These Two New 'Ant-Man' TV Spots Should Deter The Proverbial Haters

One spot features the focused humor of the peculiar Marvel entry, with Paul Rudd earning his keep with an earnest sense of awareness.

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Despite its troubled development and production process, Marvel's Ant-Man is — with each tiny slice of new footage released ahead of its debut — effectively building admirably large hype for a seemingly unorthodox take on the Marvel blockbuster. Paul Rudd, a.k.a. Mr. Affable Everyman, is clearly the right choice for a film with such a playfully self-aware sense of tone — and a handle on that tone's strengths and limits.

Over the past week, two new Ant-Man TV spots found their way onto TV's enemy (our dear internet), providing some previously unseen glimpses and a respectable dose of giggles. Though previous Marvel films have struggled with the mastery of humor, perhaps Rudd's obvious penchant for such things can guide Ant-Man to the comedic finish line.

Ant-Man embraces its own silliness starting July 17.

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