Some incredible and no doubt very expensive special effects were used to make Michael Douglas look decades younger in 2015's Ant-Man but as technology has advanced yet again since then, it's now feasible that sort of visual effect could be sustained for an entire movie (we know that Ant-Man and The Wasp will feature flashbacks next month so it's clearly something Marvel Studios is revisiting too).
There's no denying that a movie revolving around a younger Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne would be a lot of fun, especially as they clearly went on a lot of adventures during the 1980s. Whether or not such a story would be a priority for Marvel is another matter but Douglas certainly seems to hope so.
"I’d like to see him, if there’s magic, we do movie magic in terms of flashbacks. How about getting Hank back to his prime age as the Original Ant-Man and kick some serious ass?" he said during a recent interview when asked about his Marvel future. "I’m ready. I’m geared. I need a good stunt double. You know, I’ll find him, but you can make me look 40 years younger let’s do the whole job!"
Would you like to see more of Pym's tenure as Ant-Man explored in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Do you think it could be a possibility for Phase 4? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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