Variety has the news that acclaimed actor Michael Douglas will be stepping into the Marvel cinematic universe and play Hank Pym in the upcoming Ant-Man. Douglas is fresh off a Golden Globe win for Behind the Candelabra and is another award winning actor signing up to take on a classic Marvel character. The movies have a habit of attracting award winners.

Edgar Wright is helming the pic from a script he wrote with Joe Cornish.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said to Variety:

With Hank Pym’s rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves. We felt incredibly relieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn’t be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life.

This answers a major question of which Ant-Man fans can expect. Numerous people have donned the persona and recently it was announced that Paul Rudd would be the main character, but no one knew if he would be Hank Pym or Scott Lang. Pym was the original character as well as the creator of Ultron who will be featured in the next Avengers film.