God’s Pocket filmmaker John Slattery amongst the cast additions of Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man
Marvel's Ant-Man began production yesterday in San Francisco under the direction of Peyton Reed and word is that the cast is now complete with the additions of Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, rapper TI and Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran John Slattery.
Rounding out the cast of the Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly and Corey Stoll starring superhero outing are Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris and Gregg Turkington.
Other than Rudd, Douglas, Lilly and Stoll portraying Scott Lang aka Ant-Man, Hank Pym, Hope Van Dyne and Darren Cross aka Yellowjacket respectively, no other roles have been revealed, however it is believed that Slattery will reprise his role of Howard Stark from Iron Man 2 and Reed has also said that Lang's daughter Cassie will also feature.
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, Ant-Man is set for release on July 17 2015.
ANT-MAN HITS CINEMAS ON JULY 17 2015