Hank Pym Cast. This ANT-MAN Is Old, Awesome, and Badass

Michael Douglas, the dude who played in those movies from the 80’s, has been officially cast as the original Ant-Man (Hank Pym for all you recent Marvel Studios converts) in Edgar Wright’s upcoming flick.

We’ve only recently received official word that Paul Rudd would lead the film, but we still debated whether he would portray Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, or Scott Lang, the second generation. Well, the this latest news clears all of that up.

Homework huh…? At least it’s good reference material.

Wright’s long said that his film will follow one of the recent Ant-Man comics, in which Scott Lang (Paul Rudd’s character) steals the Ant-Man suit to save his daughter. If the entire film focuses on the planning and execution of the heist, then we’ll probably see a short resolution between Pym and Lang at the film’s conclusion.

Although, I could easily see Wright focusing on the mentor/mentee relationship that both Pym and Lang share, which would actually be pretty awesome. Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas are banter professionals. I’d sacrifice at least thirty virgin martyrs and a half used Chipotle gift card to watch these silver screen gods trade verbal jabs for a solid hour and a half.