Paul Rudd Has Been Officially Cast As Marvel's 'Ant-Man'

After rumors and rumors surrounding the casting of Dr. Henry Pym in director Edgar Wright upcoming live-action adaptation of Marvel's Ant-Man, it has now been officially announced by Marvel Studios' studio chief Kevin Feige that Paul Rudd will be playing Ant-Man!

There has been speculation that Ant-Man would be in Marvel's The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, since the character of Ultron was created by Henry Pym. Director Joss Whedon has made it known that Ant-Man will not be in that film, but introduced the Edgar Wright 'Ant-Man' film, which is the first film in Marvel's Phase Three of their Cinematic Universe.

Feige had this to say in an interview on Marvel.com about Rudd's casting:

We knew early on that we had found the right person in Paul. When he not only agreed to do it but became as enthusiastic as any actor we’d ever met with about doing the work, we knew we’d found the right guy.