UPDATED at 8:00 p.m. ET: The new Heineken Ant-Man commercial made its debut during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 12. Watch the full version above.
Superheroes can now drink at the 2023 Super Bowl, thanks to Paul Rudd, Ant-Man, and Heineken. Super Bowl Sunday may be all about beers and chicken wings, but Rudd and the beer company want to give fans the option to do so responsibly and without guilt.
The Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantanium star has teamed up with the popular beer brand to star in their latest ad for their alcohol-free Heineken® 0.0, which will make its debut during the Super Bowl LVII game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday, Feb. 12. Rudd has also been busy this week promoting his upcoming Marvel film, which hits theaters Friday, Feb. 17, but before that premieres, the actor is making his return to Super Bowl commercials this weekend but this time, as Ant-Man.
In the new commercial, Ant-Man walks into Hank’s lab and grabs a beer out of the fridge and he finds a note from Hank warning him against “drinking and shrinking” and to keep the ants from drinking the beer—but since it’s alcohol-free both Scott and the ants get to freely enjoy the beverage. In a previous commercial, Rudd’s beloved character is busy working in his lab while enjoying an iced cold beer. An ant named Anton calls him out for it and the superhero makes it clear that it is alcohol-free and safe to drink before going out and saving the world.
This will be the first time in some time that fans will see him as Scott Lang/Ant-Man but it’s all in preparation for the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantanium release next week. In case you’ve lost count, this weekend fans will get to enjoy football and Rihanna’s halftime show, as well as an Ant-Man appearance. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Complex hopped on a quick call with Rudd to chat about his Heineken partnership, working with Jonathan Majors in Quantanium, and what it was like filming inside the Quantum Realm.