Michael Douglaswishes his character died inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Douglas played Hank Pym, the inventor of the Pym Particle and former Ant-Man, who hired Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) to take over as the titular hero. The actor played a major part in all threeAnt-Manmovies, appeared inAvengers: Endgame, and voiced Pym in two episodes of the Disney+ seriesWhat If…?Hank Pym survived his run-in with Kang the Conqueror inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but Douglas believes the character’s time in the franchise should have ended terminally in the movie.
Appearing onThe View(viaEntertainment Weekly) to promote his upcoming Apple TV seriesFranklin, Douglas discussed his thoughts on Hank Pym’s future. In the interview, Douglas said, “I said I’d like to have a serious [death], with all these great special effects.There’s got to be some fantastic way where I can shrink to an ant size and explode, whatever it is. I want to use all those effects.“Ant-Man 4has reportedly been canned by Disney, but Douglas through doubt on his involvement if it had gone ahead. “Now, I don’t think I’m going to show up.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
This isn’t the first time Michael Douglas has stated he wants Hank Pym to die in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking toBackstory Magazinein 2023,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawriter Jeff Loveness revealed they were"going to kill Hank at one point.“Loveness then went on to describe how Hank Pym would continue to survive in the MCU, saying the idea was that “His consciousness was going to live on through the ants, and he was going to be like mentally controlling them.”
The MCU Is Still Struggling After Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been struggling considerably followingAvengers: Endgame,with the exception of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man movies.A string of weak entries in the franchise, includingThor: Love and Thunder, and Disney+ shows such asShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawhave all been slated by fans and critics. However,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais generallyregarded as one of the MCU’s lowest points.
A weak script, bad CGI (the result ofDisney’s reported mistreatment of VFX artists), and questionable character design (naked MODOK) were just some of the problems audiences had withQuantumania. The bad press continued as several abuse allegations were leveled at Kang actorJonathan Majors, who was recently sentenced. James Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3managed to put the MCU back on track, but the poor performances of theSecret Invasionseries, andThe Marvelsproved that one MCU hit does not forgive several misses.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is taking a much-needed break this year. Stepping back from the days of releasing three or more movies a year,Deadpool & Wolverinewill be theonly MCU movie to release in 2024. The project is the most anticipated MCU movie in years, thanks to it being Deadpool’s first appearance in this branch of the franchise, and Hugh Jackman reprising the role of Wolverine one more time. All other upcoming projects, including Mahershala Ali’sBlade, andDaredevil: Born Againhave all beenpushed back to 2025 and beyond.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais available to stream on Disney+ with the rest of Marvel Studio’s MCU content.
