Marvel's 'Ant-Man' Begins Filminsg as Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, John Slattery, and T.I. Harris Join Cast

After much trial and tribulation, filming has finally begun on Marvel's Ant-Man. How do we know? Because of this enthusiastic tweet by director Peyton Reed....

Alright, gang. Today is the day. LET'S. GET. small. #AntMan
— Peyton Reed (@MrPeytonReed) August 18, 2014

With the whole Edgar Wright fiasco clearly in the rear view, not to mention the equally sudden departure of co-star Patrick Wilson, production is kicking off with a number of big additions to the cast, including one that seems to validate a recent rumor. Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, rapper Tip "T.I." Harris, Wood Harris (The Wire), Gregg Turkington, David Dastmalchian, and John Slattery have joined Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lily, and Corey Stoll in the superhero film which will be kicking off Marvel's third phase. Slattery is already a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Howard Stark, and his addition would seem to confirm a recent rumor about certain SHIELD-related characters appearing.  As for everybody else? Nothing on who they could be playing but one of these guys has to be filling in for Wilson.

Ant-Man shrinks down to size on July 17th 2015. 

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Snap Judgments Review: 'God's Pocket' Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman

John Slattery (Mad Men) makes his directorial debut with God's Pocket, a small-town crime drama based on Pete Dexter's novel. In one of his final performances, Philip Seymour Hoffman stars a Mickey, an outsider in the gritty blue-collar neighborhood known as "God's Pocket", who gets in over his head when his wife's son dies in a mysterious workplace incident. The cops are no help, his friends are no help, and things get even worse when a local journalist starts investigating the crime. The film co-stars Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Caleb Landry Jones, Richard Jenkins, and Eddie Marsan.

Check out my Snap Judgments review of God's Pocket below.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Buries the Truth in Trailer for 'God's Pocket'

This past Sundance was a welcome gift for fans of Philip Seymour Hoffman, with the actor starring in two high-profile films at the festival. One was Anton Corbijn's A Most Wanted Man, which just debuted a trailer last week; and the other was God's Pocket, directed by Mad Men's John Slattery. Two projects by Hoffman are always to be celebrated, until suddenly we realized they would be the final two starring roles for the late actor. Now as a new trailer for God's Pocket has been released, it comes with the weight of sadness attached.

Based on the Pete Dexter novel, the film takes place in the titular hard-scrabble South Philly neighborhood, where Mickey (Hoffman) is attempting to hide the accidental death of his stepson who nobody liked. But as a reporter and the boy's mother (Christina Hendricks) start sniffing around for the truth, things go from bad to worse. Reviews weren't especially kind for the film after its premiere, but that was mainly aimed at Slattery's direction which, as seen in this trailer, seems to be going for a Coen Brothers vibe.

Also starring John Turturro and Richard Jenkins, God's Pocket opens May 9th.

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