Ant-Man (film)

Ant-Man
Ant-Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peyton Reed
Screenplay by	Edgar Wright; Joe Cornish; Adam McKay; Paul Rudd;
Story by	Edgar Wright; Joe Cornish;
Based on	Ant-Man; by Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; Jack Kirby;
Produced by	Kevin Feige
Starring	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;
Cinematography	Russell Carpenter
Edited by	Dan Lebental; Colby Parker, Jr.;
Music by	Christophe Beck
Production; company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios; Motion Pictures
Release dates	June 29, 2015 (Dolby Theatre); July 17, 2015 (United States);
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$130–169.3 million
Box office	$519.3 million

Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Peyton Reed from a screenplay by the writing teams of Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, and Adam McKay and Paul Rudd. It stars Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip "T.I." Harris, Anthony Mackie, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, David Dastmalchian, and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym. In the film, Lang must help defend Pym's Ant-Man shrinking technology and plot a heist with worldwide ramifications.

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 held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 29, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 17, as the final film in Phase Two of the MCU. It grossed more than $519 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who generally welcomed the film's smaller stakes than other MCU films, as well as its cast (particularly Rudd, Peña, Lilly, and Douglas), humor, and visual effects. Two sequels have been released: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

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