Well this explains a few things. When Paul Rudd was announced for Ant-Man, the assumption was that he would be playing Hank Pym, the original incarnation of the character, but Marvel didn’t actually confirm that. Then a couple of weeks ago director Edgar Wright hinted at multiple Ant-Men.
Now we know why, as Marvel has announced that that Michael Douglas will play Pym, which means Rudd will be Scott Lang, who in the comics becomes Ant-Man after stealing Hank’s tech. Variety suggests Pym will be the villain of the movie, but as the official Marvel report doesn’t mention that, it would seems to be a mistake.
Marvel’s Kevin Feige said, ‘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. 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.’
If the movie follows what Wright has previously said, we’ll see some of action of Pym is the 60s, before moving to the present day and seeing the origin of Scott Lang as Ant-Man, and how he ends up teaming up with the older Pym. However no story details have been confirmed. The movie is due out July 2015.
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