( EW.com ) -- The Ant-Man now has some company : Judy Greer , John Slattery , and T.I . will all appear in Marvel 's upcoming `` Ant-Man , '' which started filming in San Francisco Monday . EW : Peyton Reed and Edgar Wright exchanged 'some emails ' about 'Ant-Man ' As previously announced , Paul Rudd is playing the title character , also known as Scott Lang , in the Marvel Studios adaptation . Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly are co-starring , and the cast also includes `` House of Cards ' '' Corey Stoll , `` Danny Collins ' '' Bobby Cannavale , `` End of Watch 's '' Michael PeÃ±a , `` The Dark Knight 's '' David Dastmalchian , `` Togetherness ' '' Abby Ryder Fortson , comedian Gregg Turkington , and `` The Wire 's '' Wood Harris . EW : Marvel Studios reveals 'Ant-Man ' Comic-Con poster -- EXCLUSIVE . Edgar Wright , director of `` Hot Fuzz '' and `` Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , `` was initially set to direct until he dropped out of the project in May due to creative differences with Marvel . Less than two weeks after the announcement , Peyton Reed stepped in as director , with Adam McKay taking over writing duties . EW : 'Ant-Man ' : Peyton Reed to direct , Adam McKay to rewrite after Edgar Wright departure . `` Ant-Man '' arrives in theaters July 17 , 2015 . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
` ` Spider - Man '' started filming in San Francisco 2015 . Paul Rudd is playing the title character . The film arrives in theaters July 17 , 2015 .