Why Isn’t Ant-Man In Avengers?

You might want to get your facts straight buddy. Ant-Man is a founding member.

Yes he is. The founding members of the Avengers in Issue #1 of “The Avengers” (dated September 1963) are:

Iron Man (Tony Stark), Thor (Thor Odinson), Hulk (Robert Bruce Banner), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) and Ant-Man (Henry Pym).

Hulk left after Issue #2 and when Captain America (Steve Rogers) was revived in Issue #4 he was retroactively made a founder by the remaining four Avengers.

Hawkeye and Black Widow weren't founding Avengers, this stuff doesn't matter too much. I am expecting Whedon to round the cast out with some, err, strong female characters…

you live up to your name.

Because it's Antman?

I’m hoping that although Joss says “Ant-Man” isn’t in his Avengers, that the scientist Hank Pym is and is portrayed by whoever Wright wants in the role. Then, after “Ant-Man: the Smallest Avenger” film, we can see him in “Avengers 2″ (maybe even as Goliath) as some people have already hoped for. Although a beloved character, I think introducing Pym in the Avengers will help generate enough interest for an “Ant-Man” movie.

Yes Ant-man is a founding avenger..But i bet this Movie is going to borrow more from The Ultimates Than The 616 Avengers. So maybe Giant Man Hank Pym will be in the movie.

I think that was the point.

My bad he is the original Ant man and founding member in the 616 MARVEL universe, in the Ultimates Universe he is Founding member Giant Man

I'm still hoping for a Scott Lang's Antman (far better character than Pym's broody moods). Although, a Pym YellowJacket would be cool to go along with Antman.

Henry Pym as Giant-Man/Goliath (preferably in his purple-yellow Goliath costume) would add a visual “kick” to the flick.
(And he could always pull an Ant-Man-style shrinking trick at a critical plot point!)

Yeah she was just seen carrying comic books out of Marvel studious.

Dr. Henry “Hank” Pym invented the various methods for someone to reduce their size and assume the identity of Ant-Man, armed with a helmet that can control ants. His final transition from physician to combatant was said to be symbolized when he laid down his medical supplies and picked up a box of ammunition dropped by a fleeing comrade. Hank became an integral part of the rebel army and convinced Castro with competence, diplomacy and patience. Although he maintained a demanding and harsh disposition, Pym also viewed his role of commander as one of a teacher, entertaining his men during breaks between engagements with readings from the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, Cervantes, and Spanish lyric poets

Over the years he has adopted other aliases, largely based on his size altering discovery: Pym Particles. These include Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and currently Wasp.
Edgar Wright plans to direct an action film with some humorous elements, insisting that Ant-Man will not be a comedy like Fantastic Four or a spoof. The script has been written by Wright and Joe Cornish, who plan to include Henry Pym and Scott Lang as major characters, with Pym as Ant-Man in the 1960s in Tales to Astonish style, and a flashforward to Lang as Ant-Man's successor in the 1980s/1990s.

There's another reason why Antman was'nt included. The shinking/growing would eat into the effects budget.

Labeled “Earth's Mightiest Heroes”, the Avengers originally consisted of Ant-Man, Wasp, Thor, Iron Man, and The Hulk. Captain America joined in issue #4. The rotating roster has become a hallmark of the team, although one theme remains consistent: the Avengers fight the foes no single superhero can withstand — hence their battle cry, “Avengers Assemble!” The team has featured humans, mutants, robots, gods, aliens, supernatural beings, and even former villains.

I'm a little disappointed that Ant-Man and the Wasp are not going to be in the first film, although it sounds possible that Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne might appear without their superpowers. I am particularly disappointed because I was hoping that Ultron, the ultimate Avengers villian, would show up by the second Avengers movie. You need to have Hank Pym before Ultron, since Pym creates Ultron.

I don't see why they couldn't include Hank Pym in this film as a scientist only (or as Giant Man) and have another character behind the mask in the Ant Man film.

Or even better… why didn't Wright have Ant Man primed for release this summer instead of Scott Pilgrim? If he would've released Ant Man this summer, the character could've been used in The Avengers flick. Scott Pilgrim could've easily been pushed back a year to 2011. I mean, I'm looking forward to it and all, but I'm quite certain it's going to be a box office bomb.

ant man? the real question is where is ms marvel?
right now it's looking like natalia and the dudevengers>

You DO realize that Ant Man and Giant Man are the SAME GUY, right?

Maybe they didn't want to overload the movie with characters like in any one of the X-Men movies where you have a large team of great individual characters all sharing screentime. What's left is four minutes of scenes featuring Angel in X3. I'd rather have no Hank Pym than a crappy, flatly written two scenes of Hank Pym wedged in the middle of scenes trying to establish characters like Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury, and whatever other ancillary characters they decide to add in. And the reason to add him in is because “in the first issue Ant-Man was there too!” C'mon folks.

Nathan Fillion would make an excellent Ant-Man, especially the Ultimates version that was released on DVD. The Ultimate DVD Pym was slightly different than the Ultimate comic Pym.

I'll tell you why Ant-Man isn't in the movie: because Marvel would prefer that when the mainstream makes fun of someone as the lamest superhero ever, they stick with DC's Aquaman.

Seriously…a guy who shrinks and talks to ants?

The most you can do with him is have him as a beat down ex-superhero who's an alchohalic and takes out his aggresion and pain on his wife, Wasp, an avengers member, looking for a way to get away and save the world. Than at the end like in all movies he somehow redems himself, like War Machine did in Iron Man 2.

I guess there having trouble with a girl who can fly, display super strength and fight crime with an E cup breasts size. You don't find to many of those these days I tell ya!

Seriously tho she would be a cool character, chances are though you wont wan't her, she'll probably were storms costume with a big Z.

Sucks that Ant-Man or even Giant-Man Pym isn't in the film even as a supporting character, and Hawkeye is. I mean, I'm sure it's cheaper putting a “Green Arrow” type in there that has a bow instead of a guy that shrinks or grows, but AM and The Wasp are freakin' great.