Heroes don’t get any bigger.|Jul. 14, 2015|USA|117 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Adventure;Science;Fiction
Description: In 1989, scientist Hank Pym leaves S.H.I.E.L.D. after discovering their attempt to replicate his Ant-Man shrinking technology. Fearing its potential danger, Pym vows to keep it hidden. In the present day, Pym’s estranged daughter, Hope van Dyne, and former protégé, Darren Cross, have pushed him out of his company, Pym Technologies. Cross is close to perfecting his own shrinking suit, the Yellowjacket, alarming Pym.
After being released from prison, Scott Lang, a well-meaning thief, reunites with his old cellmate, Luis. Lang attempts to reconnect with his daughter, Cassie, but faces criticism from his ex-wife, Maggie, and her fiancé, Paxton, for failing to provide child support. Struggling to find work due to his criminal record, Lang agrees to join Luis in a burglary. During the heist, Lang breaks into a house and finds what he believes to be an old motorcycle suit. After trying it on, he accidentally shrinks himself to the size of an insect. Terrified, he returns the suit but is arrested. Pym, the homeowner, visits Lang in jail, smuggling the suit back to him and aiding his escape.
Pym reveals he orchestrated the burglary as a test and recruits Lang to become the new Ant-Man. Their mission is to steal the Yellowjacket from Cross, who has been secretly developing it for malicious purposes. With Van Dyne’s help, Pym trains Lang to control ants and master the Ant-Man suit. Despite her resentment toward Pym over her mother Janet’s disappearance, Van Dyne assists in the mission. Pym discloses that Janet, known as the Wasp, vanished into the Quantum Realm while disarming a Soviet missile years ago. He warns Lang of the same fate if he misuses the suit’s regulator. Lang infiltrates the Avengers’ headquarters to retrieve a device, briefly clashing with Falcon in the process.
Cast director: Peyton Reed
Cast actor: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, Corey Stoll, Anthony Mackie, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, Michael Peña, David Dastmalchian
Original name: Ant-Man