{
  "id": 15654374,
  "title": "Michael Douglas Says Marvel ‘Wouldn’t Let Me’ Quit After Asking Studio for ‘Ant-Man’ Character to Be Killed Off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/michael-douglas-says-marvel-wouldnt-let-me-quit-after-asking-studio",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/michael-douglas-marvel-quit-killed-off-1236916599/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}