{
  "id": 15658063,
  "title": "Marvel won't let Michael Douglas die",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/marvel-wont-let-michael-douglas-die",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:50:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/michael-douglas-marvel-ant-man-wanted-to-be-killed-off"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Douglas, the 81-year-old actor, has expressed his desire to appear in only the first two Ant-Man movies before retiring. During a recent interview on Josh Horowitz’s podcast, Douglas was asked if he had requested to be killed off in the latest Ant-Man film. He responded that he would have been grateful to be eliminated after the second movie, but Marvel Studios refused his wish.\n\nThe actor's interest in diversifying his career led him to pursue comedy in The Kominsky Method, after recovering from cancer and portraying Liberace in Behind The Candelabra. Douglas then discovered his fascination with green-screen technology, which prompted him to inquire about working on a green-screen movie. He explained that such projects involve minimal acting, as the computer generates the visuals.\n\nDouglas made his Marvel debut in Ant-Man (2015), starring alongside Paul Rudd as Scott Lang. Despite the success, Douglas found himself unable to escape the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he reprised his role in Ant-Man And The Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, and Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. Currently, Rudd and Kathryn Newton are the only confirmed actors from the Ant-Man ensemble to reprise their roles in Avengers: Doomsday. However, Marvel's extensive universe suggests that Douglas may not be entirely free from the franchise's grasp.",
  "summary": "In a new interview, Michael Douglas said that his Marvel character, Dr. Hank Pym, would have been killed off after the second Ant-Man movie if he had his way.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}