Why Run to the TARDIS: Ant-Man

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Wish Fulfillment

Marvel has posted a deleted scene from this summer's Ant-Man movie.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Marvel has released a trailer for the home video release of Ant-Man. Digital HD versions will be released on November 17, with Blu-ray, DVD, and digital SD coming on December 8. You can pre-order it at the following locations

UPDATE: Marvel has issued a press release about the release. Special features for the digital and Blu-ray editions will include Making Of An Ant-Sized Heist: A How-To Guide, Let's Go to the Macroverse, WHIH NewsFront, the gag reel, and deleted/extended scenes. The DVD version will include just a deleted scene (which is suspiciously singular).

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Ant-Man Review

There's several references to existing Marvel properties in this film, and I'm not just talking about the Falcon vs. Ant-Man fight scene. The movie opens with the Triskelion under construction and Hank Pym tendering his resignation from SHIELD to Director Carter, Howard Stark, and Mitchell Carson. Later, the Ant team uses a version of Howard Stark's implosion warheads to destroy Pym Technologies. Also, when Scott suggests calling the Avengers, Hank says they might just drop a city on Darren Cross.

I noticed the camera followed Hank's key-chain just a bit too much for a trivial object. I figured there had to be something related to Pym particles in there, like a grenade or a spare suit. I didn't suspect it was just a shrunken down tank. Given how long Hank had probably stored it there, I'm surprised the fuel and battery didn't break down.

Now that we have the Wasp, or will have her in a future movie, we're shaping up to have a fair number of female Avengers come phase 4. By the end of phase 3, we'll have Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Sif, Gamora, and Maria Hill. Add to that Pepper Potts as Rescue, Jane Foster as the new goddess of thunder, Kate Bishop as Hawkeye, and Jessica Drew as Spider-Woman and we'll have more than enough characters for an A-Force movie sometime around 2021. It'd be even better if Marvel migrated Skye, May, and Bobbi over from the TV side.

Another thing I noticed was that the color of the Pym particles matched the color of the suits. The Pym particles used by Hank and his Ant-Man suit were red, while Darren's matched the yellow of the Yellowjacket suit. I doubt the writers came up with any sort of the technical explanation for why this is. It's probably just something done in post to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys.

Mitchell Carson (the Hydra agent Hank punched in the '80s) took off with a sample of Pym particles. Since Agents of SHIELD seems to deal pretty heavily with Hydra, I'm guessing we'll pick up on the consequences of that in that show. Assuming FitzSimmons has the original SHIELD files on Pym particles they might be able to devise some sort of chemical agent to neutralize them. Alternatively, Coulson might to send in a team to blow up whatever samples they have. It's also possible this might tie into an Ant-Man sequel in phase 4, though that's awfully far off.

My dad noticed some flaws in the science behind Pym particles. The movie said they work by decreasing the distance between molecules. That means Scott should still weigh the same when he's shrunken down. That raises the question of how he was able to ride on an ant. Ants can lift many times their own weight, but the difference between an ant and a full grown human is huge. Also, it means Scott should only be able to shrink down so far as he's limited by the size of his molecules. He should not be able to go down to a subatomic size.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Ant-Man TV Spot 9

Marvel has released another trailer for Ant-Man.

Saturday, July 18, 2015

2 New Ant-Man Posters

Marvel has released two new posters for Ant-Man, including a Lego version of a previously released poster.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Ant-Man Now on Pre-Order and in Theaters

As of today (or last night, really) Ant-Man is in theaters and along with it, phase 2 of the MCU comes to a close. You can buy tickets here or at your local box office theater. Digital copies of the movie can be purchased at iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox Video, or Vudu. Amazon is also taking pre-orders for the Blu-ray set here and here. The actual release date has not been announced yet.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Ant-Man Clip 6

Marvel has released a new clip from Ant-Man featuring Scott Lang and Luis.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Ant-Man TV Spot 8

Marvel has released another TV spot for Ant-Man, featuring more of the Falcon.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Ant-Man Clip 5

Marvel has released another clip from Ant-Man.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Ant-Man Clip 4

Marvel has released another clip from Ant-Man.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Ant-Man TV Spot Featuring Falcon

Marvel has released a new TV spot for Ant-Man featuring a brief appearance by the Falcon.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Ant-Man Clip 3

Marvel has released another clip from Ant-Man.

Ant-Man Clip 2

Marvel has released a second clip from Ant-Man, due out two weeks from tomorrow.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Ant-Man TV Spot and Clip

Marvel has released a new TV spot and clip from the upcoming Ant-Man movie.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Several Ant-Man Trailers

Marvel has posted several short trailers for Ant-Man to Twitter.

In 3 weeks, on July 17, see #AntMan in action! Get your tickets to Marvel's "Ant-Man" now: http://t.co/SDsYoFglRx https://t.co/MUhSUqpqBP
— Ant-Man (@AntMan) June 27, 2015

I've been fighting against things my whole life. Now's my chance to finally fight FOR something." #AntMan https://t.co/dVEOZYY7ns
— Ant-Man (@AntMan) June 26, 2015