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Everything about Ant-Man

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Everything about Ant-Man

Ant-Man is a superhero appearing in comics published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee, and designer Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962).

The original Ant-Man was Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym, a brilliant scientist who discovered a substance that allowed him to shrink to the size of an ant while still retaining his human strength. Pym later developed the ability to communicate with and control ants, which he used to become the superhero Ant-Man. He went on to become a founding member of the Avengers and also adopted several other alter-egos, including Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) the role of Ant-Man is played by actor Paul Rudd, the character of Scott Lang first appeared in the 2015 film "Ant-Man", where he steals the Ant-Man suit from Hank Pym and becomes the new Ant-Man. Lang is a former thief and con artist who was just released from prison and is trying to reconnect with his daughter and build a better life for himself. In the film, Pym trains Lang to become the new Ant-Man and uses the suit to pull off a heist to stop Pym's former protégé, Darren Cross, from weaponizing the shrinking technology.

The sequel "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018) followed Lang as he works with Pym and his daughter, Hope van Dyne (the Wasp) to rescue her mother Janet van Dyne from the quantum realm, the dangers and stakes are rising as The characters deal with time travel and the ghosts from the past.

Both films were well received by the audience and critics, and The Ant-Man character also made some appearances in other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man. Man: No Way Home (2021) and it was announced that a third Ant-Man film was in development and set to be released in 2022.

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