Michael Douglas to play Hank Pym in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man

A new addition to the Marvel cinematic universe’s stable of stars has been announced via the company’s blog. The newest addition is Academy Award winning actor Michael Douglas, who joins Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright for his version of Ant-Man.

Douglas will star as Henry ‘Hank’ Pym, the original creator of the technology that allows the shrinking of humans down to insect size.

He is joined by Paul Rudd as Ant-Man’s alter-ego Scott Lang. Ant-Man is set to be released on July 31st 2015.