SDCC 2014: Ant-Man Poster Revealed

Through Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios has revealed the Ant-Man poster they’ll be sharing with fans during Comic-Con International.  According to reports, the illustration is from “a piece of pre-production concept art specifically for San Diego Comic-Con.”

I think the poster looks great.  I couldn’t help but notice how similar the style is to Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.  It has a very retro feel and seems almost like a poster you’d see for the original Star Wars films.  Why do I think this is a great poster?  Well, for starters, posters for movies should entice people to want to actually see the film.  Second, the artwork should tell a story or, at least, convey the theme of the movie it’s promoting.  Here, we see Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in the background and Ant-Man is in the foreground.  This basically tells you that both are Ant-Man.  With Hank Pym being further away, it’s almost telling the audience that Pym is mentoring the now active Lang.  I hope to see more of these types of posters.  Marvel Studios has certainly been knocking these out the park lately.  And since they’re of a similar style, it definitely adds a cohesiveness to their cinematic universe.

Ant-Man is expected to be heavily promoted during Marvel Studios’ Comic-Con International panel on Saturday, July 26 at 5:30 PM PDT, where Marvel Studios President and Producer Kevin Feige will be presenting.

Ant-Man will star Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym and Paul Rudd as Scott Lang.  A target release date of July 17, 2015 has been set and it will be the inaugural movie for Phase 3 of The Marvel Cinematic Universe.