Ant-Man (film) Trivia

Trivia about Ant-Man.


 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt was considered for the role of Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
 * Jessica Chastain turned down the role of Hope van Dyne due to scheduling conflicts.
 * Director Edgar Wright is a big fan of Ant-Man and in 2003 proposed the film to Marvel, describing it as "an action-adventure comedy - a cross-genre action and special effects bonanza." He had been developing the movie since then, shooting a test reel, hiring the cast and was close to begin shooting the movie. Then in 2014 he dropped out due to 'creative differences' between him and Marvel.
 * Originally, the film was meant to focus on the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym. However, the filmmakers deemed Pym as having a too family-unfriendly history (Pym developed several split personalities, one of whom abused his girlfriend Janet) and instead decided to focus on Pym's successor Scott Lang, with Pym becoming a mentor and supporting character.
 * Ant-Man's helmet is influenced by the helmets of Iron Man and the Autobot Transformer Bumblebee.
 * (May 2014) Original director Edgar Wright left the project due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. He was attached to the project's pre-production for about eight years. Peyton Reed was announced as his replacement in early June the same year.
 * The film has been in development since the late 1980s. "Ant-Man" creator Stan Lee had made a pitch to New Line Entertainment but they found the premise too similar to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). The project thus languished in development hell for two decades.
 * When the role of Wasp (Hank Pym's lover and wife) was in the script, Rashida Jones was considered for the part.
 * Michael Douglas compared Hank Pym to his role as Liberace in Behind the Candelabra (2013): "Sometimes you've got to shake them up a little bit and have some fun."
 * Ant-Man is the first production to film in the sound stages at the new Pinewood Atlanta Studios.
 * In the comics, Hank Pym created Ultron, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Stark is the one who creates Ultron.
 * The director of this film, Peyton Reed, was considered to direct Guardians of the Galaxy, another Marvel Studios film, which was later directed by James Gunn. Reed was also attached at one point to direct Fantastic Four.
 * Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, and Gary Oldman were considered by Edgar Wright for the role of an older Dr. Hank Pym.
 * Adam McKay, Ruben Fleische, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Nicholas Stolle , Michael Dowse and David Wain were considered to direct the film, with McKay opting to rewrite the script instead.
 * Hank Pym's Yellowjacket identity from the comics will be use for Darren Cross as a supervillain name in the film.
 * Patrick Wilson was cast but after the movie was delayed, scheduling conflicts forced Wilson to drop out.
 * When Edgar Wright was first considering actors for an older Hank Pym. Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan and Gary Oldman were all considered before Michael Douglas was cast.
 * According to Michael Douglas, the costume that Paul Rudd wears had to be altered because of his muscles. Rudd had gone on an extensive training and workout regimen in order to build the proper muscle size for a superhero. But since Rudd had become so muscular, Douglas said "He was so cut, that they had to soften his costume up, with all the built-in six-packs and all of that."
 * Behind The Scenes video was shown on the Marvel special "Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!".
 * The words "tales to astonish" are uttered in the film. This is a homage to the comic series of the same name.