ANT-MAN AND THE WASP's Script Confused Michael Douglas For A Very Surprising Reason

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP's Script Confused Michael Douglas For A Very Surprising Reason

Ant-Man and The Wasp is an easy to follow adventure for fans of the MCU but star Michael Douglas has revealed that he had "no idea what was going on" after reading the script. Find out why after the jump!

By JoshWilding - Aug 03, 2018 01:08 AM EST
Source: MTV News
Ant-Man and The Wasp isn't just a sequel to Ant-Man; it also picks up shortly after the events of Captain America: Civil War and deals with the fallout from that movie. However, that latter point was lost on Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) because no one told him he should watch the epic ensemble.

"I never read a comic book in my life," the actor explained during a recent interview. "I’m so grateful that they brought me into this family. I did a little bit of homework on the Ant-Man — I really screwed up because they didn’t tell me when we started that I should go see Captain America."
 
"Because if I saw Captain America then I would understand what Ant-Man, Paul Rudd, had done in there and why. So when I read the script for this, I had no idea what was going on," Douglas added.

"And then finally the director, Peyton Reed, said, ‘Well, he’s been in Captain America.’ I said, ‘I didn’t see Captain America.’ And he looked at me like I committed the greatest sin in the world. ‘Well, if you told me to go see Captain America, I would! I’d go see it!’ You know, and I would know. But you should make a note, ‘Go see Captain America before you read the script,'" the actor concluded.

It's a fair point and you'd think Marvel would have told him to do his homework beforehand. Then again, Douglas is such a fantastic screen presence that he didn't struggle to get Hank's anger with Scott across in the scenes they shared early on in the movie so it ultimately didn't matter all that much!
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Mark45
Mark45 - 8/3/2018, 1:58 AM
@JourneyIntoMystery -
Geowolf
Geowolf - 8/3/2018, 1:33 AM
I dunno what to say when reading this, and I am not talking about Michael Douglas.
On-topic: He probably saw it after this interview.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 8/3/2018, 1:43 AM
Hehe, that's the best kind of awkward.
NOVAtheSUPA
NOVAtheSUPA - 8/3/2018, 1:44 AM
I thought he was gonna be suprised cause the script was poopoo antman 2 was really bad imo
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 8/3/2018, 6:11 AM
@NOVAtheSUPA - yeah, except it really wasn't. It was actually a solid superhero film.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 8/3/2018, 2:06 AM
Why watch the movie? He wasn't in it, he wasn't getting paid for it.
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