<Ul> <Li> Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant - Man : A former systems engineer at VistaCorp and petty criminal who acquires a suit that allows him to shrink in size but increase in strength . Regarding Rudd 's casting , producer Kevin Feige said , `` Look at that origin of the petty crook who comes into contact with a suit and does his best to make good , and then look at someone like Paul Rudd , who can do slightly unsavory things like break into people 's houses and still be charming and who you root for and whose redemption you will find satisfaction in . '' Director Peyton Reed compared Lang to George Clooney 's character Danny Ocean from Ocean 's Eleven , saying , `` He 's a guy trying to create a new life for himself and find redemption . '' To get in shape for the role , Rudd worked with trainers and cut alcohol , fried foods , and carbohydrates out of his diet . Rudd stated that in preparation for his role , he `` basically did n't eat anything for about a year ... I took the Chris Pratt approach to training for an action movie . Eliminate anything fun for a year and then you can play a hero . '' Rudd signed a multi-film contract with Marvel , with Feige saying it was `` three ( films ) - plus - plus to appear in other things . '' </Li> <Li> Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne : The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne and a senior board member of Pym Technologies , who helps Darren Cross take over the company . Throughout the film , character progression brings Hope closer to becoming a hero . Lilly described her character as `` capable , strong , and kick - ass '' , but said that being raised by two superheroes resulted in Hope being `` a pretty screwed up human being ... and the clear message sent by my name is that I 'm not a big fan of my father and so I took my mother 's name . '' She added that Van Dyne 's `` arc in the movie is trying to find a relationship '' with Pym . Originally cast by Wright , Lilly was reluctant to take the role after he left the project until she read the revised script and got a chance to meet with Reed . Feige said that Van Dyne was the more obvious choice to take up the mantle of Ant - Man , being `` infinitely more capable of actually being a superhero '' than Lang , and that the reason she does not is because of Pym 's experience with losing her mother , rather than sexism , which Feige felt would not be a problem for Pym in modern times . Lilly signed a multi-film contract with Marvel . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket : A former protégé of Pym 's , who takes over his mentor 's company and militarizes a similar version of the Ant - Man technology to create the Yellowjacket suit . Stoll described the suit as `` the next generation of Ant - Man 's suit '' , with a sleeker , more militaristic look as `` if Apple had designed a battle suit . '' As for his character , Stoll said that Cross was more like Hank Pym than `` Thanos or Loki , who are villains that know it '' , since Cross is a `` brilliant scientist , who is not ethically pure '' with shades of gray . Unlike Rudd , who wore a practical costume as Ant - Man , Stoll wore a motion capture suit while performing as Yellowjacket . Reed explained that this decision was made early on when creating and filming with a real Yellowjacket costume was found to be impractical . </Li> <Li> Bobby Cannavale as Paxton : A San Francisco Police Department officer who is engaged to Lang 's former wife Maggie . Cannavale stated that Rudd and McKay convinced him to join the film during the rewriting process before Marvel approached him , saying , `` They sort of pumped ( my ) part up a bit ... I really went on good faith ( taking the role ) because they 're so secretive ( at Marvel ) about the script . I just trusted them . '' He also added that the process felt like an indie film instead of a large - scale blockbuster , and that he was able to improvise frequently along with the other actors . Patrick Wilson was originally cast in the role ,
<Ul> <Li> Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant - Man : A former systems engineer at VistaCorp and petty criminal who acquires a suit that allows him to shrink in size but increase in strength . Regarding Rudd 's casting , producer Kevin Feige said , `` Look at that origin of the petty crook who comes into contact with a suit and does his best to make good , and then look at someone like Paul Rudd , who can do slightly unsavory things like break into people 's houses and still be charming and who you root for and whose redemption you will find satisfaction in . '' Director Peyton Reed compared Lang to George Clooney 's character Danny Ocean from Ocean 's Eleven , saying , `` He 's a guy trying to create a new life for himself and find redemption . '' To get in shape for the role , Rudd worked with trainers and cut alcohol , fried foods , and carbohydrates out of his diet . Rudd stated that in preparation for his role , he `` basically did n't eat anything for about a year ... I took the Chris Pratt approach to training for an action movie . Eliminate anything fun for a year and then you can play a hero . '' Rudd signed a multi-film contract with Marvel , with Feige saying it was `` three ( films ) - plus - plus to appear in other things . '' </Li> <Li> Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne : The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne and a senior board member of Pym Technologies , who helps Darren Cross take over the company . Throughout the film , character progression brings Hope closer to becoming a hero . Lilly described her character as `` capable , strong , and kick - ass '' , but said that being raised by two superheroes resulted in Hope being `` a pretty screwed up human being ... and the clear message sent by my name is that I 'm not a big fan of my father and so I took my mother 's name . '' She added that Van Dyne 's `` arc in the movie is trying to find a relationship '' with Pym . Originally cast by Wright , Lilly was reluctant to take the role after he left the project until she read the revised script and got a chance to meet with Reed . Feige said that Van Dyne was the more obvious choice to take up the mantle of Ant - Man , being `` infinitely more capable of actually being a superhero '' than Lang , and that the reason she does not is because of Pym 's experience with losing her mother , rather than sexism , which Feige felt would not be a problem for Pym in modern times . Lilly signed a multi-film contract with Marvel . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket : A former protégé of Pym 's , who takes over his mentor 's company and militarizes a similar version of the Ant - Man technology to create the Yellowjacket suit . Stoll described the suit as `` the next generation of Ant - Man 's suit '' , with a sleeker , more militaristic look as `` if Apple had designed a battle suit . '' As for his character , Stoll said that Cross was more like Hank Pym than `` Thanos or Loki , who are villains that know it '' , since Cross is a `` brilliant scientist , who is not ethically pure '' with shades of gray . Unlike Rudd , who wore a practical costume as Ant - Man , Stoll wore a motion capture suit while performing as Yellowjacket . Reed explained that this decision was made early on when creating and filming with a real Yellowjacket costume was found to be impractical . </Li> <Li> Bobby Cannavale as Paxton : A San Francisco Police Department officer who is engaged to Lang 's former wife Maggie . Cannavale stated that Rudd and McKay convinced him to join the film during the rewriting process before Marvel approached him , saying , `` They sort of pumped ( my ) part up a bit ... I really went on good faith ( taking the role ) because they 're so secretive ( at Marvel ) about the script . I just trusted them . '' He also added that the process felt like an indie film instead of a large - scale blockbuster , and that he was able to improvise frequently along with the other actors . Patrick Wilson was originally cast in the role ,
who played hank pym 's daughter in ant man
who played hank pym 's daughter in ant man
Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly