The ending of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” could have been tragic for Hank Pym. Michael Douglas, his interpreter, would have demanded the death of his character in the film.
The death that Michael Douglas wanted in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Michael Douglas has clearly grown tired of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Present in it since Ant-Man (2015) where he plays Hank Pymhe continued the adventure in 2018 with Ant-Man and the Waspand 2023 with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. His character also made an appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019). Four Marvel Studios productions, including three adventures dedicated to Scott Langwill therefore have been enough for the actor who would even have preferred to leave this universe in a tragic way.
Already, a year ago, Michael Douglas said he was ready to return to a Ant-Man 4only provided that his character dies. What seemed like a joke would in fact be very serious, according to his recent intervention on The View (via EW). According to the actor, he would have had this request from the third opus, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. But there’s no question of leaving through the back door. To say goodbye to Hank Pym, Michael Douglas wanted to dazzle the spectators with a deluge of special effects.
I asked to be killed in the third film. I said I’d like to have a serious (death), with all these great special effects. There must be some fantastic way to shrink me to the size of an ant and blow me up, no matter how. I would like to use all these effects.
Hank Pym should not return to the MCU
This request from Michael Douglas was obviously not heard by director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jeff Loveness. At the end ofAnt-Man 3, all’s well that ends well for Scott and his family. After defeating Kang, he is found alongside Hope, Janet and Hank, to celebrate his daughter Cassie’s missed birthdays. This therefore left a door open to a Ant-Man 4 or an involvement of the characters in other MCU productions. For the moment, a fourth opus has not been announced. Especially since Quantumania n / A not been the expected success, with only $476 million in worldwide box office revenue. But if Marvel Studios were to launch a new film, Michael Douglas says it would be without him: “I don’t think I’ll come (for a fourth film)“.
