Marvel Solicits Reveal ANT-MAN Tie-In; Confirm Hank Pym As 60s Ant-Man

Marvel Solicits Reveal ANT-MAN Tie-In; Confirm Hank Pym As 60s Ant-Man

Revealing that a comic-book prelude will hit shelves in February, the Marvel Solicits have also confirmed that Hank Pym will indeed have operated as Ant-Man during the Cold War period in the 60s. Hit the jump to find out more!

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By LMB10 - Nov 18, 2014 11:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Source: ComicBookResources

Michael Douglas being cast as Hank Pym in the upcoming Ant-Man movie confirmed what we'd been hearing for a very long time - that Hank would have been operating as Ant-Man in the 60s in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, much to the dissapointment of some fans. Well, now we have official confirmation thanks to the Marvel Solicits, also revealing we can expect a two-part tie-in comic in February!
 
MARVEL’S ANT-MAN PRELUDE #1 (of 2)
WILL CORONA PILGRIM (w)
MIGUEL SEPULVEDA (A)
GET READY FOR MARVEL’S NEXT SMASH HIT FILM WITH THIS OFFICIAL PREQUEL!
• Before Scott Lang becomes Marvel’s shrinking sensation, Dr. Hank Pym will pull on the helmet and leap into action on a death-defying mission that will take him into the icy heart of Cold War East Berlin!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99
 

Not much, but at least we have this detail confirmed following hefty re-writes of the script after Edgar Wright's departure! The Solicits also confirmed a prose novel featuring Scott Lang is on the way, albeit not set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but be sure to head over to ComicBookResources in order to hear about that! So, what do you think? Sound off below!

Ant-Man is directed by Peyton Reed, and stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van-Dyne, and Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket, and will be released on July 17th, 2015!

 
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HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 11/18/2014, 11:29 AM
Definitely going to have to pick that up
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 11:30 AM
60'S Pym will definitely smack a hoe.
batz11
batz11 - 11/18/2014, 11:30 AM
I'm more bummed that Patrick Wilson is gone, even more than Edgar...really like him as an actor and was hoping he'd be Pym all along...
ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 11/18/2014, 11:33 AM
definitely picking this shit up
m0th3r
m0th3r - 11/18/2014, 11:34 AM
sweet
McGee
McGee - 11/18/2014, 11:34 AM
Back in the 60s...you could smack a woman on the ass...and instead of a sexual harassment lawsuit...they would merely send the both of you to HR...so they could explain to her that you didn't mean anything by it.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 11:35 AM
Ike Pym
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 11:36 AM
After the movie they should come out with a series of Ant-Man in the 60's
McGee
McGee - 11/18/2014, 11:38 AM
And then they would make the two of you hug...and during that time you could smell her hair and lightly touch her back side again.
Desrow
Desrow - 11/18/2014, 11:41 AM
So... no geriatric Pym rant on how it's non-canon and they don't know the character??
Kyos
Kyos - 11/18/2014, 11:43 AM
Agreed @batz11
LMB10
LMB10 - 11/18/2014, 11:44 AM
@Desrow

How dare Hank be old! Do they even care? What is source material anyway, right? Marvel suck! This movie sucks! I don't want Hank on life support for the whole movie! Wrinkles! How dare they! Marvel Studios? More like, Marvel Suck-dios! Scott 'Sucks' Lang! Hope sucks - we want Jan! Where's the goddamn dance off!!??
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 11:51 AM
@batz11

Wait what.... Patrick Wilson is not in the movie. Totally missed that article.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 11:52 AM
I thought he was supposed to be YellowJacket. That is a bummer.
tokens
tokens - 11/18/2014, 11:53 AM
ants ruin my picnics.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 11/18/2014, 11:54 AM
@sKeemAn Corey Stoll was always Yellowjacket. Wilson was supposed to play Willliam Cross, but after he had to leave due to scheduling conflicts (filming BONE TOMAHAWK w/ Kurt Russell!), Marvel/Mckay's draft wrote him out (along with two minor minor characters).
speno94
speno94 - 11/18/2014, 12:02 PM
Its a shame that it's 60's Hank Pym rather than modern Pym because that means we dont see Hank and Janet in a future Avengers team line up, just Scott Lang.
grif
grif - 11/18/2014, 12:02 PM
tie ins are lame. you put it on screen or it didn't happen.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/18/2014, 12:04 PM
@reasonnn

Thanks for the info. I was looking forward to see Wilson in a cbm.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 11/18/2014, 12:12 PM
Patrick Wilson would have made an awesome Pym.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 11/18/2014, 12:12 PM
@sKeemAn no prob. I hope we do seem him in a future CBM. He would be a good Harvey Dent , Cyclops though.
monkey
monkey - 11/18/2014, 12:16 PM
Without Edgar Wright I have little interest in this flick
Baka
Baka - 11/18/2014, 12:18 PM
ok then.
Baka
Baka - 11/18/2014, 12:23 PM
@Ramiel He would have but, unfortunately he was never going to be Pym.
AC1
AC1 - 11/18/2014, 12:27 PM
I'm still looking forward to the movie (although still disappointed about Wright leaving) - but I hope if it's a success they consider making a prequel movie set in the Cold War with Hank as Ant-Man.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 11/18/2014, 12:28 PM
Can we get the trailer now
Joementum
Joementum - 11/18/2014, 12:45 PM
Still casting for a young Hank and Janet?
MarvelWeiner
MarvelWeiner - 11/18/2014, 12:49 PM
I do like douglas as an actor, but he doesn't seem to fit the part as pym...
LMB10
LMB10 - 11/18/2014, 12:50 PM
@ManitinumBorn

The same things people said about Pym. Did you miss that shit-storm? People weren't happy.
IamHunterRose
IamHunterRose - 11/18/2014, 12:55 PM
I can't get behind this movie I hope it does well just because Ant-Man deserves a good box office but the movie is horrible without Edgar plus I still Don't get the whole old man Pym shit they've thought up. we complain about little changes in other movies and this movie just literally [frick]ed every single form of source material and we seem to be ok with it.
String
String - 11/18/2014, 12:58 PM
When I read people still bitching about an old Hank Pym -it makes me wonder are you giving a bye to studios like FOX who are doing the exact same thing? FOX has mutants like Havok in the '60's and Quicksilver in the '70's. How old are those characters in the current timeline? Old age Hank Pym IS Edgar's vision. He hired the actors. Edgar's movie ALWAYS had a different Hany Pym than the comics. Feige has said that Avengers/Avengers: AOU were altered to fit that vision.

So when people bitch about this movie due to Hank and still lament about Edgar leaving -or don't say anything about FOX altering their characters to fit story than I see that as people bitching and whining because they can. Yeah, I was upset about hearing about Hank too -but I got over it. Now the only thing I worry about is how the Wasp is handled because I do want a current timeline Wasp alongside Ant-Man.
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