Ant-Man Star Doubts He’ll Return to MCU

Ant-Man star Michael Douglas doesn’t think he’ll be returning to the MCU.

Douglas made his MCU debut as Hank Pym in 2015’s Ant-Man. He then went on to reprise the role in 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame before returning for 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which is the last time that MCU fans have seen his character.

What did Ant-Man’s Michael Douglas say about returning to the MCU?

Speaking with Deadline, Douglas was asked if he was interested in reprising his role as Hank another time for a future Marvel movie.

“I don’t think so. I had the experience, and I was excited to do it. I’d never done a green screen picture before,” he answered. “I did the The Kominsky Method because I wanted to work with Chuck Lorre and try some comedy. But I’m enjoying my hiatus and enjoying my life. It was overwhelming running the production company and acting at the same time.”

This means that Hank probably won’t be showing up in Marvel Studios‘ Avengers: Doomsday, which is currently in production and will be released in 2026; however, it has been confirmed that Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang/Ant-Man will be featured in the movie.

Whether or not Avengers: Doomsday will mark the end of Rudd’s character’s MCU journey or if he’ll also return for the 2027 sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, remains to be seen.

Douglas, meanwhile, recently starred as Benjamin Franklin in an Apple TV+ miniseries that premiered in April 2024 titled Franklin. He and his son, Cameron Douglas, have also filmed a drama movie together titled Blood Knot, which is directed by Roberto Sneider. The movie does not yet have a release date, as Douglas told Deadline that it’s currently “looking for distribution.”

All three Ant-Man movies are currently available to stream on Disney+.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net