--- description: The Paul Rudd flick makes some interesting casting additions title: John Slattery and T.I. Join Paul Rudd in Marvel 'Ant-Man' Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6946d359bb4492c/69869ff7361760b81390d82f/ant-man1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # John Slattery and T.I. Join _Ant-Man_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 19, 2014 1:38 AM CUT  John Slattery, left, and T.I. John Slattery, left, and T.I.Getty Images (2)  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Aug 19, 2014 1:38 AM CUT Marvel’s upcoming _Ant-Man_, starring Paul Rudd, has gathered together a motley crew for its cast. _Mad Men’_s John Slattery, _Archer’_s Judy Greer, _Boardwalk Empire’_s Bobby Cannavale and rapper T.I. have all joined the project, [according to _The Hollywood Reporter_.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-ant-man-grows-ti-726041 "undefined") In the movie, which began production this week in San Francisco, Dr. Pym, played by Michael Douglass mentor’s Rudd’s Ant-Man. The hero will shrink his size while increasing his strength to battle bad guy Yellowjacket, played by Corey Stoll (_House of Cards_). Evangeline Lily will play Pym’s daughter. The concept may sound absurd, but Marvel Studios has proved it can pull off superhero comedies, with this summer’s [highly successful](http://time.com/3075957/guardians-of-the-galaxy-box-office/ "undefined") _Guardians of the Galaxy._ It looks like the studio is aiming for more serendipity with _Ant-Man_. Rudd (_Knocked Up_, _Role Models_) is known for his comic timing, and Marvel selected comedy veteran Peyton Reed (_Bring It On_, _Yes Man_) to replace original director Edgar Wright on the project. The film is set to release on July 17, 2015, the same summer as _The Avengers: Age of Ultron_ (May 1), _Captain America 3_ (May 6) and _Guardians of the Galaxy 2_ (July 28). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3139722/john-slattery-and-t-i-join-ant-man/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3139722/john-slattery-and-t-i-join-ant-man/"},"headline":"John Slattery and T.I. Join Ant-Man","datePublished":"2014-08-19T01:38:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:44:06.533Z","description":"The Paul Rudd flick makes some interesting casting additions","url":"https://time.com/3139722/john-slattery-and-t-i-join-ant-man/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6946d359bb4492c/69869ff7361760b81390d82f/ant-man1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6946d359bb4492c/69869ff7361760b81390d82f/ant-man1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John Slattery and T.I.","caption":"John Slattery and T.I.","creditText":"Getty Images (2)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3139722/john-slattery-and-t-i-join-ant-man/","name":"John Slattery and T.I. Join Ant-Man"}}]}] ```