‘Ant-Man’ Star Michael Douglas Confirms He’s Done With the MCU!!

Many would argue that Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania has been the biggest misfire of the MCU’s Infinity Saga, along with other projects like Secret Invasion. Not only was the film poorly received by critics upon release, but it also establishes Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) as the next feature villain of the MCU, an idea that has since been discarded. Most of the original Ant-Man cast returned to star in the threequel, including Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Douglas. Douglas recently sat down for an interview with Deadline, and when asked if he would do another Marvel movie, the Hank Pym actor did not hold back on his thoughts about returning:

“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. I did 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.”

Douglas also wouldn’t rule out a return to acting in the same interview, citing that he does plan on acting again “if something good comes up.” Playing Hank Pym both in Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania and What If…? marked two of the last three roles, with the final one coming on Franklin, the Apple TV+ series that debuted in April last year. Marvel is gearing up production on its next major tentpole film, Avengers: Doomsday, which was recently delayed from May to December. While many would assume Douglas would have a role to play in the film, considering he was featured in Avengers: Endgame and starred in Quantumania, it seems he’s content to let this next era of Avengers movies pass him by. Some of Douglas‘ other recent projects include Green Eggs and Ham, Animal World, and Unlocked.

Michael Douglas Asked Marvel To Kill Hank Pym

As any Marvel actor has certainly become accustomed to, Douglas has been asked about future MCU projects since Quantumania came out in theaters. Last year, around this time, shortly after Quantumania celebrated its first anniversary, Douglas also addressed his MCU future in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. At that time, he didn’t rule out returning to the MCU, but he did have one condition: Marvel kills off Hank Pym so he can be done. Many Marvel fans went into Quantumania expecting Hank Pym to be one of the characters on the chopping block, but Marvel decided to keep him as an option in the back pocket — one that will seemingly no longer pay off now that he’s done acting for now.