Ant Man Turns Spy in Scott Pilgrim Director's Script

[UltimatheChosen]

Yeah... who would be the villian in the Antman movie?

Hank Pym.

 

[UltimatheChosen]

EDIT: Damn double post. Sorry.

 

[Jaebird]

Shrinking sucks, you say? Well I beg to differ:

 

[squid5580]

Ant Man! Like Aquaman but much much worse!

Hey at least Antman can shrink. And ants are everywhere. And there has never been an Antman game. I think that puts him a bit above Aquaman in the lameometer

 

[monnes]

I love ant-man. It's true that he's not a really well-written and that his powers are lame, but he is an interesting character none the less.

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/the-small-problem-of-henry-pym is a good read if you're at all interested in the character.

"I like to think that I'm smarter than the average person, but I can't even keep up with some of my peers when it comes to grades and success. No matter how good I am, I'll never be the best. And Pym embodies that concept. He's not the every man's character, he's the type of character most people would be if they tried their best."

 

[Jared]

Well, anything concerned the people from Shaun of the Dead will always have my approval! Loved that film!

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Being able to be small and talk to ants wouldn't be that amazing. The most he could ever hope to acheive is causing a minor annoyance at the bi-annual Brotherhood of Mutants picnic in the park.

Or he could, you know, command billions of bullet or army ants to utterly ravage every living soul in an enemies compound.

But it's not like there are ants in existence that could kill you without much effort and strip you down like a blast of fire from the sun .

The "lethal" ants live in fairly small isolated areas of the planet. As I understand Fire ants are fairly numerous in America, but it's not like he carries a hundred thousand around with him.

 

[Nurb]

Let me guess, a smartass hipster superhero...

maybe he can wear a RAID T-shirt to be ironic

 

[Aurgelmir]

As super-powers go, shrinking yourself to the size of an insect, and having the ability to talk to ants isn't quite in the same league as being able to fly, or having laser vision. Some would say it's not even in the same league as having a sock with a pool ball in it, a power that isn't particularly super at all.

Well you forget, as a lot of people forget, that An.man retain his normal human strength while in ant form.

And as for an espionage angle:
How about not screwing with superhero origins? huh? could we?

Why does all hero movies have to be "larger than life"?


Hank Pym is the Scientist Supreme, not some James Bond/Jason Bourn wannabie.

I can't help but feel like they're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel now.

Sounds to me you have no idea who Ant-man is.
He is a founding member of the Avengers, and should be in the Avengers movie if you ask me.

If it's the Irredeemable Ant-Man, I think the movie has potential.

But if they go with Hank Pym... I dunno. He's already basically a super-villain, even if Marvel doesn't like to label him as such.

How is Hank Pym a Villain? Because he hit his wife ONCE? and has regretted that ever since.

I prsonally like Pym, he was an awesome leader of the Mighty Avengers.

 

[Jonny49]

And as for an espionage angle:
How about not screwing with superhero origins? huh? could we?

Why does all hero movies have to be "larger than life"?


Hank Pym is the Scientist Supreme, not some James Bond/Jason Bourn wannabie.

...because then it gives his powers practical uses as well as giving the film itself decent opportunity's for tension and interesting/innovative set pieces.

 

[gellert1984]

How is Hank Pym a Villain? Because he hit his wife ONCE? and has regretted that ever since.

I prsonally like Pym, he was an awesome leader of the Mighty Avengers.

So I take it you've never read the Ultimates? Hank Pym beat his wife since they were dating in college, ultimatly putting her in the hospital when during a severe beating she shrinks and hides under a chest of draws, he sprays her with bug-spray then goes down the pub. When Captain America finds out what happened he goes down the pub. Cap beats the snot out of Pym after goading him into turning into giant man.

He also joined the Liberators and fought against the Ultimates when they invaded mainland USA.

 

[pearcinator]

Whatever Edgar...you can do Antman.

AS LONG AS YOU DO 'THE WORLDS END' FIRST!

 

[Mana Fiend]

The interviewer himself was a complete asshole, openly and consistently mocking Wright for his choice in a comic hero

I didn't like him full spot. Maybe my view of people in the media and video games have become biased, but he seemed to be generally mocking.

 

[Evilsanta]

Shrinking sucks, you say? Well I beg to differ:

...I was so going to joke about this until i saw your post.

And who knows it might be that bad. If they would make a movie.

 

[Jaebird]

...I was so going to joke about this until i saw your post.

And who knows it might be that bad. If they would make a movie.

I for one am looking forward to an Ant-Man film written and directed by Edgar Wright. I think that's the part most people are forgetting.

I recall in an interview that Wright did a while back where he talked about how Ant-Man could incorporate shrinking while he fought. Aside from the fact that he retains his human-sized strength when he's small, he can shrink from an incoming punch and then grow back to counter. Plus, to everyone bringing up the wife beating, there was another man who literally stole the mantle from Hank Pym; and he was Scott Lang, a reformed thief-turned-hero.

In the same interview, Wright talked about using both characters who donned the Ant-Man persona for both origins. Sadly, it won't be a part of Marvel's film continuity, but then again it may help it, so that it isn't bogged down with multiple tie-ins.

I may be setting myself up for disappointment by enforcing that Wright is on this project, that he chose no less. But who knows? Ant-Man may, by a stroke of luck, become a sleeper-hit.

 

[imnot]

wow, a super hero who talks to ants, thats going to stop crime!

 

[Tiut]

Ant Man Turns Spy in Edgar Wright's Script

See? Less garbled, more to the point, and isn't another blatant advertisement aimed at SP fans.

 

[matrix3509]

I would like to point out to everyone that Ant-Man and Wasp were the founding members of The Avengers along with Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, etc. In my mind you absolutely cannot have a movie about the original members unless you include them.

Besides, its not like Ant-Man's only power is shrinking, I learns how to turn into a giant pretty much right after he figures out how to shrink.

 

[Aurgelmir]

How is Hank Pym a Villain? Because he hit his wife ONCE? and has regretted that ever since.

I prsonally like Pym, he was an awesome leader of the Mighty Avengers.

So I take it you've never read the Ultimates? Hank Pym beat his wife since they were dating in college, ultimatly putting her in the hospital when during a severe beating she shrinks and hides under a chest of draws, he sprays her with bug-spray then goes down the pub. When Captain America finds out what happened he goes down the pub. Cap beats the snot out of Pym after goading him into turning into giant man.

He also joined the Liberators and fought against the Ultimates when they invaded mainland USA.

Because yeah... Ultimates is the only place Hank Pym exist?
Ultimate Comics, is NOT the mail Marvel universe. And in the Main Marvel Universe he hit Janet once, and has regretted doing so ever since.
I am not saying Hank Pym is perfect, he wouldn't be interesting then, but he is no villain in the main Marvel universe.

And before you claim that all the movies are based on the Ultimate universe because they chose Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, I would like to remind you that Hulk is not a gigant pervert and Ironman isn't gray.


For more information on Ant Man/Hank Pym I suggest reading: Secret Invasion: Requiem.
It contains a lot of old "flash backs" of Hanks life, from the creation of the Ant Man to him hitting Janet and beyond.

 

[Deleted]

This would be cool if they put other super heroes in the movie and he has to prove himself to them. IF its just a guy shrinking for his own reasons then ehhhhh.