Ant-Man is not as awesome as Captain America or Iron Man. He might not even be as cool as Thor. He's definitely not as badass as Black Widow. And, well, Marvel kind of knows it.
On Monday, the entertainment juggernaut released its first official trailer for the Paul Rudd superhero flick. There are, yes, ants, as well as laser beams. Plus Corey Stoll playing a menacing bad guy.
But there's also a lot of self-effacing humor.
"I'm Ant-Man," Rudd says, with just the tiniest hint of enthusiasm. "I know … wasn't my idea."
It looks like Marvel is laying the foundation for Ant-Man — a.k.a. Scott Lang — to be a source of comic relief for the Avengers in future films — not unlike how the Flash (with the Justice League) and Spider-Man are used in the comic books.
Ant-Man marches into theaters on July 17.
