New Ant-Man Trailer!

Hot off their new found Netflix success, Daredevil, Marvel Studios has released their second trailer to their upcoming tiny superhero flick Ant-Man. This one is considerably better than the first one. Check it out!

Three things really struck me in this trailer:

1. Corey Stoll is a perfect bad guy. His bald head was born for evil. And his Yellowjacket looks pretty cool as well.

2. Tonally this trailer still can't seem if it wants to be humorous or serious. But at least the humorous parts hit better this time.

3. How cool is it that an epic fight is taking place on a Thomas the Train Engine play set? Thomas was always an underrated badass. A tank engine who has always had balls and was fucking fearless. Glad he is finally getting the respect he deserves. 

Ant-Man hits theaters this July. Before that though you can check out Marvel's indie flick dropping May 1st called The Avnegers: Age Of Ultron.

Ant-Man Trailer Has Finally Been Released!

Paul Rudd stars in a movie that I didn't direct alongside Michael Douglas as a character I didn't cast in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man. Last year everyone claimed that Marvel was taking a major risk with Guardians of the Galaxy (look at how that worked out!), so the risk with Ant-Man looks like slightly less at this point. Disagreements with the studio caused Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) to leave that director chair and rumors that there is something wrong with this movie to spread. Now people love Paul Rudd (myself included) so I don't think this movie will totally bomb. I'm just saying from this trailer, Ant-Man looks a lot like another Thor: The Dark World and not a GOTG. That's not a good thing if Marvel wants to launch another character to join their Avenger's roster. 
          In the end though there is no stopping Marvel these days. They are on a roll after an amazing 2014. So with the Marvel logo in the front the credits, Ant-Man should be just fine. Plus I fucking love Corey Stoll (House of Cards). He will be a great adversary for Paul Rudd.  Ant-Man comes out July 2015.

Lilly and Stoll's 'Ant-Man' Roles Revealed

After months of speculation, Evangeline Lilly (Lost) and Corey Stoll (House Of Cards) finally have confirmed roles in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man. 

Lilly will play Janet Van Dyne and Hank Pym's daughter Hope Van Dyne. In similar fashion to Paul Rudd's Scott Lang taking over as Ant-Man, Lilly's Van Dyne will most likely take over the mantle of the Wasp during the course of the film.

Stoll on the other hand will indeed be playing the film's main villain Darren Cross. And at some point in the film he will don the persona of Yellowjacket. Thus confirming rumors from a few weeks back.

Source: ComicBookMovie

Kinda wish that this movie focused on Pym in the 60's rather than him handing the mantle of Ant-Man over to Lang. But Stoll, Lilly, Rudd, and Douglas are all great actors that can make this muddling of Ant-man lore interesting.

Updates On the 'Ant-Man' and 'Doctor Strange' Movies

Since Marvel Studios' Ant-Man nabbed Peyton Reed (The Break-Up) to direct, not much else in terms  of news has come about the film. We still didn't know who the villain of the movie was. That was until yesterday when JoBlo.com reported that Paul Rudd's Scott Lang will most likely be battling villain Darren Cross. The Cross character in the comics has rare heart condition and is the owner of Cross Technological Enterprises, a competitor of Stark Industries and Oscorp in the Marvel Universe. Then today The Wrap's Jeff Sneider tweeted that actor Corey Stoll (House of Cards) will be playing the main baddie which will be Cross and Patrick Wilson (Watchmen) will play Cross's cousin William Cross aka Crossfire. Sneider also clarified that he does not know if Wilson's character will become Crossfire in this film or become him in future installments.

Glad to finally know what villain will be taking on Ant-Man. Let's hope Darren Cross can stack with other evil businessmen like Norman Osborn and Lex Luthor. The evil businessmen game is not for the for the faint of heart. Ant-Man is expected to start shooting soon and is to be in theaters July 2015.

Source: Joblo.com
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Over in Doctor Strange's camp, Deadline reports that the production is bringing in Prometheus writer Jon Spaihts to rewrite the script. The original draft was penned by Thomas Dean Donnely and Joshua Oppenheimer. Scott Derrickson (Sinister) awaits the new script and will soon cast the role of the Sorcerer Supreme. Deadline then again reaffirmed that Marvel's shortlist for Strange is Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Tom Hardy (Warrior), and Jared Leto (American Psycho). Expect to hear casting soon.

Source: Deadline

Corey Stoll To Join Ant-Man!

If you loved the alcoholic and prostitute obsessed Rep. Peter Russo from season 1 of House of Cards, get excited because apparently so did Marvel Studios. Corey Stoll (The Strain) who played Russo, is up for a role in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man. Once again who he will be playing has not been revealed. So we must speculate. Stoll is bald, so my guess is a scientist or Egghead. Ant-Man is expected in theaters July 2015.

Read the Report: http://www.thewrap.com/house-cards-alum-corey-stoll-talks-join-marvels-ant-man-exclusive/