Edgar Wright and Marvel have landed a high-profile casting get with Michael Douglas now set to play Hank Pym in Ant-Man.
Douglas, who just won a Golden Globe last night for his turn as Liberace in Behind the Candelabra, brings yet another level of esteem (and name-power) to Marvel’s output, following in the footsteps of actors like Robert Redford and Glenn Close who are also in upcoming Marvel films.
The actor joins writer-director Wright and Paul Rudd, who will play Scott Lang, the “main” Ant-Man in the film from what we can gather. But Douglas’ Hank Pym was the original Ant-Man in the comics anyway, and it seems likely that this will also be the case in the film.
Marvel themselves dropped the casting news today, bypassing the standard industry trades (as is their method these days), but interestingly Variety’s initial report indicated that Douglas would be playing the villain in the film. Within minutes, however, that report was changed to say that Douglas was playing Hank Pym, with no mention of the role being villainous. Hmmm. Did Variety let the cat out of the bag too soon?
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