Office Collection | $519.3 million |
Ant-Man Movie Cast & Characters:
- Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne
- Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket
- Bobby Cannavale as Jim Paxton
- Michael Peña as Luis
- Tip “T.I.” Harris as Dave
- Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon
- Wood Harris as Gale
- Judy Greer as Maggie
- Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie Lang
- David Dastmalchian as Kurt
- Michael Douglas as Hank Pym
- John Slattery as Howard Stark
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
- Gregg Turkington as Dale
- Martin Donovan as Mitchell Carson
- Anna Akana as a writer in Luis’ story at the end of the film
- Garrett Morris as a taxi driver
- Stan Lee as a cameo appearance in the film as a bartender
Storyline:
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man 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.
About Ant-Man Movie:
- Ant-Man is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name.
- It is the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and as the final film in Phase Two of the MCU.
- Two sequels have been released: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
- Development of Ant-Man began in April 2006 with the hiring of Wright to direct and co-write with Cornish. By April 2011, Wright and Cornish had completed three drafts of the script and Wright shot test footage for the film in July 2012.
- Pre-production began in October 2013 after being put on hold so that Wright could complete The World’s End.
- Casting began in December 2013, with the hiring of Rudd to play Lang. In May 2014, Wright left the project citing creative differences, though he still received screenplay and story credits with Cornish.
- The following month, Reed was brought in to replace Wright, while McKay was hired to contribute to the script with Rudd.
- Filming took place between August and December 2014 in San Francisco and Metro Atlanta.
- Ant-Man premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 29, 2015, and opened the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival on July 14, 2015, along with Miss Hokusai. The film was released in France on July 14, and was released in North America on July 17, in 3D and IMAX 3D. The film was released in the United States in 3,800 theaters, with the breakdown of 3,100 3D screens, 361 IMAX screens, 388 large format screens, and 133 D-Box screens. Ant-Man had originally been scheduled for release on November 6, 2015. In September 2013, the release was moved to July 31, 2015, before changing for a final time to July 17, 2015, in January 2014. An unfinished version of the film was screened on June 24, 2015, at CineEurope. Ant-Man was the last film released in Phase Two of the MCU.
- Ant-Man grossed more than $519 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who generally welcomed the film’s smaller stakes than other MCU films.
- Ant-Man was released for digital download by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 17, 2015, and released on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD on December 8, 2015. The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. Upon its first week of release on home media in the U.S., the film debuted at number two on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, as well as the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart, with 63% of unit sales coming from Blu-ray.
- The film was also collected in the 13-disc box set, titled “Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection”, which includes all of the Phase Two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on December 8, 2015.
- In April 2023, Disney+ added the ability to view the film with American Sign Language (ASL) featuring ASL performer Jac Cook. The service was created by Deluxe Media and Grupo Steno, with Delbert Whetter from RespectAbility serving as an ASL consultant along with Douglas Ridloff, who previously was the ASL consultant on the film Eternals (2021) and the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021).
