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MICHAEL DOUGLAS
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a superhero, you really end up rooting
for him.
How much of a Marvel fan are you?
I love to go and watch Marvel movies
with my kids. I’ve caught a fair share
of the Marvel films and I always look
forward to them – but I also enjoy the
home entertainment editions. As a
member of the Academy, we get DVDs
of a lot of the pictures at the end of the
year, so my wife Catherine [Zeta-Jones]
and I spend a lot of time catching up on
films at our home.
How much research did you
undertake into the history of Ant-Man
and Dr. Hank Pym when you signed
on to the movie?
I was not familiar with Ant-Man before
this movie – but Marvel were kind
enough to send me about two years’
worth of comic books, so I could catch
up on his history and background. I’ve
read a lot of them. I’ve thumbed through
and read most of the stuff that pertained
to Hank to help me understand him a
little more.
In the comics, Dr. Hank Pym is a
damaged man with an unfortunate
history. How much of his past was on
your mind when you portrayed the
character on set?
They gave me more background to
my character than most movies I’ve
done, so I could understand about the
loss of his wife and the alienation with
his daughter. I found it very helpful. I
think there are echoes of the loss of
his wife and elements that highlight
the distance between Hank and his
Michael Douglas with Paul Rudd in
Ant-Man
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