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Michael Douglas Will Play Villain In 'Ant-Man'

Kirsten AcunaJan 14, 2014, 02:03 IST

Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesSay hello to your big, bad "Ant-Man" villain.

Whoa. HUGE Marvel news.

Variety is reporting that Michael Douglas will play the villain in the Ant-Man movie.

What's more surprising is the character he's being said to play: Hank Pym.

The reason this comes as a bit of a surprise to fans is because Paul Rudd was just cast as the lead in Ant-Man a few weeks back.

Typically, Ant-Man (Rudd) goes by scientist Hank Pym. So everyone (including us) naturally assumed Rudd would play Pym. (Confusing, right?)

Last week, it was thought that there would be two versions of the character introduced to the big screen.

"Ant-Man" is set for a July 31, 2015 release.

More to come ...