Ant-Man Moves Up Two Weeks!

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Just as Warners/DC moved Superman v Batman to go head-to-head with an as yet unnamed Marvel movie, Disney/Marvel has moved Ant-Man up a couple weeks to square off against Pan – the movie that Warners slotted into the former Superman v Batman date, July 17, 2015.

That ought to be a very interesting weekend!

Marvel’s Ant-Man Leaps Forward to July 17

Marvel’s newest cinematic hero to hit theaters two weeks earlier!

The wait for Marvel’s "Ant-Man" just got two weeks shorter!

Marvel’s "mite"-iest hero will now hit theaters July 17, 2015 courtesy of director Edgar Wright, two weeks earlier than the previously announced date of July 31.

Ant-Man fans have had quite a few reasons to rejoice lately, with the casting of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym as we get ready to start production on the highly-anticipated film later this year!

As always, stay tuned to Marvel.com for the latest breaking news on "Ant-Man" and all Marvel Studios films!

In addition to "Ant-Man," Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" on April 4, 2014; "Guardians of the Galaxy" on August 1, 2014; and "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on May 1, 2015.

More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/1/23/21811/marvels_ant-man_leaps_forward_to_july_17#ixzz2rAyAXEE7