Yesterday it was announced that actor Paul Rudd was in talks to star in director Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, today Marvel announces that the actor is set to star in the film. Marvel first announced that they were developing the Ant-Man adaptation quite some time ago at Comic-Con.
The new trend in this kind of pictures is to make a
multi picture deal with the star, so we can expect Rudd to appear in more
Marvel films, particularly in Avengers 3.
Production is set to begin next year and the film is
set to open on July 31st, 2015.
Press Release:
Marvel’s “Ant-Man” has found its hero in Paul Rudd,
who will star in the new film from director Edgar Wright hitting theaters July
31, 2015!
The casting of Rudd represents the actor that Marvel
had long ago identified as its first choice to play Ant-Man, continuing the
studio’s desire to cast actors that bring several dimensions to its onscreen
heroes. The film’s plot is being kept
under wraps.
“When Edgar Wright came to us with the idea of Paul
Rudd, we felt a huge sense of relief because the first step in creating any
Marvel Studios film is finding the right star,” said Marvel’s Kevin Feige. “We
knew early on that we had found the right person in Paul. When he not only
agreed to do it but became as enthusiastic as any actor we’d ever met with
about doing the work, we knew we’d found the right guy. We couldn’t be more
excited for our audiences to see what he’s going to do to bring Ant-Man to life.”
Rudd brings a diverse background to the role having
become one of the industry’s most known actors with a reputation for smart,
funny and creative performances. Rudd
can currently be seen in “Anchor Man 2: The Legend Continues,” as well as past
roles in “Anchorman,” “This Is 40,” “I Love You, Man,” “Role Models,”
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Our Idiot Brother,” “Knocked Up,” and “The
40-Year-Old Virgin” among numerous other films, television shows and primetime
animation.
In addition to “Ant-Man,” Marvel Studios will release
a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including “Captain America: The
Winter Soldier” on April 4, 2014; “Guardians of the Galaxy” on August 1, 2014;
and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on May 1, 2015.
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