Marvel has announced today their choice to portray Hank Pym in the upcoming Ant-Man film. Golden Globe winner Michael Douglas will be portraying the scientist on film in the summer of next year.
"With Hank Pym's rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves," said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. "We felt incredibly relieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn't be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life."
The announcement ends speculation on what role Paul Rudd will be playing, confirming his role as Scott Lang, the second person to take up the Ant-Man mantle.
Wright had discussed his ideas for the plot involving both Pym and Lang last year saying, "The idea that we have for the adaptation is to actually involve both... Henry Pym and Scott Lang. So you actually do a prologue where you see Pym as Ant-Man in action in the 60's, in sort of 'Tales to Astonish' mode basically, and then the contemporary, sort of flash-forward, is Scott Lang's story, and how he comes to acquire the suit, how he crosses paths with Henry Pym, and then, in an interesting sort of Machiavellian way, teams up with him."
Marvel and Edgar Wright are beginning to gear up for production, set to begin soon in Georgia. It will be the launching point of Marvel's "Phase Three" and will be coming to theaters late summer of 2015.
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