Ant ManComing to Theaters in 2015

The big news is about a Marvel Hero who can make himself little. Along with sequels for Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the first film for Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel is sending Ant Man to theaters:

Directed by Edgar Wright (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Shaun of the Dead”), the cinematic adaptation of the comic-book adventures of Henry Pym, a brilliant scientist who invents a substance that allowed him to change his size, will hit theaters on Nov. 6, 2015, according to Marvel.com.

Ant Man is not a well known hero if you're not a big Marvel Fan. His publication history has been spotty. He was the leader of the Avengers in Avengers: United We Stand which featured mostly secondary characters from the Marvel World. He made a few scattered appearances in other shows including the 1966 Captain America program and the recent Fantastic Four. He also appeared in the two direct to video Ultimate Avenger movies.

His comic book persona was known for having multiple identity crisis and guaranteed the end of his marriage to his wife Janet "The Wasp" by slapping her and thus sent both of their careers downhill.

From everything I've seen of him, he's the type of character that makes you long for the humility and stability of Tony Stark.

Whoever ends up with the role of Ant Man has a tough challenge. This isn't like playing Captain America. This is a character you really have to work hard to make the audience actually like him. As the comics portrayed him, it's going to be a tough job requiring Robert Downey type charisma to pull it off and then some.