Michael Douglas Confirms He'll Return as Hank Pym in ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
In case you had any doubt, Michael Douglas has confirmed that he will be back to reprise his role of Hank Pym in Ant-Man and The Wasp. I think most fans assumed he would return, but he had originally only signed on to star in one movie. Now we know for sure that he'll be back thanks to a recent Facebook post from the actor in which he shared a photo and a comment that says:
Getting ready to play Dr. Pym again in Ant-Man 2 shooting in July. Need to start growing the goatee now. #antman #marvel
About a year ago, the actor revealed that Marvel was coming after him for the sequel, and at the time he seemed like he was keen on doing it because he had such a great time making the first movie. I guess everything worked out during the negotiation process! The actor previously said:
"I just got a call recently – they want to negotiate for a sequel and I thought 'That’s great!' Hopefully, I won’t have to carry quite as much expositional dialogue as the first one but I had a wonderful time doing it. Just a great, great time. The cast was fantastic. Paul, Evangeline, Michael Pena – I’m sure he’ll be back. If they can scrape Corey Stoll off the wall, I’m sure they’ll want him too – he’s such a good villain. And Peyton too. It was a lovely experience, so you know, I welcome it. I chuckle about being involved with a movie that already has a release date in 2018... It’s hard to conceive of that, but it’s all good, all the way around, it’s all good."
Ant-Man and the Wasp will continue the adventures of Paul Rudd's Scott Lang, and this time around he'll be joined by Evangeline Lilly's Hope van Dyne, who will be suiting up as The Wasp. You can bet your ass that these characters are going to see some crazy fun action. When talking about being able to play with The Wasp in the film a few months ago, director Peyton Reed said:
“Well, I'm just personally excited to get to introduce yet another character into the Marvel Universe. After Ant-Man, now we get to see Wasp, so really designing her look, the way she moves, the power set, and figuring out, sort of, who Hope van Dyne is as a hero -- because we know her in a certain context in the first movie, but now she's going to have her coming out party -- that's exciting!”
Ant-Man and the Wasp will hit theaters on July 6th, 2018.