Marvel follows ‘ant-sized’ teaser for Ant-Man trailer with human-sized preview

By Rick Marshall January 5, 2015

Late last week, Marvel Studios released a miniature, “ant-sized” teaser for the Ant-Man trailer set to debut during the January 6 premiere of the Agent Carter television series. Naturally, the miniature preview inspired quite a few squinted eyes and blurry magnifications of the first footage from the film, so the studio was kind enough to release a standard, human-sized version of the 18-second sequence the following day.

Set to star Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, Ant-Man casts Rudd as former thief Scott Lang, who must find his inner hero when scientist Hank Pym (Douglas) recruits him to help save the world from villains intending to use Pym’s size-changing technology for diabolical purposes. The first full trailer for Ant-Man will debut during the Tuesday, January 6, premiere of Marvel’s much-anticipated new television series, Agent Carter, at 8 PM ET on ABC.

Also starring Judy Greer (Archer), Bobby Cannavale (Chef), Michael Pena (End of Watch), Martin Donovan (Inherent Vice), Wood Harris (Dredd), and John Slattery (Iron Man 2), Ant-Man concludes “Phase Two” of Marvel’s cinematic universe. The film hits theaters July 17, 2015.

You can watch the full-sized trailer teaser above, but if you really want to see the “ant-sized” version, you can check it out below:

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