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title: "Michael Douglas wanted Marvel to kill off his Ant-Man character"
description: "Most outlets reported that Michael Douglas expressed a desire for Marvel to kill off his character after the second Ant-Man film, though Geo News added context that he said the studio \"wouldn’t let him.\" Both excerpts frame the comment as a lighthearted or humorous remark from the actor."
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# Michael Douglas wanted Marvel to kill off his Ant-Man character

entertainment · updated 20 Oct 2026, 8:04 AM PKT · 20 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Michael Douglas expressed a desire for Marvel to kill off his character after the second Ant-Man film, though Geo News added context that he said the studio "wouldn’t let him." Both excerpts frame the comment as a lighthearted or humorous remark from the actor.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Michael Douglas wanted Marvel to kill off his character](https://minutemirror.com.pk/michael-douglas-wanted-marvel-to-kill-off-his-character-647773/) · 20 Oct 2026, 8:04 AM PKT
  > Michael Douglas has revealed that he wanted Marvel to kill off his character after the second Ant-Man film, but the
- **Geo News** — [Michael Douglas on Ant-Man: 'You can't get out of it'](https://www.geo.tv/latest/687385-michael-douglas-says-he-asked-marvel-to-kill-off-his-character-but-the-studio-wouldnt-let-him-the-oscar-winner-who-plays-original-ant-man-hank-pym-was-asked-on-josh-horowitzs-happy-sad-confused-podcast-whether-it-was-true-that-he-wanted-out-i-woul) · 20 Oct 2026, 3:07 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Michael Douglas says he asked Marvel to kill off his character, but the studio wouldn’t let him. The Oscar winner, who plays original Ant-Man Hank Pym, was asked on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused...

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- [Michael Douglas discusses leaving Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15399-michael-douglas-breaks-silence-on-quitting-mcu) · 20 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 79% related

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