Michael Douglas Says Marvel ‘Wouldn’t Let Me’ Quit After Asking Studio for ‘Ant-Man’ Character to Be Killed Off

Michael Douglas reached his limit playing Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man) after two Marvel movies, but the studio refused to grant him his wish when he asked for the character to be killed off. The Oscar winner was asked during a recent “Happy Sad Confused” interview if the stories were true about him wanting to […] Michael Douglas asked to be killed off after making two 'Ant-Man' movies. Marvel wouldn't let him quit, the actor says. Michael Douglas reached his limit playing Hank Pym (the original Ant-Man) after two Marvel movies, but the studio refused to grant him his wish when he asked for the character to be killed off.

The Oscar winner was asked during a recent “Happy Sad Confused” interview if the stories were true about him wanting to be killed off from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to which he responded: “I would have been killed off after the second one, but they wouldn’t let me.” Appearing on “The View” in 2024, Douglas said he asked Marvel to kill him off in the third standalone “Ant-Man” movie, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” and even pitched an idea of how to do it that included a special effects bonanza. “[Getting killed off] actually was